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ISB Lower School Specialists’ Newsletter October 2014
From the Principal ...
For this reason, we think it is important that we keep our
Dear Lower School Parents, parents informed about the teaching and learning taking place
in our specialists classrooms. You will receive the specialist Our Specialists Teach-
Welcome to the latest edition of the Specialist Newsletters! newsletter six times during the school year. This is the second ers (also referred as
edition of the newsletters for this school year. As always, if you single-subject teachers)
Our Specialists Teachers (also referred as single-subject have any questions about your child’s education, feel free to play an integral and
teachers) play an integral and important role in the Primary contact us. Be sure to schedule individual conferences with all important role in the
Years Program. The arts, physical education, and language teachers during parent conferences on November 25. We will Primary Years Program.
study are essential elements to a comprehensive and holistic also have additional conference times for parents and teachers The arts, physical edu-
primary school education. The content of these subjects is of specials on Wednesday, November 26 from 8:20-12:00. I cation, and language
transdisciplinary in nature, meaning that the skills and con- will be sending an email to all parents with directions on how study are essential
cepts developed by Specialist Teachers have relevance to sign-up for conferences in the coming weeks. elements to a compre-
throughout the Lower School curriculum, including our stu- hensive and holistic
dents’ lives beyond school. Our specialists teachers work I look forward to seeing you all here for Parent/Teacher con- primary school educa-
alongside our classroom teachers to develop lessons that are ferences on November 25. tion.
both interesting and connected to the classroom Units of In-
quiry. An example of this ‘connecting’ might be a field trip or Sincerely, Mr. Lettinga
other learning experience here on campus or at home when
students identify ‘connections’ between subjects. Recent exam- Brian H. Lettinga
ples here on campus were our visiting puppeteers from India
along with our visiting dancers from Malaysia and Venezuela. Lower School Principal
In This Issue
From the Principal 1
PE 2
Art 3
Music 4
M&D 5
Serbian Language 6
Spanish 7
EAL 8 & 11
French 9
SMT 10
Mr. Brian Lettinga, Lower School Principal
ISB Lower School Specialists’ Newsletter October 2014
From the Principal ...
For this reason, we think it is important that we keep our
Dear Lower School Parents, parents informed about the teaching and learning taking place
in our specialists classrooms. You will receive the specialist Our Specialists Teach-
Welcome to the latest edition of the Specialist Newsletters! newsletter six times during the school year. This is the second ers (also referred as
edition of the newsletters for this school year. As always, if you single-subject teachers)
Our Specialists Teachers (also referred as single-subject have any questions about your child’s education, feel free to play an integral and
teachers) play an integral and important role in the Primary contact us. Be sure to schedule individual conferences with all important role in the
Years Program. The arts, physical education, and language teachers during parent conferences on November 25. We will Primary Years Program.
study are essential elements to a comprehensive and holistic also have additional conference times for parents and teachers The arts, physical edu-
primary school education. The content of these subjects is of specials on Wednesday, November 26 from 8:20-12:00. I cation, and language
transdisciplinary in nature, meaning that the skills and con- will be sending an email to all parents with directions on how study are essential
cepts developed by Specialist Teachers have relevance to sign-up for conferences in the coming weeks. elements to a compre-
throughout the Lower School curriculum, including our stu- hensive and holistic
dents’ lives beyond school. Our specialists teachers work I look forward to seeing you all here for Parent/Teacher con- primary school educa-
alongside our classroom teachers to develop lessons that are ferences on November 25. tion.
both interesting and connected to the classroom Units of In-
quiry. An example of this ‘connecting’ might be a field trip or Sincerely, Mr. Lettinga
other learning experience here on campus or at home when
students identify ‘connections’ between subjects. Recent exam- Brian H. Lettinga
ples here on campus were our visiting puppeteers from India
along with our visiting dancers from Malaysia and Venezuela. Lower School Principal
In This Issue
From the Principal 1
PE 2
Art 3
Music 4
M&D 5
Serbian Language 6
Spanish 7
EAL 8 & 11
French 9
SMT 10
Mr. Brian Lettinga, Lower School Principal
