Welcome to Grade 9
Analysis of poems تحليل القصائد الشعرية
G9 students participated in analyzing some poetic poems related to the unit’s title (Rhetoric among the Arabs). The poem included an art of praise. The students analyzed the verses by analyzing the vocabulary, meanings, beauty, and ideas.
Developing mathematical mindset
Flexibility and Conceptual Thinking Are Required When Working with Numbers We seek to discern patterns in the cosmos and comprehend its rhythms. But when children enter school and are exposed to a dry set of procedures they believe they just have to accept and...
Art – Work of the Week
Here is an excellent piece of work created at ABIS this week. The student used shape, pattern and colour blending skills to make this vibrant Gustav Klimt appreciation sketch. Great work, very well done.
Is there a reason why a circle is 360 degrees
Have you ever wondered where a full circle gets its 360 degrees from? Why not something more straightforward like 10 or 100 degrees? Who decided this? Then why?...
Scholastic Book Club
Dear ABIS Families, We are pleased to announce the first Scholastic Book Club order for this school year. This is an online book club from which students can order books to be delivered to the school and distributed through the library via Me. The orders are in US...
The intertwined relationship between maths and art
It’s easy to view art and math as completely separate subjects. Right brain vs. left brain. Creative vs. analytical. Imaginative vs. practical. Right? In fact, many of the core skills in art and math are closely related. Both disciplines require spatial reasoning...
Grade 9 English
We have started the year by investigating travel literature. This has started with a study of travel advertisements, and students have created their own ads. We will go onto reviewing different types of travel writing, including books and newspapers/ magazines....
Let’s speak French!
Even though the Grade 9 French students thought they had forgotten all their French during the summer, they were able to engage in short conversation and reuse some key content studied last year. This year, their end of unit projects will be more complex than the...
Oliver Twist. أوليفر تويست
G9 students analyzed a novel from world literature entitled (Oliver Twist), linking its events to a global issue, which is poverty and ill-treatment of shelter children. Each student began after sharing the reading, identifying the most important points, and forming...
What is MYP Support?
This year, the grade 8s, 9s, and 10s have MYP support on their schedule. The purpose of this course is to help student develop study skills and self-learning tools, all centered around the ATLs. As their academic careers become more rigorous and challenging,...
Science -Criterion D assessment
In line with the ABIS Mission which is to ‘challenge and inspire all students to reach their full potential by providing an innovative and inquiry based education that supports well being and lifelong learning’, the grade 9 scientists have benefited a lot from...
Grade 9 Science Lab Investigation
Grade 9 students were excited as they carried out their first experiment this year based on our current unit- Acids and bases around us and their impact on our environment.The students were introduced to the differences between acids and bases and how to use...
Math is everywhere
It is true that mathematics is taught in a variety of settings outside of school and daycare. Young generation encounters many significant mathematics situations on a daily basis, and there are many approaches to support their early mathematical ability development....
29…..
... is the answer! Number of countries with French as an official language. Also, in the French class this week, the Grade 7 studied and sang the alphabet. I asked them to practice at home so there should be some singing happening in some homes! In Grade 8, the...
Rhetoric and Literature البلاغة والأدب
Unit (Rhetoric and Literature among theArabs) During this unit, students will discuss in global contexts, the most important main concepts, related concepts, and a series of research and investigation. The students worked in groups to discuss this in addition to the...
Olympiad Sign-up
Dear Parents, Greetings, Hope you all are safe and healthy. The Science Olympiad Foundation (SOF) competition is back again and our students have performed exceptionally well last year at zonal and international levels. For more information, you can log...
The importance of Prior Knowledge in Mathematics
To activate students’ prior knowledge, a constructivist mindset helps students draw on prior experiences and knowledge so they can create new meanings and new learning can take place. In some cases, certain strategies are more effective when used within the subject....
Welcome Back!
Hello and welcome to a new school year! I hope that you have all had wonderful and rewarding summer holidays! It has been a pleasure to welcome you back this week and I am looking forward to another great year at ABIS. This school year I will be teaching both Grade...
Welcome back to the ABIS Library !
Dear Readers, We are excited to share that over 300 new books have been added to our library! We have added picture books, as well as a fabulous selection of fiction and non-fiction books. We hope to see you visiting our library space and enjoying the books we have...
A successful beginning for all our students, and a week full of enthusiasm and work, for all my students in G8/G9/G10/G11, as we have begun preparing for the subjects of Arabic language and Islamic education, wishing everyone an academic year full of success and achievementA successful beginning for all our students, and a week full of enthusiasm and work, for all my students in G8/G9/G10/G11, as we have begun preparing for the subjects of Arabic language and Islamic education, wishing everyone an academic year full of success and achievement
A successful beginning for all our students, and a week full of enthusiasm and work, for all my students in G8/G9/G10/G11, as we have begun preparing for the subjects of Arabic language and Islamic education, wishing everyone an academic year full of success and...