by Paul Healy | Nov 26, 2019 | Grade 11 & 12 (DP), Grade 7, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP)
This week was the children’s first week of their wood work cycle. Over the next couple of months we look forward to creating items of beauty and hope that we prepare our learners to become contributors to the 4th industrial revolution. Today was a crash course...
by Sean HOWES | Nov 22, 2019 | Grade 7 - 10 (MYP)
Grade 7 and 8 English are currently studying Macbeth in all its gruesome glory. This week we considered the nature of Evil and Macbeth’s ruthlessness in having one of his oldest friends murdered in the hope of hanging on to his crown. Not long after this, the...
by Rachel HOWES | Nov 21, 2019 | Grade 7, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP)
Grade 7 are starting new projects to express their ideas about places in French. They have been creating dialogues, poems and songs to present places and the activities that happen there. Their work on song and rhyme has been particularly impressive and they are...
by Geetika MEKHALA | Nov 21, 2019 | Grade 7, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 8, Secondary English
Students finished their presentations on their explorers. Later, we had heated debate in order to determine the two strongest learner profiles for being a explorer. In the weeks coming up, we are focusing reading comprehension strategies.
by John MWITA | Nov 21, 2019 | Grade 7, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), The Grades
Grade 7 continued with the Unit on Food. Having looked at the human digestive system extensively, our focus this week was on plant nutrition. We looked at the role played by leaves during photosynthesis, adaptations of the leaves to this role, and extended this...
by Michael CARBERRY | Nov 21, 2019 | Grade 11 & 12 (DP), Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), IGCSE, Primary P.E., Secondary P.E
Some fantastic games of basketball at ABIS over this past week. The Al Batinah Invitational Competition features the top 18&U basketball players in the Sohar area and games have been played at a very high standard. Last Thursday our girls played their round 2 game...