Summative assessment – Where we are in place and time

This week we have focused on building our model homes (photos posted last week) and writing up our method of building using sequence words. The teams are just about finished building their models and will be working on their writing to reflect on the building process and how they worked with their team members.

For maths his week, we have begun a new unit of study: numbers greater than 100. We are reviewing place value to two digits and have begun working on naming and using three digit numbers. Students should be able to fluently add and subtract to 20 so we are also practising that skill. Along with this unit, we continue to try different mental maths activities to build our number fluency and understanding.

In literacy this week, we learned about an important reading strategy: skip the work, then back up. When you come to a word you don’t know, skip over the word until you come to the end of the sentence or paragraph. Then good readers back up and read the sentence again. You can use the first letter or letters of the skipped word and their context clues to decode the unknown words.

For writing this week, we learned about postcards and how these are small pieces of writing to inform people of something we have done, usually during a holiday. Then we thought about something fun we had done recently and created our own postcards.

In our reading groups, we talked about the books we are reading, expanded our vocabulary by learning new words, practised applying our phonic knowledge and wrote sentences.

Next week, we will complete our current unit of inquiry and the students will present their model homes by explain their design, the special features and why these were added to their home. They will also explain how their home provides for the needs and wants of the family which might live in it.

In literacy, we will continue with phonics study, making sentences, guided reading and begin some new writing.

In maths, over the coming weeks we will be learning these objectives:

Students understand that a bundle of 10 tens represents 100. Students begin to generalize bundling (in groups of 10) as the core of the place value system.  Students understand that a digit in the hundreds place represents that many groups of 100. Students skip count by 5s, 10s, and 100s within 1000. Students read and write numbers within 1000 as in standard form, as words, and in expanded form. Students compare three-digit numbers using the symbols, >, =, or <.

Oman Week will be the 9th February to the 13th February. During this week we will be appreciating Omani culture through a variety of in school activities and with three field trips to visit historical or modern places around Sohar. It’s always a fun and exciting week! Grade 2 will be visiting Sohar Fort and the Old Souq on Sunday, 9th February, Majan Museum and Sangar Park on Tuesday, 11th February and the local fruit and vegetable market on Thursday, 13th February. As we are a grade group of 51 students we will need extra supervision, if you are able to volunteer to support at one of our field trips please let me know.

Please see the notice below about the upcoming International Food Evening.

Date: Thursday, 20th February 2025 Time: Event: 16:30 – 20:00 Preparation of stalls and food drop-off: from 13:30

Venue: ABIS Campus Who’s Invited: ABIS Community – students and their families

We are thrilled to host the famous International Food Evening at ABIS—an event organized by the ABIS community, for the ABIS community!

Overview of the event

Parents will bring food to the international stalls set up on campus, grouped by continent. Each country (or group of countries) will have a stall decorated by parents, showcasing and selling their national specialties.

• Purchases: Visitors can buy ABIS coins at the entrance, managed by the Student Council. These coins can then be used to purchase food and enjoy the festival.
• Performances: The event will feature performances by students and potentially by parents (please inform your coordinator if you’d like to participate).

Let’s come together for a fun and memorable celebration of our diverse community!

How to Participate

Contact your continent coordinator via WhatsApp to confirm your participation:

• Oman: Ms. Zuweina | +968 9980 0615
• Asia & Oceania: Ms. Afshan | +968 9263 7832
• Africa: Ms. Evelyne | +968 9262 6640
• Americas (North & South): Ms. Alina | +968 7197 9881
• Europe (West & East): Ms. Alla | +31 6 2188 4610

For general inquiries or if you’re unsure which continent to contact, reach out to Ms. Machteld at +968 9122 7607.

Coordinators will share more detailed information through the ABIS mothers groups.

Let’s make this event unforgettable!