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March-April 2014

Kindergarten

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 teach-
ers) play an integral and im-
portant role in the Primary
Years Program. The arts, physi-
cal education, and language
study are all 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 special-
ist 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
something that happens when they are at home or out and about with the family. 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 teachers regularly to find
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connections between subjects and even participate in field trips when the connection
is natural.
Art 2

For this reason, we think it is important that we keep our parents informed about the
PE/EAL 3
teaching and learning taking place in our specialists’ classrooms. You will receive our
Music/M&D 4 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 and
our upcoming extended weekend. School resumes for all students on May 5.

I look forward to seeing you all here on the Lower School campus,

Mr. Lettinga
Lower School Principal