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DECEMBER 2019

Dear Parents and Guardians:

The month of December has been quite busy for the Booker Middle Learning Community. It is

my pleasure to thank you for your commitment to helping us create and maintain an orderly, trusting, and

caring environment where teaching and learning are exciting and students are assisted as they develop

responsibility. We have rallied together to build upon our school’s organization, curricular and VPA

programs and activities. These activities are not only child centered, but allow our students to dream.

The ability to dream is one of the greatest gifts we can give our scholars. I’ve learned throughout

my career that the ability to see your hope is the greatest motivator of humanity. Without hope, life has no

positive future, and one might find it difficult to dream. As we shift into the year 2020, let us reflect upon

what we can do to help our scholars develop a dream. And more-so what can we do to help them dream

BIG? I believe our scholars are destined to be Tomorrow’s Leaders and we as parents and educators have

a responsibility to ensure that we inspire them to move toward that dream.

The year 2020 is not just an ordinary year, but it’s the beginning of a new decade. A new year is

an opportunity to refocus our goals and expectations, particularly, if they were not fulfilled in the prior

year. Our hope at Booker Middle School is that we will help our scholars to realize their potential. What

is the difference between the dreamer who realizes their dream and the dreamer who only hopes but does

not fulfill their dream? The dreamer who succeeds is someone who is focused, has clear vision and acts

on it. As long as we can encourage our scholars to hold on to vision, stay focused and accomplish their

goals, then there is always a chance their dream will manifest. In this new year, let us remind our scholars

to walk in expectation, take advantage of opportunities and follow the wisdom and instructions of those

that have gone before them.

Best wishes for an amazing 2020!

Sincerely,

Dr. LaShawn Frost, Principal

DON’T MISS!!

VPA MASTERCLASS

FUNRAISER Saturday, January 25th 2020

4:00-8:00 @BMS

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STAY INFORMED! Website: www. sarasotacountyschools.net/schools/bookermiddle

Remind VPA: Text @bookerm to 81010

VPA Website: www.BookerMiddleSchoolVPA.weebly.com

VPA Facebook: @BookerMiddleSRQ

VPA Instagram: @BookerMiddle

VPA Twitter: @bookermiddle

TORNADO WATCH DECEMBER 2020

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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 & Arts

WINTER DANCE CONCERT Saturday, January 11th

7:00 PM @ Booker High

VPA NIGHT Tuesday, January 14th

6:00 PM @ BMS

DRAGONFLY CAFE Thursday, January 16th

6:30 PM @ BMS Rm 130

DRAMA SOLOSYNERGY January 17th – 19th

Location and Times TBD

VPA MASTERCLASS FUNRAISER Saturday, January 25th

4:00-8:00 @ BMS For Free Ticket Reservations Visit:

BookerMiddleSchoolVPA.weebly.com

PRE-SOLO & ENSEMBLE VOCAL

RECITAL Thursday, February 6th

7:00 @ BMS

GUITAR & ORCHESTRA CONCERT Wednesday, Februrary 12th

7:00 @ BMS

BMS GENERAL

PRINCIPALS AWARDS Tuesday, January 21st

6:00 PM @ BMS

PARENT INVOLVEMENT Tuesday, January 28th

5-6 PM @ BMS

SAC MTG Tuesday, January 28th

6-7 PM @ BMS

PARENT UNIVERSITY

Tuesday, January 28th 5:30-6:30 PM @ BMS

SPORTS AND ATHLETICS

BASKETBALL

Wednesday, January 8th 6:00 GIRLS 7:15 BOYS

Sarasota @ BMS

BASKETBALL Monday, January 13th

6:00 GIRLS 7:15 BOYS

BMS @ Pine View

BASKETBALL Wednesday, January 15th

6:00 GIRLS 7:15 BOYS

McIntosh @ BMS

BASKETBALL

Wednesday, January 22nd 6:00 GIRLS 7:15 BOYS

Woodland @ BMS

BASKETBALL

COUNTY TOURNAMENT

Top 4 teams: play off date TBA

Semis @ higher seed 1/27 girls 1/28 boys

Championship Game @

Sarasota High Thursday 1/30 – Girls @ 6:00

Boys @ 7:30


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Stocking Delivery at BMS "I love when you all visit this time of year. It's my favorite," - Student

at Booker Middle School.

