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May/June 2014

Gr. 1

ISB Lower School

Specialists’ Newsletter

From the Principal

Dear Lower School Families,

Welcome to final edition of
our Specialist Newsletters.
We have all enjoyed a great
school year here at ISB!

Our specialist teachers (also
referred as single-subject
teachers) play an integral
and important role in our
Primary Years Program. The
arts, physical education, and
language 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 devel-
oped 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 spe-
cialists teachers work alongside our classroom teachers to develop lessons and learning
Inside this issue: opportunities that are both interesting and connected to the classroom Units of Inquiry.

Our specialist teachers work with our classroom teachers regularly to find connections
PE/EAL 2
between subjects and even participate in field trips when the connection is natural. You
can find out more about your child’s classroom experiences in the grade level unit
Music/SFL/M&D 3 newsletters sent home by the grade level teachers.

Spanish 4 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
Art 5 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 your summer holiday.

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

Mr. Lettinga