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Highlights from this week..

Time and Habitats !

Dear Robloxian parents, I am still trying to figure out a way of putting the photos and videos on the drive, but right now it's been an extra challenge because of the length and size of the files. I apologise for that. Students have officially begun our new Unit of...

2B News Flash!!!

Weekly Photos Here Students have officially started the Unit of Inquiry Sharing the Planet. We began with a pre-assessment where students chose one of the five focused ecosystems which include forest, desert, polar, arctic, and aquatic. After choosing they drew plants...

Learning about habitats

For our new unit of inquiry: Sharing the Planet, we have begun by checking in with our prior knowledge (what do we already know about the topic?) and the students were able to share their understandings by creating a brainstorming map. From there, we came up with a...

ABIS Performing Arts Weekly: The Art of Silence & Sound

This week at ABIS, our Performing Arts classes transitioned into an exciting month of Drama and Digital Composition. In observance of the month of Ramadan, our studios have traded loud instruments for the power of silence, physical expression, and atmospheric digital...

Why Handwriting Is So Important for Your Child

Handwriting is more than just neat penmanship — it actually helps children learn to read and think more clearly. When children write letters by hand, their brains work harder than when they type. This helps them recognize letters, remember them, and connect letters to...

Reflection, Inquiry and Time

Dear Robloxian parents, Happy Ramadan to all of our families, and especially to those who are celebrating. This week we concluded our How We Express Ourselves unit. We focused on reflecting on the past unit. Students revisited their performances and thought carefully...

Notes from the Music & Drama Studio: The Power of Silence

Date: February 25, 2026 As we transition into this special time of year, our curriculum is shifting to honor the season. Throughout Ramadan, our performing arts focus will move toward Drama and Digital Platforms. Students will be swapping instruments for iPads as we...

Posts from previous weeks..

The lesson titled “Who Are We” focuses on discussing the house and the environment we live in. The lesson can be divided into several parts: 1. **Introducing the House**: Students learn Arabic words to describe parts of the house, such as “room,” “living room,” “kitchen,” “bathroom,” “garden,” and more. 2. **Furniture in the House**: Students learn the names of furniture like “chair,” “table,” “bed,” “shelf,” “window,” and “door.” 3. **Describing Rooms**: Students practice how to describe rooms in the house using simple sentences, such as “The room is small” or “The living room is spacious.” 4. **Interactive Activities**: Students can engage in activities like arranging pictures of furniture in different rooms or drawing a house layout using the new words they have learned. 5. **Talking About the Family**: The lesson can also connect to the concept of family members, where students describe the rooms of each family member and the furniture they contain. The goal of this lesson is to help students use Arabic to express their ideas about the home environment.

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