by Sian ATHERTON | May 29, 2025 | Grade 1
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...
by Sian ATHERTON | May 21, 2025 | Grade 1
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...
by Sian ATHERTON | May 14, 2025 | Grade 1
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....
by Sian ATHERTON | May 7, 2025 | Grade 1
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...
by Sian ATHERTON | Apr 30, 2025 | 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...