We loved hearing that over and over as police officers and volunteers

joined Dee Webber and the Brothers and Sisters Doing the Right

Thing program to hand out more than 800 stockings filled with

candy to students at Booker Middle School. What a fun and festive

treat for our students?!

Parent University was a great success and we had a huge turnout.

Thank you to Child Protective Services for presenting on Teens

and Social Media! It was so interesting and informative.

Parent University

Students Attend and Study “The Sound of Music

On December 4th BMS VPA students took a field trip to see the Asolo

Rep performance of “The Sound of Music.” The students loved the

show, and then two weeks late Asolo Rep was in residence with the

theatre and chorus students as they wrestled with the concepts of

neutrality and power in relation to the production they watched of

“The Sound of Music”.

Winter Concert Wows!

The 2019 ❄️Winter Concert❄️was amazing and such a fun festive

evening. Chorus, Band, Modern Band, Orchestra, and Drumline

students did a fantastic job! Way to go students and a big big thank

you to Mr. Nielsen, Mr. Acerb, Mr. Silva, and Mr. Jarvis for all

their hard work


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Thank you to all who attended our Holiday Community Dinner, it

was a fantastic evening. A special thank you to our sponsors, Holly

Ard and Haley Shaffer for their commitment to excellence. We

would also like to thank our Interact Club for their service, Ms.Gaba

and Ms. Gofman for all their hard work, Mr. Acerb and Mr. Jarvis

and their students for performing the holiday entertainment, and Ms.

Dawn and the custodial crew for setting up and taking down, we so

appreciate you all! Families, students, and community members all

gathered together tonight for a wonderful evening full of fun!

Holiday Mall Performance VPA Orchestra had a wonderful time playing holiday classics at

UTC Mall on Dec 15th in front of Saks Fifth Avenue! It added

wonderful holiday cheer for all the shoppers!

CFES Visits Ashley Najjar, Realtor came to BMS for a visit and taught our 7th

grade CFES students how to become successful realtors. They were

ready to buy and sell 🤗

Booker Middle students also had the privilege of hearing from

professional Baseball Player Chris Perez through the CFES program.

He spoke to them about how important education is!

Thank you to our wonderful speakers for motivating and inspiring

our students!

Junior Thespian District Festival VPA theatre students killed it at the Jr. Thespians District Festival.

Mrs. Mills and Mr. Jarvis were so proud of the performances and

presentations of all of our incredibly talented students!

Community Dinner Gets Everyone In the Spirit


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Launch Your Learning This month our campus was bustling with students from

Emma E. Booker, Gocio, and Tuttle visiting BMS to learn

about all our incredible arts programs and participate in fun

filled arts workshops. Everyone had a great time and so many

participants came for student evaluations on Dec. 14th hoping

to nab a spot in the VPA program next year!

2019 BMS STEM Fair Congratulations to the Booker Middle School 2019

STEM Fair participants! On Wednesday December 4th, we had

twenty-two sixth and seventh grade students participate in the

school wide STEM Fair. First place: Alejandra Peguero, Second

Place: Peter Ashley, Third Place: Dexter Day. Honorable

Mention (will represent BMS along with winners at the district

fair in January): Aubrey Ard, Gabriella Huff, Sergio Gonzalez,

Lilia Burgess, Stefany Rangel, Lila Saarinen, Javari Mitchell,

Kyle Ramon, and Jazlyn Mathis

Algebra in Motion Mrs. Mills and Ms. Dwulit engaged Algebra students in an arts

integrated lesson using substitution to solve systems of equations.

