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FEBRUARY 2016 GRADE 1

Specialist
Newsletter

FROM LOWER SCHOOL PRINCIPAL

Dear Lower School Parents, Enjoy the February Holiday and
travel safely. School resumes for all
Welcome to our fourth edition of our Specialist Newsletters! ISB students on Monday, February
22.
Our specialist teachers (also referred as single-subject teachers)
play an integral and important role in the Primary Years Pro- Hope to see you all around cam-
gram. The arts, physical education, and language study are es- pus soon,
sential elements to a comprehensive and holistic primary
school education. Mr. Lettinga

The content and concepts within these subjects is transdisci-
plinary in nature, meaning that the skills and concepts devel-
oped by specialist teachers have relevance throughout the
Lower School curriculum and our students’ lives beyond
school. A great example of this is through the multiple field
trips our students enjoy throughout the school year and our
upcoming grade five exhibition.

This year we have seen all our classes on field trips inquiring
into the Units of Inquiry throughout the city of Belgrade. Our
specialists teachers do work alongside our classroom teachers
to develop lessons and learning opportunities that are both
interesting and connected to the classroom Units of Inquiry.

For this reason, we think it is important that we keep our par-
ents informed about the teaching and learning taking place in
our specialists’ classrooms. You will receive the specialist
newsletter seven times during the school year. As always, if
you have any questions about your child’s education, feel free
to contact us.