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May/June 2014
Gr. 2
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 developed by specialist teachers have rele-
vance 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-
Inside this issue: cialists teachers work alongside our classroom teachers to develop lessons and learning
opportunities that are both interesting and connected to the classroom Units of In-
Art 2
quiry. Our specialist teachers work with our classroom teachers regularly to find con-
nections between subjects and even participate in field trips when the connection is
Spanish 3 natural. You can find out more about your child’s classroom experiences in the grade
level unit newsletters sent home by the grade level teachers.
PE 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
SMT/Music 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.
French/EAL 6
I look forward to seeing you all here on the Lower School Campus,
EAL/SFL 7
Mr. Lettinga
Gr. 2
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 developed by specialist teachers have rele-
vance 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-
Inside this issue: cialists teachers work alongside our classroom teachers to develop lessons and learning
opportunities that are both interesting and connected to the classroom Units of In-
Art 2
quiry. Our specialist teachers work with our classroom teachers regularly to find con-
nections between subjects and even participate in field trips when the connection is
Spanish 3 natural. You can find out more about your child’s classroom experiences in the grade
level unit newsletters sent home by the grade level teachers.
PE 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
SMT/Music 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.
French/EAL 6
I look forward to seeing you all here on the Lower School Campus,
EAL/SFL 7
Mr. Lettinga
