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February 2014
Gr. 2
ISB Lower School
Specialists’ Newsletter
From the Principal
Welcome to the fabulous
fifth edition of our Specialist
Newsletters! Our Sixth and
final newsletter will be sent
during the month of June.
Our specialists teachers (also
referred as single-subject
teachers) play an integral and
important role in the Primary
Years Program. The arts,
physical education, and lan-
guage study are essential elements to a comprehensive and holistic primary school
education. The content of these subjects is transdisciplinary in nature, meaning that the
skills and concepts developed by specialist teachers have relevance throughout the
Lower School curriculum and our students’ lives beyond school.
A great example of this is when your children ‘connect’ their school learning with some-
thing that happens when they are at home or out and about with the family, and espe-
Inside this issue: cially on designed field trips. Our specialists teachers work alongside our classroom
teachers to develop lessons and learning opportunities that are interesting, engag-
Art 2
ing, and connected to the classroom Units of Inquiry. Our specialist teachers are regu-
larly seeking these natural connections between subjects.
Spanish 3
For this reason, we think it is important that we keep our parents informed about the
SMT/Music 4 teaching and learning taking place in our specialists’ classrooms. You will receive the
specialist newsletter six times during the school year. As always, if you have any ques-
tions about your child’s education, feel free to contact us. Enjoy the Spring season of
PE/SFL 5
learning!
French/EAL 6
It was nice speaking with many of you this past Tuesday during our Student-Led Confer-
ences.
EAL 7
Sincerely,
Brian H. Lettinga
Lower School Principal
Gr. 2
ISB Lower School
Specialists’ Newsletter
From the Principal
Welcome to the fabulous
fifth edition of our Specialist
Newsletters! Our Sixth and
final newsletter will be sent
during the month of June.
Our specialists teachers (also
referred as single-subject
teachers) play an integral and
important role in the Primary
Years Program. The arts,
physical education, and lan-
guage study are essential elements to a comprehensive and holistic primary school
education. The content of these subjects is transdisciplinary in nature, meaning that the
skills and concepts developed by specialist teachers have relevance throughout the
Lower School curriculum and our students’ lives beyond school.
A great example of this is when your children ‘connect’ their school learning with some-
thing that happens when they are at home or out and about with the family, and espe-
Inside this issue: cially on designed field trips. Our specialists teachers work alongside our classroom
teachers to develop lessons and learning opportunities that are interesting, engag-
Art 2
ing, and connected to the classroom Units of Inquiry. Our specialist teachers are regu-
larly seeking these natural connections between subjects.
Spanish 3
For this reason, we think it is important that we keep our parents informed about the
SMT/Music 4 teaching and learning taking place in our specialists’ classrooms. You will receive the
specialist newsletter six times during the school year. As always, if you have any ques-
tions about your child’s education, feel free to contact us. Enjoy the Spring season of
PE/SFL 5
learning!
French/EAL 6
It was nice speaking with many of you this past Tuesday during our Student-Led Confer-
ences.
EAL 7
Sincerely,
Brian H. Lettinga
Lower School Principal
