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100 years of school
This week we have continued our work on natural resources and persuasive writing, making connections between many areas of our learning. We are at the ‘Going Further’ stage of our inquiry, asking more questions to guide our research. The students have also been...
Information Literacy in Primary
This week in Information Literacy classes, K2 to grade 3 have been investigating book awards, and in particular, the Caldecott medal. This award is given each year to the illustrator of the most distinguished American picture book. This medal has first...
Is it true that you are what you read?
In English class Grade 8 have been investigating about newspapers. They have looked at the history of newspapers and whether there is a future for them in a digital age. They have analyzed the difference between a news report and feature report. Recently students...
Our ANGELS learn about ANGLES!
A short but busy week of learning here in Grade 5 and everyone is looking forward to the long weekend and the return to school next week! This week we learned that the International Space Station (ISS) is currently passing over Oman (Times of Oman) and that there are...
A Visit to the Medical College
As our diploma students work through the challenges of high school, they are also looking forward to where they want to see themselves next. This week we were able to send a couple of our students who have expressed interest...
Fermentation and Respiration in Biology
Biology students have been studying cellular respiration. We did an experiment to compare the effects of different carbohydrates pirating in yeast. Here are some pictures. We also had the chance to make some bread using a sourdough culture. Here are some pictures. It...
We are back to school!!!!
Starting next week, we are back to school. For the first week, February 15th - 17th, we will have just PE classes, and starting the week of February 20, we will go back to our swimming schedule. Rules for PE Some things to remember when we get back in school. Keep...
100 Days of School
We celebrated the 100th day of school in many ways. We made monsters! We dressed to be 100! We made “100” Art We saw our 100 year old selves! (They made us laugh!) We wrote to 100!
A Fraction in Time..
Dear Parents, We are busy exploring Fractions and Time and how they are connected. Students have been engaged in a few games and activities on Seesaw. They are gaining knowledge of fractions in shapes, equal parts, identifying fractions up to fourths and adding...
G6 Week 21 in Review
Dear Parents and Students, Welcome to the end of week 21. Another busy week of home learning online. A big thank you to Juri for co-authoring our Broadcaster this week. Well done Juri. Notices/ Worth Repeating For many reasons it can be difficult and frustrating...
Its all about the Graphs
Graphs are a picture to understanding something based on evidence and measurements. They illustrate the relationships between things. Being able to take data and transform it into pictures (graphs) and then use that to make predictions is a skill that is used in all...
Focus on Practice
With the Mock Exams nearly over, a brief reflection on what is expected at the end of this road is a sobering thought. The exams seemed challenging to many and points to a call to action. With IAs and some syllabus left to complete, the pace is frenetic. It is vital...
Hyperbole in Grade 4KL
Well...first of all we needed to learn how to say it!! It's not 'hyper-bowl' but 'high-per-bol-ee'. Just what is hyperbole I hear you ask. Hyperbole is exaggeration in our writing to convince the reader to agree with us. We're not just hungry, we're so hungry we...
Experiments the basis of Science
The DP and Grade 10 students have been conducting experimental work this week. The grade 10's have investigated the energy in a falling ball and the Grade 11’s have been processing and evaluating Specific Heat Capacity. The grade 10's are building their practical...
Water Conservation
This week, we focused on the natural resource of water. The students looked at how we use water in everyday life and also ways that we can save and conserve it. We listened to a story called ‘The Water Princess’. Many of the students were visibly moved by the story of...
Keep on Keeping on
Another great week has passed. When we closed today, the kids were excited about their learning and what is to come. As a teacher, that is always a good feeling. I am hoping everyone continues to read your student's FMJ and provide a note back to them. Kids love...
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...
Online Music
Music this week has been very enjoyable and varied across the grades. Attendance continues to be excellent with all students participating in the online learning.Peter and the Wolf has been very popular with the students. Written in 1936 by Russian composer Prokofiev,...
How We Express Ourselves
Grade 1 is exploring story elements and writing stories with a beginning, middle, and end. Expressing our ideas through stories is a delight!
Noodletools in Secondary
This week Mr. Bradshaw and his grade 9 students came to the library for a refresher workshop on using Noodletools for their research projects. Noodletools is a research management platform that ABIS has a subscription to. It is a flexible system that students...
Grade 11 DP History
Grade 11 History students have recently begun a new unit on Authoritarian States. This unit will include two in-depth case studies: Fidel Castro in Cuba and Mao Zedong in China. This topic is assessed as part of Paper 2. During the unit students will explore a...
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