Welcome to Grade 8
Distance Learning التعليم عن بعد
This week was full of challenges, due to harsh climatic conditions or the interruption of the Internet at times. Despite all the circumstances, we were keen to complete communication, as the Internet becomes the ideal solution to preserve our students, to keep them...
Grade 8 MATH: Solving simultaneous equations using elimination
Grade 8 Math students are currently progressing through the final unit of the year, which centers around Solving simultaneous equations. This week, our focus has been on Solving simultaneous equations using the elimination method. Due to the online format of our...
G.9 Science: Exploring the elements of the periodic table
Grade 9 science students are currently progressing through the final unit of the year, which centers around the elements of the periodic table and bonding. This week, our focus has been on the introduction to the periodic table with a focus on the position of...
G8 Science: Exploring Forces
Grade 8 science students are currently progressing through the final unit of the year, which centers around forces, work, and energy. This week, our focus has been on comprehending the nature of forces, their impacts, balanced and unbalanced forces, as well as the...
Formative and summative assessment in MYP Mathematics
The assessed curriculum, like the designed/planned and delivered sections of the curriculum, has been developed to support student learning. The main function of the assessed curriculum is to give students feedback on their development as they undertake the individual...
The Outsiders
Over the past number of weeks, G8 LA have been loosing themselves in the lives, loves and losses of a group of teens known as The Greasers. The Outsiders by S.E Hinton is our first foray into analysis of literature, and has proved incredibly enjoyable for students and...
Grade 8 Science: Exploring the Forces that Shape our World
A new unit which will focus on forces, energy, and work has been introduced to grade 8 science class. This unit serves as the culmination of the four key units studied throughout the year, including transforming matter, the scientific method, and cell structure. As...
Grade 8 Maths: Unlocking the Secrets of Simultaneous Equations
Grade 8 math students are about to embark on an exciting journey as they jump into a new unit on Introduction to Simultaneous Equations. Throughout this unit, students will explore different methods of solving simultaneous equations algebraically, including the...
G9 Sci: Unleashing the power of elements of the Periodic Table🔥
In an exciting development for grade 9 science students, a new unit on the elements of the periodic table and chemical bonding has been introduced. This unit encompasses the culmination of the four units studied throughout the year, namely acids and bases, ecology and...
G10 service action
G10 students participated in community service, during the blessed month of Ramadan, by providing breakfast meals that they prepared, prepared, and presented well to the workers in order to bring joy and happiness into their souls, in implementation of one of the...
Grade 8 English/ Individuals and Societies
In English students are about to complete their investigations into newspapers. They have recently covered bias and fake news. At the moment they are working on their final assessment task for the unit which is based on captions for photos. In I and S students have...
Fun Activities to Boost Your Child’s Attention and Concentration
Attention and focus are critical abilities for children to excel in school and other areas of life. The abacus, an old calculating tool, may be a great Abacus Super mathematics tool for developing and improving these abilities in youngsters. Abacus teachers are...
Bridging the gap between MYP and DP Sciences:Criteria B&C to IA’s
The Middle Years Programme (MYP) sciences framework encourages students to investigate issues through research, observation and experimentation, working independently and collaboratively. The Middle Years Programme (MYP) sciences and the Diploma Programme (DP)...
ABIS Students Organize Inaugural Model United Nations Conference
Last Saturday, the ABIS Model United Nations club held a highly successful event as we welcomed approximately 15 delegates on campus for the first ever ABISMUN Conference. This included visiting delegates from other schools and provided an opportunity for many lesser...
Grade 9 Science- Criterion A summative: Upcoming B,C summatives
During this week, ninth-grade science students have been actively involved in their criterion A summative assessments following the conclusion of the physics unit focusing on the societal impacts of electricity and magnetism. Throughout the course of next week the...
Grade 8: Science / Math-Summative and formative Assessments.
Assessment is integral to all teaching and learning at ABIS. MYP Science assessment requires teachers to assess the prescribed subject-group objectives using the assessment criteria. In order to provide students with opportunities to achieve at the highest level, we...
MYP – Elements of Art (Tone)
This week the students in Grade 8 have been honing their Tonal Drawing skills. They have focused on Tonal Shading, using a range of Tonal Values to show light and dark contrast in their work. Later in the unit they will design Movie Posters showing line, tone, colour...
🔬 Exploring the Microscope: A Journey into Cell Structure 🔍
Grade 8 science students have been advancing their knowledge of cell structure. This week, their focus was on the crucial aspects of microscope safety and usage, including the proper preparation of slides. Ensuring microscope safety is of utmost importance to...
G.9 Science: Unveiling the Mysteries of Electricity and Magnetism
Grade 9 science students are gearing up for their end-of-unit test, which will assess their understanding of the recently completed unit on electricity and magnetism. Throughout this week, students delved into electromagnets during their lab sessions. They've...
G9 Arabic Poetry الشعر العربي
During the Literature and Rhetoric unit, G9 students analyzed a poem entitled (The Hand Cannot Clap Alone) by the Egyptian poet Ibrahim Abu Sunna. The poem presented the value of friends in life, and how a friend creates either a positive or negative motive and the...