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NOVEMBER 2015 GRADE 5

Specialist
Newsletter

FROM LOWER SCHOOL PRINCIPAL

Dear Lower School Parents, I look forward to seeing you all here
for Parent/Teacher conferences on
Welcome to the latest edition of the Specialist Newsletters! December 1.

Our Specialists Teachers (also referred as single-subject teachers) play an Brian Lettinga
integral and important role in the Primary Years Program. The arts, phys- Lower School Principal
ical education, and language study are essential elements to a comprehen-
sive and holistic primary school education. The content of these subjects
is transdisciplinary in nature, meaning that the skills and concepts devel-
oped by Specialist Teachers have relevance throughout the Lower School
curriculum, including our students’ lives beyond school. Our specialists
teachers work alongside our classroom teachers to develop lessons that
are both interesting and connected to the classroom Units of Inquiry. An
example of this ‘connecting’ might be a field trip or other learning expe-
rience here on campus or at home when students identify ‘connections’
between subjects.

For this reason, we think it is important that we keep our parents in-
formed about the teaching and learning taking place in our specialists
classrooms. You will receive the specialist newsletter six times during the
school year. This is the second edition of the newsletters for this school
year. As always, if you have any questions about your child’s education,
feel free to contact us. Be sure to schedule individual conferences with all
teachers during parent conferences on December 1. We will also have
additional conference times for parents and teachers of specials
on Wednesday, December 2 from 8:20-12:00. I will be sending an email
to all parents with directions on how to sign-up for conferences in the
coming weeks.