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FEBRUARY 2016 PRE-K

Specialist
Newsletter

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

The content and concepts within these subjects is transdiscipli-
nary in nature, meaning that the skills and concepts developed
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 stu-
dents 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 inter-
esting 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 news-
letter seven times during the school year. As always, if you have
any questions about your child’s education, feel free to contact
us.