by Meghan KENNEY | Oct 19, 2017 | Grade 8, Secondary English
Grade 8 students are developing tableaux of the short stories by Ray Bradbury that they’ve been reading. A tableaux is a creation of a scene, where no movement is allowed, only narration and body expression. Students have to interpret the text very closely to be able...
by Abby BREWER | Oct 17, 2017 | Grade 11, Secondary English
Grade 11 English HL students had a chance to give each other feedback on their first Written Task 2 that they have been working on for the last few weeks. The opportunity to read each other’s work and give helpful suggestions is a great way to see not only what...
by Abby BREWER | Oct 17, 2017 | Grade 12, Secondary English
Our Grade 12s have reason to celebrate this weekend: they have officially completed their first formal assessment for English A, the Individual Oral Commentary! We held the IOCs on Monday morning in the 6th grade space (Thanks Mrs. Larsen and 6th grade!), where...
by Abby BREWER | Oct 12, 2017 | Music, Secondary English
Our backstage production team took a tour of the new theater space this week to see how we could make everything work in terms of backdrops, props, costumes, lights, and more! It was great to don the infamous “yellow jackets” and see the rigging...
by Abby BREWER | Oct 5, 2017 | Grade 12, Secondary English
Grade 12 started preparing for their IOCs this week by digging into the texts again. Thanks to our writeable walls, they were able to put together some larger-than-life revision mats! We’ll look forward to seeing their diligence in preparing for the IOCs in two...
by Abby BREWER | Oct 5, 2017 | Community and Service, Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12, Grade 7, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 8, Grade 9, Secondary English
Dear Secondary Parents, The Student Council is pleased to announce an exciting event for our 7th to 12th grade students: the second ABIS Secondary Lock-In! A Lock-In is a social event filled with food, games, and activities that takes place all night at the school and...
