Welcome to Grade 8
School’s Out For Winter
I think we can all agree that these last months have been intense for our young learners, their families, and faculty alike. We've all scrummed through the bulk of this busy, sometimes challenging semester, with the shared goal of making the most out of our learning...
Honoring the winners of the Arabic Language Initiative.تكريم الفائزين في مبادرة اللغة العربية
Thank you to my dear students, and a special thanks to Al-Batinah School and our Head of school MR: Dominic for nurturing talents and honoring the outstanding participants in the Arabic language competition. This experience has been inspiring and fruitful, showcasing...
G8 Science: Visual learning: An effective and valuable tool!
Incorporating visual learning, such as having students draw posters of scientific concepts like the scientific method and lab safety, has been an effective and valuable tool in grade 8 science this term. Visual learning engages students in a different way than...
Heritage Hunters (G8)
In Ireland, my culture prizes the art of the story teller. The Seanchaí (shan-a-key) is what we call our traditional storytellers back home. They are the keepers of our local histories and folklore. Back in the day, they would go door to door, village to village,...
Arabic AL grade 8
during this week the students continued analyzing the story of the child and the prince.
Contextualized learning in Grade 9 Science!Our mini-ecosystems.
In this term, Grade 9 science class is exploring the sustainable ways humans can interact with ecosystems. The students were tasked with creating mini-ecosystems to foster contextualized and inquiry-based learning. Building the mini ecosystems provided students...
G8 Science- investigation, observation, and wondrous discoveries!
The world of science is about investigation, observation, and wondrous discovery. It’s exactly these kinds of learning experiences our modern students crave. As teachers, we can ensure science remains an exciting and often magical subject for...
Visual Art – Picasso
In MYP Visual Art the students have been creating shapes for their Picasso inspired 3D mobiles. They will paint and colour Picasso style patterns onto the animals and objects that they have chosen to create - later, they will attach string and hang the mobiles to...
Contextualized learning in Grade 9 Science!Our mini-ecosystems.
In this term, Grade 9 science class is exploring the sustainable ways humans can interact with ecosystems. The students were tasked with creating mini-ecosystems to foster contextualized and inquiry-based learning. Building the mini ecosystems provided students with...
How far back can you trace your family?
This week in Grade 8 we started going deeper into our exploration of how human connections inform identity. The central idea is "Our personal and extended family connections give meaning and a sense of purpose to our unique identities and...
Arabic Al grade 8
during this week we focused on listing skills, i presented a short story for them and we started analyzed every single word and sentences to help them to understand the story .
Congratulations to our Performers!
The first (of hopefully many) Coffee House performances was a great success. Our MYP and DP students presented their works with professionalism and class, sharing the connections to the AOIs and learning goals with the audience. A huge thank you to the students who...
Arabic Poetry الشعر العربي
During this week, G9 students analyzed a poem by the poet Nizar Qabbani, one of his most wonderful poems (Aba Tammam, Where Are You), which he recited at the Iraq concert, describing the weakness and lack of creative images that Arabic poetry has reached now. The...
Happy World Kindness Day!
On November, Monday 13th, the school celebrated World Kindness Day. For this occasion, the Secondary Student Council and the Primary Student Leadership Team planned a simple but sweet activity so we could all show kindness to the people around us and enjoy some...
G8’s scientists well deserved Bunsen burner licenses!
. Grade 8 science is on course for the term 2 science unit on how scientists conduct experiments in the laboratory with a focus on the scientific method. They have already learnt about the safety rules they need to follow whenever they are in the...
G.10 SA: Thank you Babu, Bulak, Selvam, Manik and Sekhar!
On the 5th of November 2023, the Grade 10 class led the whole school in expressing their heartfelt appreciation for the unsung heroes of our school community, the custodians. This was part of their Service Action. Students in various classes designed and presented...
Grade 8 English and I and S
In English we have been continuing our unit on trying to fit in. Have read the first 6 chapters of ‘The Outsiders’ by SE Hinton, discussing themes such as family, friendships, gangs, self identity and violence. Students are working on character sketches as a...
Music and the Brain
Albert Einstein. Brian May. Francis Arnold. James P. Allison. Beyond their contributions to science and technological advancements, what do these people have in common? They were all musicians. There has always been anecdotal evidence about Musicians and...
MYP Design
The Grade 8 Designers are continuing the process of clock making. They are at the early stages of cutting their card to create layers for the main body of their clocks. The students have encountered some issues, but they are using their problem solving skills to...
MYP Support – AtL Goal Setting
This week was 3 Way Conference week, a time when students, parents and teachers come together to reflect on Term 1's progress reports and discuss some of the ways in which students can approach their learning in Term 2. In G8 MYP Support class, we spend a lot of time...