by Greg PERRY | May 21, 2020 | Grade 7, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 8, Grade 9
At ABIS we use the IB Middle Years Programme 1-8 grading system to grade all the summative work students do in their classes. I like to think of the grades received as being in one of four bands with 7-8 being great work, 5-6 being good work, 3-4 being minimally...
by Paul Healy | May 21, 2020 | Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 9
It has been pleasing to see some students continue with their prototypes, here we have an example of an egg box to sell the school farm eggs recycled from a pizza box. It is great that the students are engaging in design. As one student emailed “I am still doing it...
by Greg PERRY | May 20, 2020 | Grade 9
The Personal Project (PP) is a unique way all IB students can accomplish something they think is important, valuable, and challenging. Along with meeting Sevice as Action Goals, it is part of a pair of requirements all students must complete in order to receive the IB...
by Greg PERRY | May 19, 2020 | Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 8, Grade 9
Teachers continue to award points to students showing good attributes of the IB Learner Profile and also for demonstrating Approach to Learning skills. Many students have shown their teachers their best efforts and have been earning points for the house for our annual...
by John MWITA | May 18, 2020 | Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 9, Secondary Science, The Grades
Balloon powered cars! This week Grade 9 have been putting their creativity skills into developing balloon powered cars using simple materials such as balloons, paper cups, plastic straws and rubber bands. By using Newton’s third law of motion which states that...
by Greg PERRY | Apr 30, 2020 | Grade 1, Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 11 & 12 (DP), Grade 12, Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 8, Grade 9
Students across school are still earning house points. We will continue to keep track in houses. Here is the current tally of points Keep showing off your use of good Approaches to Learning and your attributes of the Learner Profile. Here is to all of us doing good...
