by Kristina HAFSETH | Feb 20, 2025 | ECC, The Grades
Good afternoon, KG1 families, This week has been an exciting one, with both our class field trip to the beach and the children’s first experience performing on the big ABIS stage in the Mazoon! Finally, of course, we hope to seeing many of you later today at the ABIS...
by Kristina HAFSETH | Feb 13, 2025 | ECC
Dear Parents, This week, we have been busy exploring many aspects of Omani life and culture as part of ABIS’s Oman Week. With activities planned and organized by Ms. Buthaina and Ms. Rahma, the children engaged in a variety of fun and educational experiences,...
by Kristina HAFSETH | Feb 5, 2025 | ECC
Good afternoon, This week, we explored the third “key to happiness” from Action for Happiness: Exercise – Taking Care of Our Bodies. We read Giraffes Can’t Dance by Giles Andreae, a story about a giraffe who struggles to dance but discovers his own way to...
by Kristina HAFSETH | Jan 29, 2025 | ECC
Dear families of KG1 students, This week, we began our new unit of inquiry with an exciting provocation. When the children arrived in the classroom, they discovered a roped-off puddle of water! Together, we discussed what might have happened and where the water could...
by Kristina HAFSETH | Jan 22, 2025 | ECC
Good afternoon, This week as part of social and emotional learning, we began exploring the ‘keys to happiness’ as outlined by the Action for Happiness organization (you can find the link to their website here). Their mission is to ‘create a happier...