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MARCH 2019
Greetings Booker Nation,
Spring Break is an opportune time to rest and relax as we prepare for testing season. A great deal of progress has occurred thus far and we are excited about what is to come. As we work together, I know that we will continue to accomplish a great deal more. I want you to know how much we enjoy working with your scholar. It gives me great joy knowing that we are working together to strengthen programs and opportunities for all students. With the help and encouragement of citizens like you, our scholars will continue achieve at high levels. They will continue to grow and prosper along with the staff at Booker Middle School. I have the highest regard for the dedication, diverse talents and skills of our staff and the effects they have on our scholars. I am impressed daily with the caring ways of our BMS family.
Permit me to take this opportunity to express my personal appreciation for the efforts you have made over the months to support your scholar’s academic success. We have demonstrated once again that our scholars are learning well and they are becoming notable assessment capable learners. Our collaborative effort devoted to high expectations for all, should make for an overall outstanding year.
Thank you being a committed stakeholder and for believing in what we are doing to Inspire Tomorrow’s Leaders. Booker Middle School stands out in this sphere, as in so many others.
I look forward to the remainder of the school year and the exciting opportunities it will bring. Sincerely,
Dr. LaShawn Frost, Principal
SAVE THE DATE!
VPA MASTERCLASS
“FUN”RAISER Saturday, March 30th
4:00-8:00 @ BMS
SEE FLYER ON PG. 10
STAY INFORMED! Website: www. sarasotacountyschools.net/schools/bookermiddle
Remind: Text @bookerm to 81010
VPA Website: www.BookerMiddleSchoolVPA.weebly.com
VPA Facebook: @BookerMiddleSRQ
VPA Instagram: @BookerMiddle
VPA Twitter: @bookermiddle
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College and Career Center Spotlight Most students (and staff) look forward to Spring Break in
March. Naturally, Spring Break showcases our Career
Cluster of the Month: Marketing, Sales and Services!
Booker Scholars can begin developing their skills for these
career paths in our Career Technical Education courses
such as Digital Information Technology or Graphic
Design.
Our scholars were joined by Attorneys Kelly Roberts and Pamela Hernandez of Berlin, Patten and Ebling
for a Career Chat Luncheon about Financial Law. Special thanks to PGT Innovations for allowing our
students to explore future careers at their manufacturing facilities. Next month, Ringling College of Art
and Design invites some of our scholars on an all-inclusive tour. If you and your student are interested in
more College, Career and Life Readiness information, please stop by our College and Career Center during
your next visit to campus!
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Congratulations Students of the Month!! Kevin Almonte
Silvia Alvarez-Caminiti Juan Ayala-Gil
Madison Barfield Baylou Baylou
Caliya Benson Joseph Biju
Aiden Bjorklund Vanessa Borja-Aranan Ayanna Cabrera
Maria Karla Calvo-Perez Heyly Melissa Carillo
Jackson Carney Kevin Castillo
Allie Castro Lucian Christinzio Antwanique Clarkson
Angelique Cruz Jacorey Denrow
Reyes Giovanny Dimas Anahi Dominguez
Maya Espinosa Juan Estaban Arieza Adriana Evans
Lincon Fernandez Karina Flores-Cisneros
Jonathan Frances Taltos Fuszfas
Cora Gerdes Tyler Gevas Gerardo Gomez
Angel Marie Gonzales-Elias Cameron Gore
Mykayla Graham
Jer'iah Green
Kenai Guerrero
Walker Hardin
Eden Hernandez-Canas Marissa Hollis J'Niyah Hunter
Antonio Jackson Darlee Jlucas-Velasquez
Markus Johnson Anastasia Kates
Darlton Kenton Amyah Ma Olivia McDaniel
Elizabeth Muniz Samantha Munoz
Hong Ngyuen Johannis Ontivero
Tahana Parker Aubrey Patrick Yaziel Perez
Zariah Peterson Cachet Postans
Tonay Ricardo Greximar Rohena
Isabella Ruiz Davis Ruiz-Garfias Regina Sanchez-Vazquez
Casey Scolardi Jasmine Seepaul
Josh Steinbach Haela Stephens
Ryder Stone Summer Stone Gavin West
Tuesday Whalen Ninga Williams
