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February 2014

Grade 5

ISB Lower School

Specialists’ Newsletter

From the Principal

Welcome to the fabulous fifth edi-
tion of our Specialist Newsletters!
Our Sixth and final newsletter will be
sent during the month of June.

Our specialists teachers (also re-
ferred 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 pri-

mary 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-
cially on designed field trips. Our specialists teachers work alongside our classroom
teachers to develop lessons and learning opportunities that are interesting, engag-
ing, and connected to the classroom Units of Inquiry. Our specialist teachers are regu-
Inside this issue: larly seeking these natural connections between subjects.

French/SFL 2 For this reason, we think it is important that we keep our parents informed about the
teaching and learning taking place in our specialists’ classrooms. You will receive the
Art 3 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
SMT/EAL 4 learning!

It was nice speaking with many of you this past Tuesday during our Student-Led Confer-
Musci/PE 5
ences.

Spanish 6
Sincerely,

Brian H. Lettinga
Lower School Principal