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ISB Lower School Specialists’ Newsletter February/March 2015
From the Principal ...
room Units of Inquiry. Our specialist teachers are regularly seeking
Welcome to the fantastic fifth edition of our Specialist Newsletters! these natural connections between subjects and often join class For this reason, we
trips when a connection is clear. think it is important that
Our specialists teachers (also referred to as our single-subject
teachers) play an integral and important role in the Primary Years For this reason, we think it is important that we keep our parents we keep our parents
informed about the
Program. The arts, physical education, and language study are informed about the teaching and learning taking place in our spe- teaching and learning
essential elements to a comprehensive and holistic primary school cialists’ classrooms. You will receive the specialist newsletter seven taking place in our
education. The content of these subjects is transdisciplinary in times during the school year. As always, if you have any questions specialists’ class-
nature, meaning that the skills and concepts developed by specialist about your child’s education, feel free to contact us. Enjoy the rooms. You will receive
teachers have relevance throughout the Lower School curriculum Spring season of learning! the specialist newslet-
and our students’ lives beyond school. ter six times during the
It was nice seeing so many of you here during our student-led school year. As al-
A great example of this is when your children ‘connect’ their school conferences. ways, if you have any
learning with something that happens when they are at home or out questions about your
and about with the family, and especially on designed field trips. Our Brian H. Lettinga child’s education, feel
specialists teachers work alongside our classroom teachers to de- free to contact us.
velop lessons and learning opportunities that are interesting, engag- Enjoy the Spring sea-
son of learning!
ing, and connected to the class
In This Issue
From the Principal 1
PE 2
Art 3
Music 4
Serbian 5
Spanish 6
SMT 7
French 8
Counselor 9
EAL 10 & 11
Mr. Brian Lettinga, Lower School Principal
ISB Lower School Specialists’ Newsletter February/March 2015
From the Principal ...
room Units of Inquiry. Our specialist teachers are regularly seeking
Welcome to the fantastic fifth edition of our Specialist Newsletters! these natural connections between subjects and often join class For this reason, we
trips when a connection is clear. think it is important that
Our specialists teachers (also referred to as our single-subject
teachers) play an integral and important role in the Primary Years For this reason, we think it is important that we keep our parents we keep our parents
informed about the
Program. The arts, physical education, and language study are informed about the teaching and learning taking place in our spe- teaching and learning
essential elements to a comprehensive and holistic primary school cialists’ classrooms. You will receive the specialist newsletter seven taking place in our
education. The content of these subjects is transdisciplinary in times during the school year. As always, if you have any questions specialists’ class-
nature, meaning that the skills and concepts developed by specialist about your child’s education, feel free to contact us. Enjoy the rooms. You will receive
teachers have relevance throughout the Lower School curriculum Spring season of learning! the specialist newslet-
and our students’ lives beyond school. ter six times during the
It was nice seeing so many of you here during our student-led school year. As al-
A great example of this is when your children ‘connect’ their school conferences. ways, if you have any
learning with something that happens when they are at home or out questions about your
and about with the family, and especially on designed field trips. Our Brian H. Lettinga child’s education, feel
specialists teachers work alongside our classroom teachers to de- free to contact us.
velop lessons and learning opportunities that are interesting, engag- Enjoy the Spring sea-
son of learning!
ing, and connected to the class
In This Issue
From the Principal 1
PE 2
Art 3
Music 4
Serbian 5
Spanish 6
SMT 7
French 8
Counselor 9
EAL 10 & 11
Mr. Brian Lettinga, Lower School Principal
