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May-June 2014

Grade 4

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 con-
cepts 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
something that happens when they are at home or out and about with the fami-
ly. Our specialists teachers work alongside our classroom teachers to develop
lessons and learning opportunities that are both interesting and connected to
Inside this issue:
the classroom Units of Inquiry. Our specialist teachers work with our classroom
teachers regularly to find connections between subjects and even participate in
French/EAL 2
field trips when the connection is natural. You can find out more about your
child’s classroom experiences in the grade level unit newsletters sent home by
Art 3
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
SFL/EAL 5
will receive our specialist newsletter six times during the school year. As always,
if you have any questions about your child’s education, feel free to contact us.
SMT/EAL 6
Enjoy your summer holiday.

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

Mr. Lettinga