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COLEGIO JUNIPERO ORIENTATION COLEGIO JUNIPERO AC BONDOJITO 238 COL. LAS AMERICAS 55 55 15 57 00

COLEGIO JUNIPERO Welcome to Colegio Junipero. We are thrilled that you are joining our community. We are a bilingual, elementary school led by the strong and experienced hands of the Dominican Sisters of Mission San Jose, California. We offer grades from Pre-Kinder up to 6th grade. For nearly 60 years , it has been our mission to deliver a superior academic program with strong Catholic and Christian values. Our goal is to promote academic excellence and to enhance the social and emotional growth of our students. We educate children to develop integrity, self confidence, character, and leadership skills to face the challenges of the future. Our staff of educators works closely to develop every child´s potential and talents. As a school community, we believe in a close relationship with our families and their involvement in school activities, as fundamental support towards each student´s growth. Always remember that Juniper is a very demanding school. A great deal is expected from your child.

We encourage you to help them at home by reading, speaking, and writing in English. We assume our responsibility to provide your child with an enriching education. But remember you are the primary educators! When entering school grounds, be really silent. Classes are in progress. Help us teach respect with your example. This booklet has been prepared for you by the Mothers’ Guild de Mexico, A.C. in order to help you and your child adjust more easily to our school. It is intended to serve as a guide of what the structure and regulations are, its contents  may vary without notice. This booklet has been prepared for you by the Mothers’ Guild de Mexico, A.C. in order to help you and your child adjust more easily to our school. It provides important and useful information that will get you acquainted with Juniper. It gives guidelines to help you make a smooth transition as a newcomer. Good communication is always the key to a successful relationship. Welcome to Juniper! Anna Aznar Coon Principal

School Philosophy Juniper School´s students, parents, faculty and staff are a Catholic community of faith, a family of believers who work, learn, grow, play, and pray together to better love and serve God and further His Kingdom on Earth. Dominican Blessing May God Creator bless you May God Redeemer heal you May God the Holy Spirit fill you with light.

H Sister Maria Pia Backes I S Dominican Sisters of Mission San Jose 125 Years of Service in T Germany, Mexico and the United States The Dominican story O begins almost 800 years ago with Dominic de Guzman, born in R 1170 in Caleruega, Spain. Filled with a deep spirit of prayer and Y a passion for preaching. Dominic gave birth to a new religious order: the Order of Preachers. (OP) Dominic's wisdom and vision enabled him to integrate the best of the contemplative and apostolic life. He called his followers to be rooted in and shaped by the Word of God through personal and liturgical prayer, assiduous study, and life shared in community. He gifted the Church with contemplative women and men passionately committed to proclaiming the truth of Jesus wherever they found themselves. Our Mission San Jose Dominican story begins more than 110 years ago. Three young Dominican Sisters were sent in 1876 from Brooklyn, New York, to San Francisco, California, to begin a school for German-speaking immigrants. Sister Maria Pia Backes, the superior, was 24 years old. Her companions were Sister Salesia Fichtner (21) and Sister Amanda Bednartz (17). By the time of her death, 48 years later, Mother Pia had firmly established the new Congregation of the Queen of the Holy Rosary: the Dominican Sisters of Mission San Jose. Her devotion to the Gospel, her love for the liturgy, and her desire to bring Catholic education to youth, especially to the poor, shaped the spirit of this new family.

H Today around 350 Dominican Sisters of Mission San Jose live the I rich tradition of the Dominican family with vitality, S enthusiastically responding to the challenge of Christian T education in California, Oregon, Arizona, Mexico, and Germany. O The vision of Mother Pia continues. R The Dominican Sisters of Mission San Jose are religious women Y energized by the love of our Lord, God, committed to building communities of faith in a variety of educational ministries, women who love deeply and serve generously... women who make a difference.

H Sister Ellen Kelly OP I S Juniper school was founded in 1960 by the Passionist Priests who T saw the need that existed at that time to educate the children O of American families who resided temporarily in Mexico and had R no command of the Spanish language. Y The Benedictine Sisters directed the school from the time of its foundation until the year 1968 when the Dominican Sisters of Mission San Jose, California, assumed its administration. The first Dominican Sister sent to Mexico to administer the school was Sister Ellen Kelly, Sister Dolores Marie Diaz accompanied her as a teacher in the English program. She was followed by Sister Imelda Marie Dibble, then by Sister Rose Martin and by Sister Carol Prutsos. In its beginnings, the school population was comprised of mostly Americans. Due to the changes that have taken place in Mexico, the school community has been shifting gradually so that at the present time the school´s population is mostly made up of Mexican families having as a priority to give their children a high quality education, in a Catholic environment of peace and Christian love.

