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