by Meghan KENNEY | Mar 29, 2018 | Grade 8, Secondary English
As the grade 8 students are getting ready to read The Outsiders, we read a poem and a short story on the theme of identity. “On the Sidewalk Bleeding” is a short story that explores the experience of a young man experiencing the results of his choice to...
by Abby BREWER | Mar 22, 2018 | Community and Service, Creativity, Action, Service, Secondary English
The ABIS Student Council is pleased to announce our third annual SPIRIT WEEK here at ABIS next week, March 25th – 29th! Spirit Week will be the same week as the Swim Gala, giving students a chance to show their school spirit by dressing up according to each...
by Abby BREWER | Mar 22, 2018 | Grade 12, Secondary English
G12, as part of their revision, spent time this week making connections between the three texts we read for Part 3. It seems that we’ve read three very tragic books that all end in death. That’s literature for ya! There were some great connections made...
by Abby BREWER | Mar 15, 2018 | Grade 6, Secondary English
We had a blast at the Emirates LitFest in Dubai this past weekend! Between awesome sessions with new authors, free books from Dubai Post, rubbing elbows with authors during signings, and a swanky hotel, well, it’s hard to have a bad time here. We all found some...
by Abby BREWER | Mar 8, 2018 | Grade 6, Secondary English
It’s time for LitFest! Ms. Brewer, Ms. Larsen, and 7 students from grades 6 to 10 are heading to Dubai for the weekend to soak up the literature at the 10th annual Emirates Literature Festival! We’re very excited to be going, so watch this space for...
by Abby BREWER | Mar 8, 2018 | Grade 12, Secondary English
This week the grade 12 students had the opportunity to try their hands at performing scenes from Antigone, the final play we’re reading for Part 3 of the course. It was very interesting to see how the students interpreted their characters and really got into...