H In 1968 Juniper had  nine groups of pupils from Pre-Primary to I Eighth Grade. S In 1970 a new building was added that consists of four T classrooms, an assembly room, a library, a faculty room and a O science/art room. This new building allowed us to expand two R groups per grade giving us the opportunity to reduce the Y number of students per class. In 1980, the Seventh and Eighth grade were phased out because of low enrollments.  In the same year a Kindergarten building was constructed to offer a Pre-school education. In 1985 a third floor was added to the “new building” and the original building was extended toward Bondojito Street. In 1994 under Sister Ellen´s leadership a Financial Committee was formed in order to fund the construction of a 2-level multi-purpose building in the 5 and 6 year old play area. In 1995 the Kindergarten added a Pre-Kinder  level for 3 year olds. In October 1996 the  Margaret E. Kelly Auditorium was inaugurated. This building has on the lower level a Music classroom, a chapel, 2 extra classrooms and bathrooms. On the upper floor, at school patio level  are the kitchen, stage and multifunctional auditorium. Kindergarten grades Pre– Kinder, Kinder and Pre-Primary get their incorporation  to the Secretaría de Educación Pública for first time in the 2004-2005 school term. In 2005 Juniper`s Library gets renovated. In 2013 the school begins a major transformation of its buildings and grounds. The Kinder and Big School are completely modified and an underground parking lot is added.

S Our School Board is made up of a group of professionals C with different areas of expertise who meet on a monthly H basis to work and establish school policies, procedures O and, participate in the decision making process to improve O our school. L The main goal is to work for the benefit of our school, its B operation, and its academic excellence. Short and long O term goals are evaluated constantly. A R Colegio Junipero is a non profit organization. School Board D members volunteer their time.

J Kindergarten: U N Consists of three levels Pre-Kinder, Kinder and Pre-Primary. All texts I and teaching are in English. Our aim is that by the end of these 3 P years, the children speak, understand, pray, read and write in English. E School schedule: 8:00 to 12:15. Children have recess/break periods R during this time. O Elementary School: (Big School) Consists of seven grades. The year prior to First Grade is Pre-First. It is a full day of English classes. From the First Grade on, the program is bi-curricular. In other words, the students follow two programs. The one required by the Secretaría de Educación Pública and the complete elementary  program that is taught in the United States. By the end of the ten years, the students will have the basis to continue their studies either in Mexico or in the United States. Our main goal is to give our students a Catholic education, not only in theory, but in practice. The children receive the theoretical part of our religion, have constant opportunities to practice it, and are instilled with a Christian attitude from which to conduct their lives. School schedule: 8:00 to 14:30 with two breaks and a Lunch period.

J Special Classes: U N In order to complement our program we offer Special Classes. Each I one of these classes have a specific  purpose, they develop different P skills and are part of our program. The Special Classes are scheduled E during the regular school hours. We have: library and computer (only R Big School), art, music, playball, story time (Kinder), and gym. O Kindergarten: School Schedule: 8:00-12:15 Recess:10:00-10:30 Early dismissal: 11:50 Elementary School: (Big School) School Schedule: 8:00 -14:30 Recess: 9:30-9:40 Lunch: 11:00-11:25 Recess:13:00-13:10 Early dismissal: 11:50   Special Classes: The Special classes are scheduled during the regular school hours. 

B We love to celebrate birthdays at Colegio Junipero. We know that it I is an important day and every Teacher will make it special for your R child. T If you wish to send a baked good to school for your child to share H with his/her class make sure you send a note 2 days ahead to your D child´s Teacher. A Very important: make sure you are are sending enough for everyone. Y Please NO cakes! Send something that is easy to distribute S (cupcakes, doughnuts, brownies, cookies or anything that can be handled individually). If your child is having a big party, please make sure you are not leaving anybody out, in order to avoid hurt feelings.

