by Margot SIMONDS | Mar 18, 2021 | Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Library
This week the library has been hopping, with books coming in and out, a new Scholastic Book Order opening ( see more below) and students talking lots about reading. We are still working hard to organize and get the library up to date. There are quite a few...
by Margot SIMONDS | Feb 25, 2021 | Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Library, The Grades
Primary Information Literacy classes read ” Stand Up Tall, Molly Lou Melon” by Patty Lovell this week and really took a close look at ways to describe characters. We looked at physical descriptions, as well as personality characteristics and also...
by Margot SIMONDS | Feb 18, 2021 | ECC, Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 8, Grade 9, Kindergarten 3 (GS), Kindergarten 3 (ICS), Library
Don’t forget that our latest Scholastic Book Club is now online at https://world-schools.scholastic.co.uk/al-batinah-international/digital-book-club. There are hundreds of fantastic children’s books to choose from, and every £1 you spend on this month’s Book Club...
by Margot SIMONDS | Feb 18, 2021 | Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 8
This week in grade 8 I&S we looked at the impact of natural disasters and created action plans for an imaginary 7.0 earthquake, highlighting priorities and short, mid, and long-term strategies. We then used our critical thinking skills and Jamboard to compare the...
by Margot SIMONDS | Feb 12, 2021 | Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Library
This week in Information Literacy classes we have continued our unit on Digital Citizenship, looking at how to read news online, how what we do online leaves a digital trail or track, evaluating what we see online to know if it is real or fake, and how to chat safely...
