Welcome to the Grade 1
Our Rock Research
Does my rock sink or float? What happens to my rock when it's placed in vinegar? Is my rock shiny or dull? How hard is my rock? Is it easy to scratch? Let's explore and find out.
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Nutcracker Performance December 4th
DECEMBER 4TH AT 6:00PM THE ABIS PRIMARY DANCE STUDENTS WILL BE PERFORMING THE CLASSIC WINTER STORY OF THE NUTCRACKER. PARENTS ARE INVITED TO A WONDERFUL EVENING OF MUSIC AND DANCING. MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENT BEGINS OUTSIDE OF THE MAZOON AT 6:00PM WITH SNACKS AND WARM...
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Grade 1 doesn’t go to the wadi!
Who ever heard of a desert where rain stops your field trip not once but twice?? The Grade 1 learners were excited about their expedition to Wadi Hibi. They have wondered and thought, thought and wondered . . . and were ready to investigate. Sadly rain was promised...
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Rocks and soil is all around us!
Grade 1 explore rocks and sorted them according to how much they weighed. As the children compared rocks, they noticed that sometimes they are not as heavy as they seem. To celebrate who we are and our transition into our UOI on rocks, we planted sunflowers!
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Inquiry ‘under construction’ in Grade 1.
Inquiries start with curiosity. We think, we wonder. We wonder . . . we think some more! We 're hoping for better weather this weekend so that we can take our questions out into 'the field'. Wadi Hibi is our destination for a rock hunt! .
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Rainbows and Reading in Grade 1.
Mother Tongue Monday was back this week and just as popular as ever. It was our very own Miss Khadija who did the storytelling this time. For The House Picnic the playground became a rainbow of colour and everyone enjoyed sharing lunch on a beautiful, almost winter,...
read moreWorking together in a Grade 1
We had a short week but we made the most of it! A highlight was working with our buddies in Grade 4. Winter is coming so the time is just right for working outside. We met up in the garden so there was plenty of room for all of us. Grade 1 shared all they have learnt...
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Crafty creations!
A wonderful, new student-led activity is the craft group led by Grade 7 student, Hannah. In this activity, students have been learning a new skill each week, including bracelet-making and origami, and have enjoyed taking home their creations to share with family and...
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Filling buckets of kindness in Grade 1
We had a great time sharing our learning this week - and everyone else enjoyed it too! We looked for all the little ways we could build healthy relationships and use ours special qualities to spread happiness around. We hope the photos of our bucket-filler good deeds...
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Exploring one of our BIG maths questions.
Where is maths in our real world? We had some great discussion today as we explored where we might find numbers and use our maths skills when we are shopping.
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Early Morning Swimming
If students wish to improve their swimming with an early morning dip they can join Early Morning Swimming sessions. These take place on Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 7:00am to 7:45am with Mr Healy and Mr Carberry.
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Dot Extravaganza in Grade 1
We found out just what a dot could become as we explored the ideas in John Reynold's book in preparation for Dot Day. If you were able to join us for assembly I am sure you enjoyed the field of flowers we created in a co operative art workshop. We were able to share...
read moreSuper readers in Grade 1.
We love reading. We can pick good fit books. We can read 3 ways. We can use our Eagle Eyes to look for clues. We read, and read and read!
read moreGetting to know Grade 1
We have been finding out about how all our different parts fit together to make a great class. We read about Elmer who is no ordinary elephant! The other elephants loved all Elmer's different colors. Elmer's different colors made him special. We are all different and...
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Week 1 in Grade 1
We have shared a fabulous start to the year and we are already becoming familiar with our morning routines. We have played a lot of games to get to know each other but there has been plenty of other learning going on too! It is great to be Grade 1😊
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Welcome back precious stones!
We are happy to meet again for another exciting year full of learning and fun. This week we focused on noticing how we have changed and getting to know the new members of our class community. We have enjoyed working together as we organize our new learning space.
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Have a wonderful summer!
After a final week of working hard we celebrated the end of Grade 1 with fun and pizza at Happy Fun water park. It was a blast! Thank you for entrusting your children to me, they have all made amazing progress. Have a safe and wonderful summer whatever you are doing.
read morePerfect Pizza Party
Grade 1 loves to go exploring so what better way to finish our year than piling into the ABIS bus and heading off on an adventure. Adventures tend to make you very hungry, luckily Miss Marie took care of that and Pizza arrived right on time. Happy Fun. Happy holidays...
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Superheroes on the way to Grade 2!
Watch out LC1 - there are some super learners coming your way next year!
read moreCelebrating Grade 1
2 of our fabulous learners were unable to be at our special assembly for recognising people for the fabulous attitudes they display. We were happy to be able to make presentations to Giulia and Laura today.
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