Secondary History

Working SMARTER not harder in Grades 7&8

Working SMARTER not harder in Grades 7&8

  This week in Grades 7 and 8, students reflected on their Term 1 reports. We took time to celebrate their strengths and successes. We then explored how to use the feedback in the reports to start developing SMART goals for term 2.  A SMART goal is a goal that is...

How beautiful!!! ما أجمل هذا

How beautiful!!! ما أجمل هذا

A special day at Al Batinah International School, colorful and cheerful clothes, expressing the diversity of cultures in the school, Promoting mutual understanding and respect between students from different cultures. يوم مميز في مدرسة الباطنة العالمية، ملابس ملونة...

Secondary students present Time-based Art

Secondary students present Time-based Art

On November 13 at 6:00pm, secondary students will be presenting Coffee House, a time-based Arts exhibition.  For our inaugural night, the selected performances will be Music students from Grade 10-12.  All performances will be works the students have been preparing...

Grade 7 MYP Science

Grade 7 MYP Science

You have all been amazing this term especially, it being your first year in Middle school. I am really proud of the progress you have made in science this term and I look forward to you in the coming term. Rest, catch up with your friends and family, come back...

Bring It All Together

Bring It All Together

Project Presentation and Reflection This week in Grade 7 was all about consolidation and reflection. All students were risk~takers, each standing up in front of their peers and sharing their work.  We spent time carefully planning what those presentations might sound...

Coffee House: ABIS’s Time-Based Art Night

On November 13 at 6:00 PM, ABIS will be hosting the first Coffee House.  Come celebrate the Music students as they share their current works-in-progress and hear from our student rock band, The Sand Monkeys.  The students would love your support. Enjoy your Fall...

NEW! MYP Music Website

NEW! MYP Music Website

In MYP Music, the majority of the work and creation the students do is from a PBL perspective: Project Based Learning.  But many of these final products do not translate into a traditional concert or gallery presentation.  Introducing MYP Music at ABIS.  On this site,...

Grade 8 Science Service as Action-Where Science meets Art!

Grade 8 Science Service as Action-Where Science meets Art!

.    Grade  8 science are through with the term 1 unit in science. Our statement of inquiry; "How can we change matter to make it more useful?" has helped drive the inquiry  from basic concepts such as changes of state and kinetic theory to more complex separation...

A Little Help from my  Friends (7 & 8)

A Little Help from my Friends (7 & 8)

Assessment As Learning This week in Grade 7, students used their Personal Timeline Projects to workshop around self-evaluation, self-assessment and using feedback to elevate their work. They used their project checklists and student friendly success criteria...

Grade 8 Science-Outdoor classroom

Grade 8 Science-Outdoor classroom

.    The 'outdoor classroom' provides a meaningful way to engage learners in practical science, giving them experience of collecting and analysing data, and making predictions in the real world, beyond the limitations of the classroom or laboratory. The wider...

Ideas for learning tricky maths concepts

Let’s dive into those 7 essential takeaways for students to follow together, whatever stage they’re at on their maths learning journey. Check for prior knowledge when learning new maths Assess a starting point to establish realistic next steps Work within the...

Grade 7 English/ Individuals and Societies

Grade 7 English/ Individuals and Societies

In English, students have completed their investigation into myths.  There are now in the midst of a summative task where they create their own myths. In Individuals and Societies, students have com pelted their first unit by creating a timeline of their lives.  They...

Service as Action – School supplies donation

Service as Action – School supplies donation

Thank you to all who have already given! .       We need more, a lot more! Here is a reminder about the purpose of the Grade 9 Service as Action activity. Thank you to donate unused school supplies. They don't have to be new but they should not have been used...

Grade 9 SCIENCE-Our journey so far has been intriguing!

Grade 9 SCIENCE-Our journey so far has been intriguing!

         For 6 weeks now, Grade 9 science students have been exploring the unit on acids and bases around us and the impacts on our environment. At the onset, we assessed  some misconceptions surrounding acids and bases, some of which included the notion that acids...

Sold out!

Sold out!

The Secondary Student Council's first bake sale of the school year was a HUGE success! We sold everything, to the last crumb! Thank you to the students (and families) who baked and thank you to all who bought the yummy treats. The money, kept in the school safe, will...

Service as Action – Grade 9 advisory class.

In support of Takaful Charity located in Sohar. Up until October break, Grade 9 will be collecting school supplies.  (glue sticks, pairs of scissors, pens and pencils, colours, pencil cases, highlighters, sharpeners, erasers) There will be boxes in the 3 atriums in...

Once Upon a Timeline …

Once Upon a Timeline …

It may have been short, but this week in 7LA/I&S was one of our busiest. We have been working intensively on our Communication and Self-Management AtL's. As student's worked to act on feedback, and ensure they have submitted all their formative assessment tasks,...