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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

TORNADO WATCH MARCH 2019

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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


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


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]

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