Diojana Williams Zandy Zahzu
Jesus Zamarripa Juan Zambrano-Marquez Lindsay Zimmerman
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Legend Purple and Gold BMS General
Blue Academics
Yellow Clubs
Green Law Academy
Red Sports and Athletics
Purple VPA and Arts
VPA and Arts
DRAGONFLY CAFE Thursday, March 28th
6:00 @ Rm 130
VPA MASTERCLASS
“FUN”RAISER Saturday, March 30th
4:00 @ BMS Amphitheater
INSPIRE SARASOTA Thursday, March 28th
6:00 @ Rm 130
DRAGONFLY CAFÉ AWAY Thursday, April 11th
6:00 @ TBD
SPRING JOINT MUSIC
CONCERT Tuesday, April 16th
7:00 @ BMS
MUSICAL: “SPAMALOT” Friday, April 26th
7:00 @ Booker High
Saturday, April 27th 2:00 @ Booker High
Saturday, April 27th
7:00 @ Booker High
SPORTS AND ATHLETICS
BMS GENERAL
PARENT UNIVERSITY Tuesday, April 16th
5:30-6:30 PM @ BMS
PARENT INVOLVEMENT Tuesday, April 23rd
5:00-6:00 PM @ BMS
SAC Tuesday, April 23rd
6:00-7:00 PM @ BMS
COFFEE &
CONVERSATION WITH
THE PRINCIPAL Friday, April 26th 8:30 AM @ BMS
PARENT INVOLVEMENT Tuesday, March 26th
5:00-6:00 PM @ BMS
SAC Tuesday, March 26th
6:00-7:00 PM @ BMS
PARENT UNIVERSITY Wednesday, March 27th
5:30-6:30 PM @ BMS
COFFEE &
CONVERSATION WITH
THE PRINCIPAL Friday, March 29th 8:30 AM @ BMS
GOLF
Thursday, April 11th Venice & BMS @ Laurel
Thursday, April 18th Heron Creek & BMS @ Woodland
Thursday, April 25th
Brookside & BMS @ Sarasota
This page is a hub for some of the Booker Middle School events happening
both on and off our campus in the next month. Use the legend below to
more quickly locate your areas of interest.
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The following Booker Middle students represented our school at
Sarasota County History Day on March 1-2: Cora Gerdes, Keira
Donovan, Iris Dougherty, Gaby Huff, Geneva Pobjoy, Lila Burgess,
Casey Scolardi, Taltos Fuszfas, Lucy Eiseman, Julia Stover, and
Aubrey Patrick. The theme this year was Triumph and Tragedy in
History, and students created websites, exhibits, wrote papers, and put
on performances. Iris, Gaby, Geneva, and Lila placed 1st in Group
Performance for The Hindenburg Disaster and Cora and Keira placed
2nd in Group Performance for The Three-Fifths
National History Day
BMS Students Perform at Guitar Festival Students from the VPA Guitar program performed at the Sarasota
Guitar Festival. It was held at Riverview High School on
Saturday, February 23rd. The clinician, Dr. Zachary Johnson
performed and led workshops with the students from each school.
The event ended with a concert for attendees that included a
collaboration between Booker Middle School students and
Riverview High School students.
County Middle School Champs!
A huge congratulations to the Booker Middle Boys Basketball Team
who are this year’s County Middle School Champions! We are so
proud of our athletes who worked so hard and competed so well!!
Thank you for representing our school with you fantastic talent!
3/14 Means… Pi Day (π)
Here’s a pi poem from Abby Metzler:
3 rounds in times tables of my math problem
1 to the addition table I see in my mind
4 to the subtract table I see subtracting my time
5 to the division table I do division on my problem
9 in front of the decimal stopping the other numbers
2 to as the sum to my questions and problem
6 has the nearest number I round my day to the nearest tenth
5 of the square root I find in the cube.
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Booker Middle and SWAT “Kicks Butts” This month Coach Skogen lead a kickball game as a fundraiser for
the American Heart Association to send home a message for
National Kick Butts day! The students had a wonderful time.
Thank you to all participants and teachers and especially to our
SWAT club members (Students Working Against Tobacco) who
are so deeply committed to their cause.
Dragonfly Café Art Ovation Residency
The Dragonfly Café was our at Art Ovation Hotel downtown for their
second residency this year, and it is no surprise that they were again a
big hit. They were there typing poems on the spot and interacting with
guests. Ms. Fox and her students put in 21 hours through the week and
did a fabulous job representing our school!