C At the beginning of the week a flyer is sent to you with the most O important information. Make sure you read it. M M A monthly calendar will be delivered to you with all the activities U planned for the month. N I Communication with your child´s teacher must be sent by note C through the children or their email account. A T Parent/Teacher meetings are held at the beginning of the year, you I will be notified the time and date. They are mandatory and one or O both parents must attend. N Parent/Teacher meetings during the school year have to be scheduled beforehand with the teacher by a note sent with your child or their email. Teachers should not  be approached in school without an appointment.

D Discipline in a Catholic School like Juniper is to be considered as an I aspect of moral guidance and not simply a form of punishment. S The class rules are presented and discussed with the students on the C first days of school. I P Pink Slips: First warning for breaking rules. L Probation: A pupil may be put on a probation for a specific period I N of time for relatively serious or continued misconduct. Both parents E and student will be notified. Suspension: Very serious cases after a probation period a student is informed that he/she is to remain away from school for a definite number of days. Expulsion: An expulsion is permitted only after a probation and suspension (except in serious moral situations)

F Permission slips will be sent to you for your consent. If this Permission I Slip is not signed and returned to school, your child will not be taken E to the fieldtrip. L D The transportation will usually be arranged with the bus company the T school uses. R I The Teacher and Room Mothers will accompany the children P throughout the visit. S

F On a regular basis the Fire Drill Bell in our school rings as I well as in the neighboring schools. Each time it is heard, our R students have to exit the buildings according to our E “Evacuation Plan” with their teachers in complete order to their designated places in the school patio. D R I L L S

F The flag ceremony takes place every Monday at 8:00 am. L The school “Escolta”, made up of 6th grade students, begin the A ceremony. The honor of being an Escolta member is earned with G academic performance. C Ceremonies are lead by a different grade every week. The teacher E chooses the subject and as a team effort the children prepare a R presentation. E Your children will notify you when they are participating, you are M welcome to come. O N Y

H .Homework should be neat, complete, and on time O M English homework: Monday and Wednesday. E W Spanish homework: Tuesday and Thursday O R Pre-First 10 min. K 1st and 2nd 20 min. 3rd and 4th 30 min. 5th and 6th 40 min. When a child is absent, in case of illness, he might have to make-up the work that he/she missed, this will be up to the teacher, contact her. Sick children need to rest in order to recuperate.

I Accidents and Illness N F At the beginning of the school year you will receive  a “Health Card” I for your child/children. Parents must fill out and are responsible for R keeping it up to date. M This card is kept in school. A R In school, we have a certified Nurse and a Paramedic. Superficial Y cuts and bruises are treated by the Nurse/Paramedic. Any serious injury is reported immediately to you or to the appointed person on the “Health Card”. A sick child is taken to the Infirmary and the parents are notified immediately. NO medicines can be given to the children during school hours without written permission from the parents and the child´s doctor.

L All children MUST bring a nutritious lunch to school and a snack for the U 10 o´clock recess. All lunch boxes, place mats and containers must be N marked with your child´s name. C Kinder children do not bring book bags to school therefore they need H a lunch box with an outer pocket for all communications and their weekly work. Please no hard lunch boxes nor school bags with wheels. & A “Hot Lunch” (only Big School) is provided by the school for those who are interested in buying it. During the first break the children can buy S the lunch for that day. They can also purchase a monthly card. They C will be registered and the lunch will be picked up by them in the H school kitchen at Lunch time. The menus are published on the back of O the monthly calendar sent to you at the beginning of each month. O The Big School has a candy store from which children can buy L different things. During recess there will always be a teacher on Yard Duty and school B personnel to help and make sure no problem arises. During this period, A the teacher in charge has the authority to take necessary actions to G solve problems. S During recess a bell rings 5 minutes before going to class. This is a reminder for the children to go to the bathroom if there is the need to do so. School bags should not be heavy. School bags with wheels are not allowed.

M A monthly mass is held in school. Children participate in the A celebration in different ways. Parents are welcome to come. You will S be notified of dates and time. S Juniper promotes all religious festivities. You will be notified in advance, and we encourage you to participate in them. We have P Advent Wreath Blessing Ceremony, Living Rosary, Ash Wednesday A Celebration, Living Rosary, etc. R A L I T U R G I E S

P The tuition and transportation fee have to be paid before the 10th day A of each month. After that a 5% fine on the tuition is going to be added Y to the total amount. M The tuition payment can be made through the school´s website or at E school. N Inscriptions and registration fees have to be paid on the specified date T when they are notified. S Payments may be done: School website Check: Checks have to be made payable to: Colegio Junipero A.C. Checks with no funds will generate a 20% fine, over the amount. Credit Card: payment made in school only. No cash Office Hours: 8:15-14:00

R Report cards, tests and papers sent to you, must be signed E and returned the following day with your comments. P O Kinder R T Report Cards go home 5 times during the school year. Performance, skills and social development are graded. C The grading scale is: A 1, 2, and 3 being 1 (Meets grade expectations), 2(in the process of R meeting grade expectations) and 3 (Below grade expectations) D S Every Friday you will receive in a folder the corrected papers and tests your child worked on. You should review them with him/her and send them back the next day. You will also receive from time to time your child´s notebooks.

