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FEBRUARY 2016 KINDERGARTEN

Specialist
Newsletter

FROM LOWER SCHOOL PRINCIPAL

Dear Lower School Parents,

Welcome to our fourth edition of our Specialist Newslet- always, if you have any ques-
ters! tions about your child’s educa-
Our specialist teachers (also referred as single-subject teach- tion, feel free to contact us.
ers) play an integral and important role in the Primary Years Enjoy the February Holiday and
Program. The arts, physical education, and language study travel safely. School resumes for
are essential elements to a comprehensive and holistic pri- all ISB students on Monday,
February 22.
mary school education.

The content and concepts within these subjects is transdis- Hope to see you all around
ciplinary in nature, meaning that the skills and concepts de- campus soon,

veloped by specialist teachers have relevance throughout Mr. Lettinga
the Lower School curriculum and our students’ lives be-

yond school. A great example of this is through the multi-

ple 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 inquir-
ing into the Units of Inquiry throughout the city of Bel-
grade. Our specialists teachers do work alongside our class-
room teachers to develop lessons and learning opportuni-
ties that are both interesting and connected to the class-
room Units of Inquiry.

For this reason, we think it is important that we keep our
parents 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