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So many things happen at ABIS and we love to share!Time Waits for No One
Year-to-Date: 1,890; December 2023: 71.1; Last Week: 45.5 I completed a run last week that completely drained my energy yet revitalized my imagination for my abilities. I set out to run seven kilometers in 42 minutes or six minutes per kilometer. It’s neither an...
Week 16
This week in class, we engaged in language activities centered around "The Magic E." Your child has learned to read and pronounce words such as hope, kite, robe, tape, cute, and tube with accuracy. Additionally, our students had an exciting hands-on experience...
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...
Week 15
What a week we've had! We have been busy rehearsing for the winter concert, writing animal reports, a field trip to the farm and all of our regular work. In writing, we have been working on our animal research reports, identifying what that are, what they can do and...
This week and next
Dear parents, We end this week with sadness at the passing of Paul Ridgway, a long time parent of the ABIS community. We extend our deepest condolences to his wife Dana and their four children. He will be missed by all. There is an open house between the hours of 10...
Terrific Three’s
Dear Parents The grade 3's recorder performance was amazing. Thank you for all your support.
End of unit dialogue for Grade 7 French
The Grade 7 students learning French are finishing their second unit about hobbies and technology. Just like for the first unit, they had to write the script of a dialogue to reuse the language studied throughout the unit. This is always a great opportunity to...
Week 15
This week we had an important visit from Ms. Maitha our school counselor. She spoke to us about our feelings and helped us identify the range of feelings we may experience from time to time. Reflecting on this session we completed an artwork activity that encouraged...
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...
A Grounding Technique for Challenging Times
Feeling anxious, angry, confused, stressed? These are normal human emotions but, at times they can become overwhelming. When they do, during an exam or in the face of a challenging life experience, grounding exercises can help to calm anxious thoughts, tap into your...
2023 2024 G6N G6AW Week 15 in Review
Dear Parents and Students, I hope these few words find you well. This week, the majority of our students have had an extremely busy week, lots of things going on, sports school winter concert, Musical production, finishing off literary essays, reflecting on our...
Proof Positive
Year-to-Date: 1,852; December 2023: 32.7; Last Week: 50.1 Woo-ooo! … As I write this, I just realized that I topped out for just over fifty kilometers last week! I had one exceptional night run with my daughter under the moonlight and with cooler temperatures. If all...
Trip to a farm!
In grade 2 this week we have been working on building our reading fluency and expression by reading voraciously. The students have practised this independently and with partners. in writing, we have been working on our tiger research reports, identifying what that...
End of Unit Madness!
With only one more school week left in 2023, and our Unit of Inquiry into forces and motion, things have been a bit hectic! It was great to see so many of you at our Winter Concert, and please come along next week to support some of our own Grade 5 students in...
Week 15
We had an amazing week filled with joy and valuable learning experiences. One fascinating topic the children explored was the Earth's composition, discovering its distinct layers—the inner core, outer core, mantle, and crust. They even crafted a play dough model of...
Grade 7 Collages
This week Grade 7 have been creating abstract face collages, using elements from famous faces to make new portrait compositions. They have consolidated their understanding of abstraction and have developed their creativity and cutting skills too!
Grade 12 Global Politics Exams Next Week
The Grade 12 Global Politics class is currently preparing for summative exams on the Development unit. This is our last unit of study which means that the class will have ample time for revision prior to the mock exams beginning in late-January and the actual IB...
Comfort ، mental health, and well-being are enhanced when changing the classroom environment from time to time.يتم تعزيز الراحة والصحة العقلية والتركيز والرفاهية عند تغيير بيئة الفصل الدراسي من وقت لآخر.
Motivating students, improving memory, fostering interaction and diversity in teaching methods, promoting comfort, and enhancing mental health are all outcomes of changing the classroom environment, creating a more enriching and stimulating learning experience. إن...
Basketball, assembly and upcoming Concert and Musical
Dear parents, It has been an active week. Mr Fernando organised a basketball tournament in which our school and 3 others competed over 2 days. The results were very pleasing with our thanks to Mr Fernando, Mr Ferdi and Mr Michael for their work in training, and...
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,...
There’s still time to register for ABIS MUN on 9 December
On Saturday, 9 December, ABIS Model United Nations students will be hosting the inaugural edition of ABIS MUN. This will be a one-day mini-conference involving students in Grades 9-12 and will include a number of visiting individual delegates from other schools in...
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