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MARCH 2016 GRADE 4

Specialist
Newsletter

FROM LOWER SCHOOL PRINCIPAL

Welcome to the fabulous fifth edition of our Specialist Newslet- It was nice seeing so many of you
ters! here today during our student-led
conferences.
Our specialists teachers (also referred to as our single-subject
teachers) play an integral and important role in the Primary Years Brian H. Lettinga
Program. The arts, physical education, and language study are
essential elements to a comprehensive and holistic primary Lower School Principal
school education. The content of these subjects is transdiscipli-
nary in nature, meaning that the skills and concepts developed by The International School of Bel-
specialist teachers have relevance throughout the Lower School grade
curriculum and our students’ lives beyond school.
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A great example of this is when your children ‘connect’ their Twiter: @ISBLSPrincipal
school learning with something that happens when they are at
home or out and about with the family, and especially on de-
signed and purposed field trips. Our specialists teachers work
alongside our classroom teachers to develop lessons and learning
opportunities that are interesting, engaging, and connected to the
classroom Units of Inquiry. Specialist teachers are regularly seek-
ing these natural connections between subjects and often join
class trips when a connection is clear.

For this reason, we think it is important that we keep our parents
informed about the teaching and learning taking place in our spe-
cialists’ classrooms. You will receive the specialist newsletter sev-
en times during the school year. As always, if you have any ques-
tions about your child’s education, feel free to contact us. Enjoy
this Spring season of learning!