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MARCH 2016 PRE-K

Specialist
Newsletter

FROM LOWER SCHOOL PRINCIPAL It was nice seeing so many of you
here today during our student-led
Welcome to the fabulous fifth edition of our Specialist News- conferences.
letters!
Brian H. Lettinga
Our specialists teachers (also referred to as our single-subject
teachers) play an integral and important role in the Primary Lower School Principal
Years Program. The arts, physical education, and language
study are essential elements to a comprehensive and holistic The International School of Belgrade
primary school education. The content of these subjects is
transdisciplinary in nature, meaning that the skills and concepts Follow me on
developed by specialist teachers have relevance throughout the
Lower School curriculum and our students’ lives beyond Twitter: @ISBLSPrincipal
school.

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 learn-
ing opportunities that are interesting, engaging, and connected
to the classroom Units of Inquiry. Specialist teachers are regu-
larly seeking 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 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. Enjoy this Spring season of learning!