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Grade 9 IBMYP Science- Aerodynamics and Energy
The Grade 9 unit on forces reached a high-flying conclusion as students transitioned from theory to aerospace engineering. By designing and testing model rockets and innovative rocket catchers, students actively explored the interplay between gravity and air...
IBDP Biology : The art of microscopy
This week, Grade 11 Biology students embarked on an immersive exploration of microscopy and cytology, demonstrating impressive technical precision. The lab buzzed with collaboration as students mastered the delicate art of preparing temporary slides of leaf epidermis....
زيارة إنّ وأخواتها للصف الخامس
خلال هذا الأسبوع زارتنا إنّ وأخواتها في الصف الخامس وتعرفنا على عملها عند دخولها على الجملة الاسمية والتغير الذي تلحقه عليها من الناحية الإعرابية، وتوقفنا عند المعاني التي تحملها إنّ وأخواتها ، ثمّ توقفنا عند إعراب جملة إنّ وأخواتها بالتفصيل من خلال الوقوف عند إعراب...
Week 27: Rock, Paper, Scissors
Focus, Progress, and Celebration
Dear parents, It has been a pleasure to welcome students back this week following the Eid and mid-term break. Across the school, students have returned positively and settled quickly into their routines. I hope you were able to enjoy time together as a family over the...
Grade 5 AMT
قام طلّاب الصّف الخامس بمناقشة وحل تدريبات مختلفة ومتعددة على عائلة الجملة الأسميّة ( المبتدأ والخبر ) لترسيخ عمل إنّ وأخواتها ومقارنتها بعمل كان...
Music Department Weekly Blog at Al Batinah International School
This week in the Music Department at Al Batinah International School, our classrooms were filled with creativity, resilience, and joyful music-making—even as we adapted to unexpected online learning due to heavy rains across Oman. Early Years (KG1 & KG2) –...
MYP Grade 10 Art ePortfolio
This week in MYP Grade 10 Visual Arts, students focused on finalising their Art ePortfolio, an important component of their assessment. Guided by the theme Embracing Uniqueness, the key concept of Aesthetics, and the statement of inquiry “Beauty and uniqueness are...
G1C Online, Maths and More!
Welcome back and what a week already! Students had their first day online and were amazing. They showed up in Google Meet (thank you, parents!) on time and happy to see each other. Everyone was keen to share their holiday and rain experiences. Many were able to handle...
Reading With Expression: A Helpful Guide For Parents
Does your child sound a bit like a robot when they read aloud? Don’t worry—it’s a normal part of learning! Early readers often focus so hard on sounding out words (decoding) that they don’t have the "brain space" left to think about how they sound. As they become more...
This week in Music
Dear Parents, I hope this message finds you well. As we progress into the final stretch of the academic year, our students are successfully wrapping up their theoretical and analytical work and moving into an exciting phase of live performance. Our MYP music students...
2B News Flash!!!
Weekly Photos Here Welcome back to the normal school day schedule. I am sure students and parents are getting back into their regular daily routines just as much as we are at school. Dioramas were due Thursday, April 2nd. I have received 11 out of 19 completed...
What do we know this week?
In literacy this week we have worked on blending initial consonants (bl, st, gr, etc) to recognise these when reading texts and to use them in our writing. We have continued working on our handwriting, sitting correctly, holding our pencil correctly and slanting our...
Week 27 in G6
A dramatic start to the week, as we unexpectedly ended up online for the day on Sunday. Thank you for your support in encouraging your children to turn up and make the most of an unfortunate situation. Actually, the majority of students turned up and were able to...
Week 28 in Grade 1A
Dear Parents, I hope you all had a wonderful Eid holiday. It was lovely to see the children again after the break and to hear all about their holiday stories. This week, we have been very busy with our learning. Below, I am sharing some photos of the children...
Math Challenges..
Dear Parents, This week was math week. Students had a few activities and challenges to complete. They were fully engaged and excited to complete the challenges.
