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May-June 2014

Grade 3

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, physi-
cal education, and language

study are essential elements to a comprehensive and holistic primary school educa-
tion. 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
Inside this issue: 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
French/EAL 2 learning 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 between subjects and even participate in field trips when the connection
Art 3
is 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.
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For this reason, we think it is important that we keep our parents informed about the
SFL/EAL 5 teaching and learning taking place in our specialists’ classrooms. You will receive our
specialist newsletter six times during the school year. As always, if you have any ques-
Spanish 6 tions about your child’s education, feel free to contact us. Enjoy your summer holiday.

I look forward to seeing you all here on the Lower School Campus,
SMT/Music 7

Mr. Lettinga