R English (Pre-First to 6th grade) E P Report Cards go home 5 times during the school year. O Effort and achievement are graded. R The grading scale is: T A,A-,B+,B,B-,C+,C+C-,D+,D,D-,F, being A the highest grade and F a failing grade. C A Spanish (1st to 6th grade) R D Report Cards go home 5 times during the school year. S Spanish official tests are applied. Dates will be notified. Any other test will be administered by the teacher as she feels appropriate. There are two kinds of evaluation: - Conduct: It is a monthly evaluation of responsibility, conduct, homework, order and neatness. - Achievement: You will receive it every two months and an achievement grade is given for each subject. The grading scale is: 10,9,8,7,6,5 being 10 the highest grade, and 5 a failing grade. Every two weeks you will receive in a folder the corrected papers and tests your child received. You should review them with him/her and send them back the next day. You will also receive periodically your child´s notebooks.

S Art P E The art class is once a week during 30 minutes. In the school´s second C semester you will be invited to an Art Fair. Two or three projects per I child are shown. The class takes place in a very relaxing environment. A Mothers can sign up as volunteers. L Computer C L Our computer class is provided with the latest software technology in A education. The class takes place once a week. S Every child is provided with a head phone set, so that they all can work S independently and at their own pace. E S

S Gym P E The school has two physical education teachers which follow the SEP C Physical Education program. I A Library L The library is a place for discovery, learning and enjoyment. It is for the C use of the children. Certain rules have to be followed. L At the beginning of the year a library card will be given to each child, if A lost the child will have to replace it. Children from grades 1st to 6th may S check out one book at a time. S The books may be renewed only twice. If the book is brought in late, a E fine will be charged. S Any child who continually has overdue books, will not be able to check out books for the rest of the school year. Any loss or damage of books will have to be paid in full.

S Music: P E This subject is required by the SEP program. Here at Juniper it is C enriched with the experience of our teachers. I The music teacher is responsible for the School Choir (selection and A training). L Playball: (Kinder) C L This class is lead by the specialized teacher on children development. A She enriches this class through games which development of fine S and gross motor skills. S E Story Time: (Kinder) S This class promotes the love for reading while it helps with some of the auditory needs to start speaking English.

T Our Bus Program is mandatory for all students except for the families R that don´t live in the bus route pick-up/drop-off area. A N School personnel accompany the children throughout the route. This S person is in charge of discipline. The children are expected to P behave as they do in school. O R The bus is provided with cameras and seat belts which have to be T worn by children at all times. A T It is prohibited to stop the bus at your convenience during their route. I Your child/children will ONLY be dropped off at the designated stop. O N Only on Fridays, one guest is permitted per child on the bus. Both children have to bring in their signed “Permission slips\". On Early dismissal 11:50 am no guests are allowed. A week before starting school you will receive the estimated pick-up time. Your child needs to be at the bus stop 5 min. before the stated time at the bus stop. Please be on time, busses may not wait for you.

T The authorization slip that we use in school are called the Green and R Red Notes. A N Green Note: authorizes a certain person to pick-up your child in S school grounds at the end of the day. P O Red Note: Authorizes your child to ride another bus with a friend. R T The Red and Green notes have to be signed and sent by the two A parents involved, if one of them is missing your child will be sent T home the regular way he goes home. I O These forms (Red and Green) have to be in school when your child N arrives in the morning. There will be NO over the phone arrangements. These forms are available in the school´s website http//:www.colegiojunipero.com.mx Please print enough to have them available.

