G1A: Reminder to be Kinder!

Grade 1A have been thinking about behaviour and how it is just as important to learn about good behaviour as it is to be a good reader or skillful at Maths! At ABIS, we value the Learner Profile and teach the whole child not just academic subjects and skills. Students...

Sounds and Sequencing

Grade 1A have been busy again this week. We continue to review our sound knowledge and this week we returned to study those 5 important letters- the vowels. Many skills are involved: recognising, saying, matching, blending or segmenting to then be able to read and...

Play To Learn!

We have played a lot this week and this has actually helped us develop our Maths and Language skills! Students often learn more and are very willing to work hard if they are having fun so we have been using Maths games, word problems and puzzles to improve our Maths....

Time to Talk

With all the many activities, lessons and movement at school, it is great to have some time to just sit and talk. We try to make this a special moment when students can ‘pair and share’. Often, we do this at the start of the week and children are...

Learner Profile in Grade 1

We have started to review and reflect on our understanding of the Learner Profile. We had a discussion about our understanding so far as we have been learning many new, difficult words and new concepts this year. Students told me that a learner is someone who learns...