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Highlights from this week..

Week 24: Preparing For Our Photography Exhibition

by Michael GLOVER | March 5, 2026 | Grade 5 | 0 Comments

We are excited to invite families to our upcoming Grade 5 Photography Exhibition, which will take place on Wednesday 11th March at 11:50am. This exhibition is the culmination of our current Unit of Inquiry under the theme How We Express Ourselves, where students have...

ABIS Performing Arts Weekly: The Art of Silence & Sound

by Nalumino MUNDIA | March 5, 2026 | ECC, Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Kindergarten 3 (GS), Kindergarten 3 (ICS), Music | 0 Comments

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...

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

by Nalumino MUNDIA | February 25, 2026 | ECC, Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Kindergarten 3 (GS), Kindergarten 3 (ICS), Music | 0 Comments

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...

التدريب على التعبير الكتابي في الصف الخامس والسادس

by Nabawia AL BALUSHI | February 25, 2026 | Arabic, Grade 5, Grade 6 | 0 Comments

قام طلبة الصف الخامس والسادس خلال هذا الأسبوع بعمل تطبيقات تدريبية على التعبير الكتابي والتركيز من خلال هذه الحصص علي صحة الزسلوب أثناد الكتابة مع مراعاة الكتابة الإملائية وعلامات الترقيم وسيستمر الصفان في التطبيق علي التعبير الكتابي خلال الأسبوع القادم كذلك وفقهم...

Helping your child read between the lines

by Viviana Andrea PAEZ Rojas | February 25, 2026 | EAL, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5 | 0 Comments

Dear Families, In class, we are working on an important reading comprehension skill: making inferences. Making an inference means using clues from the text along with what we already know to understand information the author does not say directly. This skill is...

Exploring Perspective Through Photography

by Megan GLESS | February 25, 2026 | Grade 5 | 0 Comments

This week, students explored the power of photo editing and how small changes can dramatically shift the mood, feeling, and perspective of what an audience sees. Through experimenting with light, colour, cropping, and filters, they began to understand how...

Week 22: Capturing Ideas Through Photography

by Michael GLOVER | February 19, 2026 | Grade 5 | 0 Comments

This week in Grade 5, we have continued to delve deeper into our new Unit of Inquiry, exploring how photography can be used to communicate ideas about the world. Students examined the work of professional photographers, discussing the possible messages behind their...