Greetings Families,

Tonight is the BIG night of Spaghetti, socializing and raising funds for our students at Bridges! Thank you to everyone for all the hard work! This will be something our students and families will enjoy!

This week marked the first week of Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments (MCA) Reading assessments! The MCA are state tests in reading, mathematics, and science that are used to meet federal and state legislative requirements. Results may point to needed professional development and/or shifts in instruction. MCA data is also used to compare the performance and growth of subgroups of students and assure that we are addressing the needs of all students.

As always, thank you for choosing Bridges! We spend time celebrating, learning and using our lifeskills as we walk at school and in our community! All of the lifeskills we have used are valuable for each day as a child or adult!

Working together,

Jody Rittmiller, Principal

We will be doing our WALK AND BIKE TO SCHOOL DAY EVENT on May 3rd before school. Parents and students can meet at the parking lot on the corner of Spring Lake: entrance off of Lakeview St.. We will have volunteers at Spring Lake around 7:35-7:40 with a bucket so make sure to get entered for prizes. I will also be at a table on the blacktop by the ALPS trail at Bridges for those who are unable to meet at Spring Lake. I will also have a bucket for tickets and Jersey Mike's certificates for everyone who participates. Students who come directly to school will be able to do 2 laps on the ALPS trail to be counted as participants. We will also have a volunteer on each corner when crossing a street Sherman St., Bennet St., Cornelia St., Lakeview Ave. Then once checked in students and adults can either walk or ride with a group to school the more the better. Both last spring and this fall those parents who choose to walk or ride with their children could take or did take a couple extra kids with their group as well. We had a great turnout in the fall. Let's do that again! (The Map is attached at the bottom)

Thanks so much for all the support!!

Mr. Burger

Lunchroom/Playground Supervisor: Looking for a great way to know all the Bridges Bears? Interested in a job that is only a couple hours a day? Join us in the lunchroom or on the playground. Click here to apply

Guest Teachers/Substitutes: If you have a 4 year degree and want some flexibility in the days you work. subbing is a great place to be! The daily rate is $200 a day!We could also use a few more guest teachers! If you are interested, please take a look at our job postings! Click here to apply

April:

20-Spaghetti Dinner (5:00-7:30)

21-No School/Eid-al-Fitr/Math Masters

22-Regional Science Fair

May:

2-5th Grade Trip Chaperone Meeting (5:30) & Parent Meeting (6:00)

3-Walk/Bike to School Day

3-Olseth Book Delivery/4th Grade

4-PWMS/DMMS 6th Grade Visit

8-12-Teacher Appreciation Week

9-Spring Concert (9:30 Last Names A-K &1:30 Last Names L-Z)

10-2 Hour Early Release/PLC

10-School Nurses Day