U Beginning with the first day of school, all students must wear the N complete uniform. When a child comes to school out of uniform, a I note from the parents explaining the reason must be sent, if not, the F child will be sent home. O Uniforms should be purchased through Uniformes Cole LM S.A de R C.V. M All uniform items MUST have your child´s name on it (no initials). GIRLS Green plaid jumper (knee length) White school polo shirt Green school sweater (Cardigan) Green cable socks (Knee high) Black sturdy walking shoes BOYS Grey pants White school shirt Green School sweater (Pullover) Black sturdy walking shoes WINTER UNIFORM Long sleeve polo shirt Green vest Winter jacket Green Tights

U GYM UNIFORM (BOYS & GIRLS) N I White gym shorts F Gym T-shirt O White socks R Green warm-up suit M White sneakers Free Dress All Fridays are “Free Dress” otherwise notified to the child, and any other day authorized by the Principal. Please mark with your child´s name the clothes worn during Free Dress. Appropriate clothing for campus is expected.

M MG O T The Mothers Guild is a non-profitable organization formed by school H E mothers in order to serve and to help Juniper School accomplish its R S own goals. G A members profile should be no other than a hard working; honest U I person with a service driven attitude, willing to help others at all L D times. Everybody is welcome to become an executive member and we urge you to do so it can be full time or in a temporary basis. Juniper School as you all know is constituted as an AC, this means that its income covers its operation. This is the main reason why the Mothers Guild was created. It gives Juniper the opportunity to have competitive tuitions, providing its students an appropriate environment. The Mother's Guild is in charge of complementing the education Juniper provides for its students by: · Enhancing and up-grading school's assets (among the things that have been donated are Classroom fans, heaters and maps, white marker boards, blinds, carpeting, SAT , etc. All of this is accomplished through fund raising activities such as Bingo Night, Raffles, etc. · Paying for Juniper students scholarships.

M MG O T ·Organizes fun activities for Juniper students. These include H E Halloween and Children's Day parties and special treats given R throughout the year: Esquites for Thanksgiving, Pan de Muertos, S Rosca de Reyes, Tamales for La Candelaria, Popsicles during Valentines and St. Patricks. G U · Provide services to the Juniper community such as the promotion of I L after school activities. D · Provide and instill community awareness through “La Barranca” and recycling programs. The Mother's Guild work benefits our school, neighborhood and student community in many ways. That's why we would like to ask for your generosity and cooperation. So we can achieve higher goals. All of this is accomplished by the hard work of many volunteer mothers that form this group. We are organized in Committees. Every Committee has a responsibility to fulfill during the school year. Always remember that the Mothers ´Guild is an organization made up of mothers working for all of our children, so please feel free to approach us if you wish to participate full time or in a temporary basis.

M MG O T In profound gratitude we wish to thank parents, teachers, and the H following generous and dedicated women who, over the years, E have helped Colegio Junipero transform into the present fine R education institution: S MOTHER´S GUILD PRESIDENTS G U 1970 - 1971 Maria Luisa González de Santacruz I 1971 - 1973 Diana Bergeron de Ramírez L 1973 - 1975 Lorraine Maher de Barrantes D 1975 - 1976 Carol Coon de Aznar 1976 - 1977 Mary Smith de Tablada 1977 - 1978 Cristina Calero de Covarrubias 1978 - 1979 Annette Vessels de Lagunes 1979 - 1980 Millie Freudenthaler 1980 - 1982 Sussy Porrás de Devlyn 1982 - 1983 Joanne Harper 1983 - 1985 Jacqueline Butcher de Rivas 1985 - 1987 Michelle Michael de Beltran 1987 - 1989 Margo Galvin Torres 1989 - 1990 Annette Vessels de Lagunes 1990 - 1991 Susana Fuentes de Laborde

M MG O T 1991 - 1992 Martha Kling de Uribe H E 1992 - 1993 Martha Smith de Rangel R S 1993 - 1994 Marinette Checa de Miguel G 1994 - 1995 Verónica Osio de Rivas U I 1995 - 1997 Claudia Quintana de Tinajero L D 1997 - 1998 María Eugenia Celada de Fitch 1998 - 1999 María Fernández de Contreras 1999 - 2000 Beatriz Madero de De Rienzo 2000 - 2001 Isabel Moran de Elizondo 2001 - 2003 Elba Rodríguez de Colliard 2003 - 2007 Connie Shaw de Osio 2007 - 2009 Aurora Encinas de Aznar 2009 - 2011 Isabel Verda de Fernández 2011 - 2014 Ileana Ballesteros de Arana 2014 - 2017 Fernanda Martínez de Muñoz 2017 - Marinette Miguel de Henkel

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