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ISB Lower School Specialists’ Newsletter February/March 2015
From the Principal ...
lessons and learning opportunities that are interesting,
Welcome to the fantastic fifth edition of our Specialist engaging, and connected to the classroom Units of For this reason, we
Newsletters!
Inquiry. Our specialist teachers are regularly seeking think it is important that
these natural connections between subjects and often we keep our parents
Our specialists teachers (also referred to as our single- informed about the
subject teachers) play an integral and important role in join class trips when a connection is clear. teaching and learning
the Primary Years Program. The arts, physical education, For this reason, we think it is important that we keep our taking place in our spe-
and language study are essential elements to a compre- parents informed about the teaching and learning taking cialists’ classrooms.
You will receive the
hensive and holistic primary school education. The con- place in our specialists’ classrooms. You will receive the specialist newsletter six
tent of these subjects is transdisciplinary in nature, specialist newsletter seven times during the school year. times during the school
meaning that the skills and concepts developed by spe- As always, if you have any questions about your child’s year. As always, if you
cialist teachers have relevance throughout the Lower education, feel free to contact us. Enjoy the Spring sea- have any questions
School curriculum and our students’ lives beyond school. about your child’s edu-
son of learning! cation, feel free to con-
A great example of this is when your children ‘connect’ It was nice seeing so many of you here during our stu- tact us. Enjoy the Spring
their school learning with something that happens when dent-led conferences. season of learning!
they are at home or out and about with the family, and
especially on designed field trips. Our specialists teach- Brian H. Lettinga
ers work alongside our classroom teachers to develop
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 February/March 2015
From the Principal ...
lessons and learning opportunities that are interesting,
Welcome to the fantastic fifth edition of our Specialist engaging, and connected to the classroom Units of For this reason, we
Newsletters!
Inquiry. Our specialist teachers are regularly seeking think it is important that
these natural connections between subjects and often we keep our parents
Our specialists teachers (also referred to as our single- informed about the
subject teachers) play an integral and important role in join class trips when a connection is clear. teaching and learning
the Primary Years Program. The arts, physical education, For this reason, we think it is important that we keep our taking place in our spe-
and language study are essential elements to a compre- parents informed about the teaching and learning taking cialists’ classrooms.
You will receive the
hensive and holistic primary school education. The con- place in our specialists’ classrooms. You will receive the specialist newsletter six
tent of these subjects is transdisciplinary in nature, specialist newsletter seven times during the school year. times during the school
meaning that the skills and concepts developed by spe- As always, if you have any questions about your child’s year. As always, if you
cialist teachers have relevance throughout the Lower education, feel free to contact us. Enjoy the Spring sea- have any questions
School curriculum and our students’ lives beyond school. about your child’s edu-
son of learning! cation, feel free to con-
A great example of this is when your children ‘connect’ It was nice seeing so many of you here during our stu- tact us. Enjoy the Spring
their school learning with something that happens when dent-led conferences. season of learning!
they are at home or out and about with the family, and
especially on designed field trips. Our specialists teach- Brian H. Lettinga
ers work alongside our classroom teachers to develop
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
