The document discusses the representational wall spaces found in different classrooms at I.S. 145 Joseph Pulitzer Bridge Academy and how they relate to the school's mission. The walls in the Native Language Arts/ESL classroom contain charts to facilitate comprehension, such as word walls. The Social Studies classroom walls feature pictures on the current theme of Greek mythology that students are learning from. The Science and Technology Academy walls showcase student science experiments and scientific terminology. Overall, the wall spaces aim to help students develop critical thinking, literacy, and other skills through different subject areas in line with the school and district's missions of providing students with a world-class education.

1. Linguistic Landscape I.S. 145 Joseph Pulitzer Bridge Academy Representational Wall Space

4. What are the functions of representational wall space in the Science and Technology hallways, the NLA (Native Language Arts) and Social Studies classrooms within I.S. 145, and how does it correlate to the schools overall mission?

5. Bridge Academy for Success Mission Statement We will provide a bridge for a new generation of immigrant students and facilitate their transition towards becoming proficient English language learners. The Bridge Academy will provide a learning environment enabling them to reach their full intellectual potential and develop the necessary literacy, critical thinking, problem solving and information management skills that are necessary to succeed in the 21 st century. Through the collaborative and conscientious efforts of a dedicated staff, students, parents, and a supportive community, we will add another successful chapter to the American experiment reaffirming that our ingenuity, diversity, tolerance and humanity are truly a beacon of hope for the world.

7. Native Language Arts / ESL Classroom

13. Flow of Knowledge Principal Assistant Principal Teacher Standards Students Social studies Science and Technology NLA (Native Language Arts) Critical thinking skills Literacy Information Management skills Making meaning out of context WORLD HISTORY . Historic events and developments of past civilizations . Analyze artifacts . Creation of graphs, data tables, Labeled diagrams & photographs, Interpretation of reading passages, calculations & written responses, evaluation of data & application of scientific knowledge & skills to the real world. In the native language, writing imaginative, interpretive, and responsive texts as well as reading from informational texts.