BRIDGE Newsletter
May 2016
The BRIDGE Tea
By: Yulissa Becerra
See a video of the BRIDGE Tea here: https://www.magisto.com/video/KVIWJlNRGC9qQR9pYw?l=vsm&o=i&c=e
Zoo Field Trip
In World Readiness we made sandwiches for the class field trip to Lincoln Park Zoo. There were different groups and we each had to do different things for the trip. One group make pb and j sandwiches, the second group packed the chips, and the third group packed cookies. There was some work on our field trip for math,science, and work program. The Juniors and Seniors led the groups that will have teachers, freshmen and sophomores. Each group did different class work from their Bridge classes. This was a whole Bridge class field trip.
World Readiness
In the interview, We went to Starbucks. We ask some questions to the barista. We wrote it in the employee interview question sheet. We bought some coffees, frappecinos, cupcakes, milk and cookies when we finished the interview. We only go to interviews on Thursdays.
English
In English we are writing poetry. The types of poems we are learning about are Free Verse, Acrostic,Haiku, Diamante, Bio Poem and Cinquain. Here is one poem that I wrote:
Zebras
Zebras eat green grass
Zebras striped are white and black
Zebras are really cute
In Loving Memory: Mrs. Wick
By: Hunter Smith
Ms.Wick was a nice teacher’s aide. Ms.Wick always helped me when I raised my hand when I needed help. Ms.Wick was very kind to the students. Ms.Wick always made the students laugh with her jokes. She made everyone happy when Ms.Wick walked into the classes.
ExcELLence Club
In Excellence Club we picked a place to go. The most votes was Navy Pier. We went to Navy Pier on Friday. In Navy Pier we just walked around with some people. We ate at Navy Pier. We ate McDonalds. The rides were closed when we went there. Then we left Navy Pier at 7:15.
Teacher Spotlight: Miss DeFilippis
Do you have any pets? I have a dog named George.
How long have you been working at West Leyden high school? I have worked at Leyden for 2 years.
What inspired you to work at West Leyden High school? I’ve always wanted to work with students in high school. I wanted to work at Leyden because I like to use technology in my teaching and they have a lot of techonology here.
What do you like about West Leyden High school? The students!!
Is it fun working at West Leyden High school? Yes. Everyday I look forward to coming to work because it’s such a great place to work.
Anime Club
We had a party to celebrate the end of Anime club. We had a lot of food and a picnic. We don’t have any more meetings for the rest of this year. Anime will start next school year.
Special Olympics Track
Every Tuesday we have track. In track we do warm ups every Tuesday. We sometimes run on the track and long jump. We also do shuttle run. We do practice run sometimes.
Final Exam Schedule
Friday, May 13
Period 1 7:50 a.m. - 9:20 a.m.
Periods 2 - 11 9:28 a.m. - 3:25 p.m. Inservice Schedule
Monday, May 16
Period 2 8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Period 3 10:10 a.m. - 11:40 a.m.
Make-up 11:50 a.m. - 1:20 p.m.
Tuesday, May 17
Period 4/5/6 8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Period 6/7/8 10:10 a.m. - 11:40 a.m.
Make-up 11:50 a.m. - 1:20 p.m.
Wednesday, May 18
Period 9 8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Period 10 10:10 a.m. - 11:40 a.m.
Make-up 11:50 a.m. - 1:20 p.m.
Semester exam bus schedule will be as follows:
Friday, May 13 Pick-up Time
Period 1 6:50 a.m.
Departure times are as regularly scheduled
Monday, May 16, - Tuesday, May 17, - Wednesday, May 18
Pick-up Times Departure Times
7:50 a.m. 10:10 a.m.
9:35 a.m. 11:50 a.m.
11:15 a.m. 1:30 p.m.