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