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March-April 2014

Grade 4

ISB Lower School

Specialists’ Newsletter

From the Principal

Welcome to the sixth edition
of our Specialist Newsletters!

Our specialist 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 all essential
elements to a comprehensive

and holistic primary school education. The content of these subjects is transdis-
ciplinary in nature, meaning that the skills and concepts developed by specialist
teachers have relevance throughout the Lower School curriculum and our stu-
dents’ lives beyond school.

A great example of this is when your children ‘connect’ their school learning with
something that happens when they are at home or out and about with the fami-
ly. Our specialists teachers work alongside our classroom teachers to develop
lessons and learning engagements that are both interesting and connected to
the classroom Units of Inquiry. Our specialist teachers work with our classroom
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teachers regularly to find connections between subjects and even participate in
field trips when the connection is natural.
French/EAL 2

For this reason, we think it is important that we keep our parents informed
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about the teaching and learning taking place in our specialists’ classrooms. You
will receive our specialist newsletter six times during the school year. As always,
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if you have any questions about your child’s education, feel free to contact us.
Enjoy the Spring season and our upcoming extended weekend. School resumes
SFL/EAL 5
for all students on May 5.

SMT/EAL 6
I look forward to seeing you all here on the Lower School campus,

PE/Music 7
Mr. Lettinga
Lower School Principal