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May/June 2014
PreK
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 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 special-
ists teachers work alongside our classroom teachers to develop lessons and learning op-
portunities that are both interesting and connected to the classroom Units of Inquiry. Our
specialist teachers work with our classroom teachers regularly to find connections be-
tween 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-
letters sent home by the grade level teachers.
Inside this issue:
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 spe-
From the Principal 1
cialist newsletter six times during the school year. As always, if you have any questions
PE 2 about your child’s education, feel free to contact us. Enjoy your summer holiday.
Art 3 I look forward to seeing you all here on the Lower School Campus,
Music/M&D 4 Mr. Lettinga
