May 2020 Volume 1, Issue 1

Booth-Fickett k8 Math/Science

News from the Nest K-5 FEATURED FALCON 1. Who are you and what do you do for our Falcons? I am a fourth grade teacher. I am also a wife, a mother and a grandmother. I love my job teaching Scholars! I give my heart and soul to this job for our Falcons. I love being in the classroom with my scholars as much as I love giving my children, grandchildren and fur-babies hugs and scratches! I spend a lot of my spare time taking classes to become a better educator and teacher. 2. Why did you become a teacher? As a child I always played “school” with my siblings where I was ALWAYS the teacher! This is one of my fondest childhood memories. When I graduated from high school and was looking at what I would study in college, everyone told me NOT to become a teacher because they don’t make much money. I listened unfortunately and got a Business Administration degree and later an Accounting degree. All I ever wanted to be however, was a teacher! Later in life, I got the opportunity to follow my dreams and become a teacher. I was a student teacher for a year and the first day I stepped foot into that classroom, my life truly start-ed! I was finally doing what I think I was put on this earth to do – teach! 3. What do you like most about teaching? My favorite thing about teaching is building relationships with the students. I know this sounds cliché, but it’s true! I love it when I can start joking with my students and they laugh with me. In what other job do you get drawings of yourself telling you that you are loved. I love it when past students let me know that “I” am the reason they fell in love with reading. Teaching has fulfilled my life and if I were to leave this earth tomorrow, I would have no regrets because I finally became a teacher! 4. What were you like as an Elementary scholar? I was very, very quiet. I used to get check marks on my report cards because I was so quiet. I wasn’t a good reader and math was even harder. I did have good handwriting though! 5. What was your favorite subject in school and why? I think my favorite subject in school was science because we got to do experiments. We only did about three experiments a year but my, how I looked forward to those lessons! 6. If you won the lottery, what would you do with the money? If I won the lottery, I would pay off my sons’ student loans! I would pay off my house and take a nice vacation to Europe and Australia. When I arrived home, I would sit down with a financial advisor and see what I could do with my money to help with the schools I have taught at. I would love to start a program that would replace the old schools in Tucson and build new ones with all the updates a school should have. 7. Where is your favorite place to vacation and why? My favorite place to visit is Sweden. When I was in high school I was an exchange student to Sweden. I have gone back twice since then and I would love to go back again sometime soon! 8. Where did you go to college? Right out of high school, I attended Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri where I got a degree in Business Administration. The second time I went to college, I attended Western Colorado State University in Gunnison, Colorado where I got an accounting degree. I later got my teaching license through this university as well. 9. What did you like best about college? I loved being away from home! At the end of my second year, I became a Resident Assistant which gave me my own room for the first time in my life. Having grown up with three sisters, I always had to share a room. I loved learning educationally as well as learning life lessons in college. Life lessons were easier to learn in college than in real life because I could always fall back on family for sup-port. I loved Saturday afternoon football games at Mizzou (the University of Missouri). I also loved all the friends I made in college from all over the United States! College was a really fun time!

10. WHAT IS ONE PIECE OF ADVICE YOU WOULD GIVE TO OUR 8TH GRADE CLASS? FOLLOW YOUR DREAMS! DON’T LISTEN TO THOSE WHO SAY YOU CAN’T OR THOSE WHO TELL YOU, YOU WON’T MAKE ANY MONEY DOING THAT! IF YOU LOVE WHAT YOU DO, YOU WON’T WORK A DAY IN YOUR LIFE!

Online Registration

School Year 2020-

2021: Please com-

plete your online

registration form in

ParentVue. If you

need assistance or

have questions

please contact Mrs.

White at 520-731-

3800.

May 2020 Volume 1, Issue 1

Booth-Fickett k8 Math/Science

6-8 FEATURED FALCON

1. Who are you and what do you do for our Falcons? I am one of the 8th grade Social Studies Teacher at Booth-Fickett. 8th grade Social Studies focuses on developing student’s understanding of the democratic society we live in by providing needed foundations in government structure and functions. Later in the year we focus on the basics of economics and personal finance. 2. Why did you become a teacher? I became a teacher because I wanted to share my love of history and geography with students. Since I started as a teacher right out of college, I felt that teaching middle school was the best option since, I could still relate to their knowledge of the world but was old enough to be distinguished as an adult. 3. What do you like most about teaching? When I help a student strive for more than they felt they could. I believe that every student is capable with the right push or moti-vation. While it can be difficult to pinpoint for some kids, I feel there is always some-thing that I can be doing to ensure that they find success. 4. What were you like as a Middle School scholar? I considered myself to be quite a normal Middle School student, despite having a majority of GATE and Honors clas-ses. I was very dorky and hung out with people who were not apart of the “cool” crowd. I was also a huge teacher’s pet, but that’s probably due to the fact that I as raised by educators who always taught me to strive in school. 5. What was your favorite subject in school and why? I loved social studies/ history. Many of my favorite teachers taught this subject and made the experience memorable by being wacky, embarrassing, or plain interesting. It’s probably why I majored in both History and Geography in college! 6. If you won the lottery, what would you do with the money? Pay off some of my student loans. I’ve only got [a little bit] but the sooner its gone the better. 7. Where is your favorite place to vacation and why? I typically go to Ohio every summer. This is because my favorite aunt moved there when I graduated college and I like to visit her and explore the mid-west. 8. Where did you go to college? The University of Arizona, where I graduated with a double major in History and Geography within 3 years. 9. What did you like best about college? The thing I liked most was the classes. I spent most of my college years working a full-time job while also being a full-time student, so I made sure to always pick classes that I’d enjoy because what would be the point of paying for something I didn’t like! I got to learn all sorts of things that I would to incorporate in my curriculum one day! 10. What is one piece of advice you would give to our 8th grade class? Grades are important but, don’t let it be the only thing that you remember from high school! Make friends, explore different outlets, try a new sport or activ-ity, reinvent yourself, you never know how many amazing op-portunities can open up for you.