Week 27 in 1B
We started our week with remote learning due to the rainy weather, and the students did a wonderful job adjusting to learning from home. Once we returned to school, we quickly got back into the swing of things with our literacy and math centers, where students...
From Rain Day to Responsible Online Choices
We started off our week with online learning due to the rain. We were impressed with the resilience of our Grade 5 students and how they were able to navigate through their online learning. Thank you for your flexibility and support with this. We continued exploring...
Happy Eid!
Dear parents, I wish you and your families a very happy Eid celebration. This is a special time to be with family and friends, and I hope you enjoy it fully. Last week, the students reflected on the goals they had previously set for themselves. I am proud to say that...
Learning till the end
I always appreciate students who show strengths in the ATL skill of self-management, specifically the affective skill of perseverance. Students in English and Humanities had classes continue as usual till Wednesday and those who attended benefitted from collaboration...
Week 26: Beginning Our Digital Citizenship Journey
It’s been a great four days of learning in Grade 5, with lots of new ideas and discussions taking place. In our Unit of Inquiry, we have begun our new unit on digital citizenship. We started with a provocation earlier in the week, using a role-play scenario where a...
The Head's Blog
Surveys and reports
Dear parents, I am pleased to say that the Arabic version of the school website is now online. You can access this by clicking the top right-hand button on the school webpage. This is a good development for the school community in providing greater access to the...
Ramadan and other items
Dear parents, For those who celebrate Ramadan, I wish you a Holy Month and a time of peace and joy with your family, Ramadan Kareem! We have found that this week the temperatures have increased, and we are keeping a close eye on the children during break time. They...
Oman week, Iftar and more
Dear parents, This has been a very successful week with the secondary students enjoying Oman Week. A number of excellent day trips were held and by all accounts the students and staff very much enjoyed themselves. Last night a large group of secondary students and...
Oman week and more items of interest
Dear parents, This week we have been busy with Oman week in the Primary. The students have had great fun, and excellent learning has taken place. It’s wonderful to see the children so excited by the activities in their homerooms. Thank you to all the teachers who have...
Student led conferences and more
Dear parents, This week has been wonderful for students and parents alike as we held the Student-Led Conferences. Yesterday and today we had a large number of parents visiting the school to see their children's class work and hear them explain what they have been...
MOE visit and more
Dear parents, This morning we were pleased to host Dr Khadija, the Deputy Director-General for Private Schools (MOE), and several other MOE officials for a tour of the school. Dr Khadija said that she was impressed by the quality of education being offered at ABIS,...
DG visit and more
Dear parents, We have been informed that the Director-General of the Private Schools Department of the Ministry of Education plans to visit the school next Thursday morning. We are of course pleased to have the DG visit us and will be showing him and his advisors...
Coffee mornings & recycling
Dear parents, This was a shorter week than usual but it was wonderful to have all our Primary students back at school! It is very evident that the students and teachers are very pleased to be back, and from the conversations I have had with parents, they are as well!...
Items for the long weekend
Dear parents, A reminder that from Thursday 10 February until Monday 14 February, the school will be closed. Secondary students and all of Primary will return to school on Tuesday 15 February. We ask all parents to share their knowledge of ABIS with friends and...
Online and mock exams
Dear parents, We have ended the third week of online learning for Primary and hope that next week the Supreme Committee will allow all of Primary to return to school the week after. It is not easy for students and parents at home, particularly in the younger years so...
Reports and more
Dear parents, These past few weeks teachers have been busy wrapping up assessments and then proceeding to complete the Semester One report cards. Today you will have received your child's report card. Should you have questions, please do contact your child's teacher....
First Week Online for Primary
Dear parents, We have ended the week with primary successfully having completed the first week online. Thank you to all parents who have been supporting their children during this time. Thanks as well to all primary teachers who have worked hard to motivate, guide and...