by Nalumino MUNDIA | Apr 2, 2026 | ECC, Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Kindergarten 3 (GS), Kindergarten 3 (ICS), Music
This week in the Music Department at Al Batinah International School, our classrooms were filled with creativity, resilience, and joyful music-making—even as we adapted to unexpected online learning due to heavy rains across Oman. Early Years (KG1 & KG2) –...
by Sian ATHERTON | Apr 2, 2026 | Grade 1, The Grades
Welcome back and what a week already! Students had their first day online and were amazing. They showed up in Google Meet (thank you, parents!) on time and happy to see each other. Everyone was keen to share their holiday and rain experiences. Many were able to handle...
by Sylvia ARRESOLA | Apr 2, 2026 | EAL, Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3
Does your child sound a bit like a robot when they read aloud? Don’t worry—it’s a normal part of learning! Early readers often focus so hard on sounding out words (decoding) that they don’t have the “brain space” left to think about how they sound. As they...
by Guinee KAGIE | Apr 2, 2026 | Grade 1
Dear Parents, I hope you all had a wonderful Eid holiday. It was lovely to see the children again after the break and to hear all about their holiday stories. This week, we have been very busy with our learning. Below, I am sharing some photos of the children...
by Susan LOPEZ | Apr 1, 2026 | ECC, Grade 1
We started our week with remote learning due to the rainy weather, and the students did a wonderful job adjusting to learning from home. Once we returned to school, we quickly got back into the swing of things with our literacy and math centers, where students...