by Teacher | Dec 11, 2013 | Grade 4
Following the screening of the movie, we had a very interesting discussion the next morning. One of the questions I raised with the class was if they preferred the movie or the book. A majority felt they preferred the book. The reason, in their own words was, ”...
by Teacher | Dec 8, 2013 | Grade 4
We have just begun adding and subtracting decimals to thousandths (for example one rial three hundred and ten baisa is written as 1(whole number). 3 (tenths) 1 (hundredths) 0 (thousandths). To refresh our memories of place values we began with a decimals dice game. In...
by Amy CAMP | Dec 5, 2013 | Grade 4, Grade 5, Music, The Grades
Are you in the mood for some Christmas music? The Crowne Plaza is hosting a tree lighting event on Sunday, December 8th, featuring songs by our 4th and 5th graders. Also to perform are our ABIS Treblemakers, the after school choir of 3-5th graders and the Crowne...
by Teacher | Dec 5, 2013 | Grade 4
Our next unit Who We Are examines the human brain as an organ in our body and also at the ways it helps us process information. As an introduction to the unit, we began what is called a Stroop test. The challenge is for you to say the name of the color and not the...
by Teacher | Dec 2, 2013 | Grade 4
Our introduction to Exposition writing (also referred to as argument or persuasive writing) kicked off with a fiery debate. The topic being debated was ‘Children should be allowed to eat whatever they want, whenever they want’. A majority of the class were...
by Amy CAMP | Nov 26, 2013 | Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Music, The Grades
Look out parents! Your children in grades 3, 4 and 5 are studying karate! Recorder Karate, that is. Based on the belt system of karate, as students progress in their playing ability, they are able to test for a Recorder Karate Belt. There are 4 levels in our Recorder...
