G1A: Story Telling and Reflecting

We are coming to the end of our Unit under the theme ‘How We Express Ourselves.’ Our Central Idea is ‘ Ideas are shared through stories and tales.’ Our lines of inquiry included finding out why we tell stories, what is their purpose, sharing stories and knowing what...

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...