Students used motion to represent terms, operators and symbols in

equations and used their arms and positions in the equation to represent

combing like terms and substitution. They were even parenthesis to

represent the ordered pair solution in the end. The students had a lot of

fun and were happy to have an opportunity to move around during

class!

Inaugural BMS Chalk Festival

On a Saturday in November Booker Middle students and students

from elementary schools across the county came onto the Booker

Middle campus for the 1st Annual Chalk Festival. It was a wonderful

time for all who participated and we are excited to watch this event

grow in the future!


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Academics

Dragonflies Visit PINC The Dragonfly Café’s “typewriter poets” had the

unique opportunity of bringing their talents to the 6th

annual PINC conference, celebrating creativity and

innovation. The students did a wonderful job as

always under the guidance of Ms. Fox.

SWAT Celebrates the Holidays! Our BMS "Students Working Against Tobacco" group walked

in the North Port Poinsettia Parade. All students showed up on

time, in their t-shirts, ready for community outreach! They

handed out SWAT beads and candy canes, and their messaging

was through many signs carried in the parade. We received

compliments on them being "good kids" and we agree! Very

proud of them. (BMS students made up half of the county

group!).

Robert Yourn

Marvin Smith

Jordan Parks

Makiyla Kackley

Marra Geraci

Angeli'c Hartman

Logan Hollman

Kaliyah Mitchell

Chloe Morroquin

Madison Smith

Kenya Porter

Kasey Stancomb

J'vonte Chandler

Happy holidays from SWAT.

Amy Thomas

Students Visit USF A huge thank you to USF Sarasota Manatee for being so hospitable

and treating our visiting students like family!! We had the privilege

of hearing from the regional chancellor, taking a tour of the campus

and playing the gpa/admissions game!! What a fun day !! Go Bulls

💚🤘🏻

To Shake or Not To Shake Miss Thomas’ SCIENCE we did a fun investigation. First,

students wrote a hypothesis statement comparing physical and

chemical weathering. Then they physically weathered limestone

by shaking the rocks in plastic containers rapidly for 30 seconds.

Meanwhile, the teacher was chemically weathering limestone using

a hydrochloric acid solution. After each trial, the rocks were

weighed and data recorded. At the end, it was determined which

method weathered limestone more quickly. They were encouraged

to use vocabulary such as abrasion and corrosive. Students

reflected on their experiment through writing and class discussion.


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Parent University: We know your child’s education and development is important to you

and that you would like to encourage them in any way you can. Our monthly Parent University will give you some tools and strategies to best support their Booker Middle School education. (see dates in the “Calendars”

section)

Parent Involvement: Our parents are the lifeblood of our school’s support network. Each

month our parents and faculty meet to discuss the activities associated with

our school’s fundraising efforts. (see dates in the “Calendars” section)

SAC (School Advisory Council): A formal monthly meeting where parents and community members meet

with our principal and other administrators to collaborate on school issues. (see dates in the “Calendars” section)

Magnet, Club, and Program Fundraising: Our students participate in a number of events and activities both on and

away from our campus. Our fundraising programs are designed to help our parents get involved and support performances, activities, and field trips. Ask

how you can get involved.

Donate: Donations come in many forms and we appreciate all of them. Email

our arts coordinator ([email protected]) for information on BMS Arts Giving. For information regarding donations to our other

programs email Debra Alvis-Greenwald ([email protected]).

Volunteer: BMS can always use a helping hand. If you would like to donate your

time to our wonderful school, come to the front office of our school and sign up or contact Debra Alvis-Greenwald.

Attend: There are so many events for our students and it means the world to our

students when the attendance and support goes beyond their friends and family. Attend an arts event, a sports event, or just come out to a Family

Night with one of our business partners (see dates in the “Calendars” section).

mailto:[email protected]


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Light supper served

Dawn Ramon, Thuy-Ai Khuc, Shane McCook, Tonya Fers, & Victoria Warren


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For more information on Booker Middle School Visual and Performing Arts events or

admissions contact our VPA coordinator 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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