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March-April 2014

PreK

ISB Lower School

Specialists’ Newsletter

From the Principal

Welcome to the sixth edition of
our Specialist Newsletters!

Our specialist 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 all essential ele-
ments 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. Our special-
ists teachers work alongside our classroom teachers to develop lessons and learning en-
gagements that are both interesting and connected to the classroom Units of Inquiry.
Our specialist teachers work with our classroom teachers regularly to find connections
between subjects and even participate in field trips when the connection is natural.

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 our spe-
cialist newsletter six times during the school year. As always, if you have any questions
about your child’s education, feel free to contact us. Enjoy the Spring season and our up-
Inside this issue:
coming extended weekend. School resumes for all students on May 5.

From the Principal 1
I look forward to seeing you all here on the Lower School campus,
PE 2
Mr. Lettinga
Art 3 Lower School Principal

Music/M&D 4