FSA ELA Writing Test Grades 6 and 7: Tuesday, April 2, 2019
Grade 8: Thursday, April 4, 2019
Test Taking Tips and Reminders
• Get a good night’s sleep and eat a good breakfast before the test.
• Read and follow all instructions carefully.
• Absolutely no electronic devices will be allowed in the testing room.
• Take your time and do your best!
NJHS Induction Ceremony
Congratulations to all the students who were inducted into the
National Junior Honor Society at a ceremony in February.
It was a wonderful evening to celebrate our NJHS inductees
for their academic excellence, leadership, and commitment to
community service!
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Dragonfly Goes To Tuttle
The students of Tuttle Elementary school were treated to a visit from
Dragonfly Café teacher Ms. Fox. The students were engaged in a special creative writing lesson and had a wonderful time! Students
were able to interact with words as they would if/when they attend Booker Middle School’s Creative Writing class as part of their VPA program. Who knows? We may see some of these students next year!
It was a powerful sight to see our students so engaged.
The Asolo Presents Crucible This month, students were treated to a wonderful performance
of Arthur Miller’s The Crucible at the Asolo Reparatory Theatre. They watch the wonderful and moving performance and then got to participate in a talk back afterwards with
several of the performers including BMS 8th grader Annika Trout. It was a wonderful experience for our students and we
are so proud of Annika’s stellar performance!
Former Student Comes to Visit Former student Ruth Palacios came to visit students and talk about her experience with duel enrollment at Booker High and STC. She is
in the veterinarian program and even brought a guinea pig with her that she allowed students to pet!!
Thinking Maps Did you know that Booker Middle School is a Thinking Maps
School? Thinking Maps are consistent visual patterns linked directly
to eight specific thought processes. While using Thinking Maps, students use visual patterns to work collaboratively for deeper comprehension in all content areas and grade levels. This school year
all our teachers are being trained on the different maps and have started to use them in their classrooms. Don’t be surprised to hear
your student talking about double-bubble maps, tree maps, flow maps, and more!
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Come visit our
generous community
partners on their scheduled night and a
portion of the profits from that evening is
donated to our school! Flyers with details and coupons
will be distributed at
school. Invite your
friends!
5:00PM-9:00PM 5:00PM-9:00PM 5:00PM-9:00PM
Freddy’s Night
6224 N Lockwood Ridge
Newk’s Night
5405 University Pkwy
5:00PM-8:00PM 5:00PM-9:00PM 5:00PM-9:00PM
Culver’s Night
2605 University Pkwy
California Pizza Kitchen
215 N Cattlemen Rd
5:00PM-9:00PM 5:00PM-9:00PM 5:00PM-8:00PM
Blaze Pizza Night
215 N Cattlemen Rd
Tijuana Flat’s Night
5215 University Pkwy
Jan 18 Dec 14 Nov 16 Oct 26
Feb 15 March 29 May 17 Apr 26
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For more information on Booker Middle School Visual and Performing Arts events or
admissions contact VPA coordinator Savannah Holds at [email protected]
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Parental Notification
Principal Attestation of Qualifications For Teachers and Paraprofessionals
Booker Middle School
Sarasota County School District
As required by P.L. 107-110, Section 1119(i) of Title I, Part A, I attest to the following for
the school year 2018-2019:
• All teachers teaching in core academic subject areas and hired after the first day of
2001-2003 school year and teaching in a program and supported bt Title I, Part A funds, are highly qualified.
• All instructional paraprofessionals, (except for translations and parental involvement
activities) meet the requirements to be considered highly qualified.
Copies of this attestation are available online and at the school and district office and will be made available to the general public upon request.
Dr. LaShawn Frost
Title I Booklet Distribution
What is “Parent’s-Right-to-Know” Federal law requires that the Sarasota County School District notify parents of all children
in Title I schools of their rights to receive timely information on the professional qualifications of their child’s teacher. Parents may request information about the
professional qualifications of the student’s classroom teacher including, at a minimum, the
following:
• Whether the teacher has met the state qualifications and certification criteria for the
grade levels and subject areas in which the teacher provides instruction.
• Whether the teacher is teaching under emergency or other provisional status through
which state qualification or certification criteria has been waived.
• The baccalaureate degree major of the teacher and any other graduate certificate or
degree held by the teacher, and the field of discipline of the certification or degree.
• Whether the child is provided services by paraprofessionals and, if so, their qualifications
If you would like to receive a Title I booklet, please notify Debra Alvis-Greenwald
(941)359-5824 or [email protected]