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May/June 2014

Grade 5

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 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 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
French/SFL 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 news-
Art 3 letters sent home by the grade level teachers.

For this reason, we think it is important that we keep our parents informed about the
SMT/EAL 4
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-
Musci/PE 5 tions about your child’s education, feel free to contact us. Enjoy your summer holiday.

Spanish 6 I look forward to seeing you all here on the Lower School Campus,

Mr. Lettinga