Online Registration

School Year 2020-

2021: Please com-

plete your online

registration form in

ParentVue. If you

need assistance or

have questions

please contact Mrs.

White at 520-731-

3800.

IMPORTANT DATES

May 26th, 2021

K, 1, 2, Awards Assembly—9:00a to 10:00a

3, 4, 5 Awards Assembly — 10:00a to 11:00a

5th Grade Drive Thru Promotion—1:00pm

Awards Ceremonies and Promotions will be

steamed live on the Booth-Fickett K8 Facebook

page. If you do not want your scholar to partici-

pate please let us know. Contact 520-731-3800.

May 27th, 2021

6th Grade Awards Assembly—9:00am to

9:30am

7th Grade Awards Assembly—9:45am to

10:15am

8th Grade Awards Assembly—10:40am to

11:10am

8th Grade Drive Thru Promotion—1:30pm

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School Year 2020-

2021: Please complete

your online registra-

tion form in

ParentVue. If you need

assistance or have

questions please con-

tact Mrs. White at 520-

731-3800.

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REGISTER NOW

Ease into high school. Get

to know your teachers and

your campus!

This FREE program is for CURRENT 8th grade students

who are being promoted or in danger of retention.

With successful completion of this program, students

will obtain a semester of an elective high school

credit.

FRESHMEN ACADEMY

Freshmen Academy is designed to support incoming freshman students in making the

transition from middle school to high school while building, math, reading and study

skills through the iReady program.

LOCATED AT THE FOLLOWING

LOCATIONS: Catalina High School

Cholla High School

Palo Verde High School

Pueblo High School

Rincon High School

Sabino High School (Jump Start)

Sahuaro High School

Santa Rita High School

Tucson High School

University High School (Booth)

CURRICULUM FOCUS:

Math

Reading

Credit-0.5 semester of elective credit is given with

successful completion of program.

To register, please download the form at tusd1.org/SummerPrograms and

submit to your school office.

Free breakfast and lunch will be available.

SunTran is currently providing free transportation through July.

BOOTH-FICKETT K8 MATH/SCIENCE

Booth-Fickett Math/Science Magnet

School is a comprehensive K-8 school

community, which provides a positive

learning environment to encourage

students to become lifelong learners and

educated contributors to our global

society.

Come launch a weather balloon, design a

catapult or study in our Sonoran Desert

habitat! The environment at Booth-

Fickett focuses heavily on math, science

and technology. All of our students

complete projects for our annual science

fair, while our middle school students

participate in our Science Olympiad!

Our students become masters of math

and science, with the ability to enroll in

advanced studies courses. We also offer

AVID, a program that helps students

prepare academically for college suc-

cess!

MISSION/VISION/CORE VALUES

Our Vision: Booth-Fickett K8 Math/Science Magnet School is a beacon that exemplifies the

union of diversity and educational success by holding all stakeholders to the highest standards.

Our Mission: Booth-Fickett K8 Math/Science Magnet School serves as a magnet to deliver

culturally responsive curriculum in a safe environment, inspiring students to achieve success

on their educational journey to being productive members of society through family and com-

munity engagement.

Core Values

· Integrity

· Empathy

· Accountability

Motto

Today. . . I will work hard.

Today. . . I will succeed.

Today. . . I am important.

1. Summer Experience K-5 GATE Registra-

tion Form: http://www.tusd1.org/Portals/TUSD1/

District/docs/NextSteps/2021-form-summer-GATE-

en.pdf

2. Jump Start: Eligible scholars - Incoming Kindergarten

and rising First graders, Rising 6th and 7th graders, and

rising Freshmen and sophomores. July 19th-30th. If you

are interested contact our front office at 520-731-3800.

Online Registration School Year 2020-

2021: Please complete your online

registration form in ParentVue. If you

need assistance or have questions

please contact Mrs. White at 520-731-

3800.

Additional Summer Experience Options