Bulletin #4 | September 25, 2019

Main Ofice

4th JFK Golf Tournament

On this occasion, I want to take advantage of this space to thank everyone's support!To all participants, sponsors, the organization team, JFK collaborators and the Juriquilla Golf Club, the Torreslanda Family, as well as to all the members of the Ordinary and Honorary Council of the JFK School Foundation who supported us and made possible the successful of this great tournament event.

The event was held at the Juriquilla Golf Club, a place that has hosted the 4 editions of the JFK tournament.
At the end of the golf tournament and as part of our goal of making and creating community, a luncheon and awards were offered for the first 3 places per team, as well as the best 3 places for the O’yes; following raffles of more than 85 gifts for all tournament participants!

With this event we closed the golf activity for this year 2019, inviting you to join us next year.
The coordination of the tournament was with the collaboration of Mr. Abel Mejía Cosenza, Valeria Torres Landa Rojo, Mr. Gerardo Lecanda, Mr. Arturo Rodríguez and Mr. Lourdes Serrano

Thanks again everyone, and see you next year in the 5th edition!
 
Sergio Chávez
JFK The American School of Queretaro Foundation Director
 
Adrian Leece
Main Office
 
 
Communications
 
  • Yearbook photoshoot from September 30th to October 3rd
Yearbook Calendar

Mónica Duarte
Marketing and Communication
 
Environmental Program
  • Electronics Waste Campaign: September 23rd- 26th .Please leave old or used electronic products at the entrance of the school.
 
Luz Ángela Arredondo
Environmental Program Coordinator
 
Extended Learning
 
  • We have places for:
  • Preschool: Yoga Monday and Wednesday, Yoga Tuesday and Thursday,Business Kids Monday, Wednesday and Friday,Pre-Ballet II (with previous instructions) Tuesday and Thursday.
  • Elementary School: Karate Monday and Wednesday,Creative journalism Tuesday and Thursday, Musical Theatre Playhouse Monday and Wednesday, Art Monday and Wednesday, Art Tuesday and Thursday, German 1 Monday and Wednesday, French 1 Tuesday and Thursday.
  • Middle School and High School: Rock Band (advanced with instrument rental) Tuesday and Thursday / 14:45 to 15:45, Art Monday and Wednesday 15:00 to 16:00, Art Tuesday and Thursday / 15:00 to 16:00, German Tuesday and Thursday 15:00 to 16:30.
  • Parents and Staff: English Tuesday and Thursday15:15 a 16:45, Toddler Time (for parents with babies 2 years old) Tuesday and Thursday / 17:00 to 18:00.
Fé del Carmen García
Extended Learning Coordinator
 
Preschool
 
  • Firefighters Campaign. Thank you all for your support during the firefighters campaign. The students had a wonderful time learning more about the firefighters' uniforms and trucks on Friday!
  • Student School Improvement Committee. Starting in October, Miss Debra will be meeting with a random selection of K3 students each week to gather their ideas about school improvement and put some strategies into action. The topics will include lost and found, recess and lunch time, amongst others.
  • Positive Discipline. Our 7 week Positive Discipline course started this week. If you didn’t get a chance to enroll, please plan on attending during the next school year.
  • Tri-Association Conference. This week many teachers and administrators will be attending the Tri-Association Conference in Monterrey, Mexico. The topic this year is, “Building an Empathetic School.” We look forward to learning from their experiences upon their return.
 
Debra Cortney
Preschool Principal
 
Elementary School
  • Thanks to the success of many previous Parent Associations, the work to encourage closer links between home and JFK keep getting stronger and stronger.
    I am very proud to announce the ES Parents Association for 2019-2020 who will continue this excellence:

Name                                        Position
Carmen Nájera Terán               President
Brenda Martha López               Vicepresident
Susana Santa María M.            Secretary
Janette Betanzos Velasco        Treasurer
Belserene Martínez                  PF Representative
Ana González                           Vocal PFA
Trixia González                         Vocal PFB
Claudia Ramírez                       Vocal PFC
Fernanda Medina                      Vocal PFD
Pamela Acuña                           1st grades Representative
Martha Heredia                         Vocal 1A
Mariana Cabrera                       Vocal 1B
Adriana Sánchez                       Vocal 1C
Maru Avendaño                         Vocal 1D
Berenice López                         2nd grade Representative
Myrna Vaca                               Vocal 2A
Mercedes Peña                         Vocal 2B
Claudia Wiesenberger               Vocal 2C
Adriana Martínez                       Vocal 2D
Jaqueline Martínez                    3rd grade Representative
Diana Villalobos                         Vocal 3A
Lizca Fearon                              Vocal 3B
Carolina Galabiz                        Vocal 3C
Eunice Ortega                            Vocal 3D
Mercedes Lorenzo                     4th grade Representative
Tanya Loizaga                            Vocal 4A
Mariana Vallejo                           Vocal 4B
Magali Bron                                 Vocal 4C
Rocio Rivas                                 Vocal 4D
Claudia González                      5th grade Representative
Doris Bortoni                              Vocal 5A
Patricia González                       Vocal 5B
Fabiola Hernández                    Vocal 5C
Araceli Cano                              Vocal 5D
 
  • Open and voluntary invitation to our community: The organization "Habitantes del Río" invites us to clean the river in order of the World River Day on Sunday, September 29 at 8:45 am. On this occasion, the meeting point will be at Plaza Article 123, Col. Hercules, next to the Cayetano Rubio, Querétaro, Querétaro Delegation.
 
Mark Dunn
Elementary School Principal

Middle School
  • Science lab dress code is an important safety measure for your child, and has been approved by the general direction. Please make sure that on lab days, your child wears: denim jeans or JFK PE pants, "long" socks (they should not be "tines" and must cover up to half your calf), tennis shoes (not boots or any other "closed" shoes, tennis shoes have a slip-proof sole), white lab coat only with his/her name (those are already in the lab... or some students decided to keep their own in their lockers), ponytail if their hair is long (both boys and girls), and no bracelets or very long earrings. This information has been shared with your child and is also posted outside the lab.
  • House activities are in full swing, and right now the North House is in the lead. We had a locker decoration contest on Friday, with four categories: Most Creative, Most Beautiful, Most Organized, and Most House Spirit. We will find out the winners next week. Finally, 8th grade house captains have also been nominated by their teachers!
  • 8th Grade Parents Coffee Talk about Social Service this Thursday at 8am.
  • In Second Step class, the 6th graders are learning about “How can I organize myself for Middle School? ”. The seventh graders are discussing “Who am I?” and the 8th grade are debating the question “How do expectations others have on me makes me feel?”. 
 
Camille Casses
Middle School Principal
 
High School
  • Coffee Talk for 11th Grade Parents: The 11th Grade Baby Project - Think It Over
  • 9th Grade Jaguar Induction Program - Emotional Intelligence

Bob Callahan
High School Principal