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MARCH 2016 KINDERGARTEN

Specialist
Newsletter

FROM LOWER SCHOOL PRINCIPAL

Welcome to the fabulous fifth edition of our Specialist News- It was nice seeing so many of you
letters!
here today during our student-led

Our specialists teachers (also referred to as our single-subject conferences.

teachers) play an integral and important role in the Primary Brian H. Lettinga
Years Program. The arts, physical education, and language
study are essential elements to a comprehensive and holistic Lower School Principal

primary school education. The content of these subjects is The International School of Bel-
transdisciplinary in nature, meaning that the skills and con- grade
cepts developed by specialist teachers have relevance through-
out the Lower School curriculum and our students’ lives be- Follow me on

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A great example of this is when your children ‘connect’ their

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 con-

nected to the classroom Units of Inquiry. Specialist teachers

are regularly seeking these natural connections between sub-

jects and often join class trips when a connection is clear.

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. Enjoy this Spring season of learning!