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So many things happen at ABIS and we love to share!Safari cams, Sign Language and Pie charts
Hello everyone, Quite a few students have been having internet problems this week - well done to everyone who has been trying to troubleshoot and still complete their learning. We understand it can be frustrating but are very impressed with your capabilities and...
Proof that air expands as it heats up
We all know that hot air rises. On Wednesday we were able to demonstrate that this was perfectly true. In an air conditioned room, the foil balloon was loose and floppy. Shortly after stepping out into 43° heat the balloon started to expand until it was completely...
PYP Exhibition website!
An inquiry that continued throughout the year for our students and finally you get to see all of the hard work on their website! After you have explored the website, please leave them an encouraging comment at the bottom of the Home page! Congratulations Grade 6...
Patterns, Rotations and Symmetry
We have been looking at symmetry and rotations and making patterns. Fortunately Sunshine Online has an activity connected to the maths book about rotating shapes, that allows us to make these amazing pictures! During our unit of inquiry, we continued to inquire about...
Multi-Skilled People
Last week while end of year assessments were taking place, Grade 3 were busy innovating and testing paper gliders to see which flew the furthest. We made at least 3 different paper planes, tested and measured the distance they flew, presented the results and created...
ABIS Parent Questionnaire – How did we do this Year?
We would like to ask you to spare 5 minutes to fill out a survey letting us know how well you feel we did this year. The survey is easy to use and easy to understand and we really want as many people as possible to give us feedback. Please click on the link below:...
Grade 6 PYP Exhibition Website Goes Live!
In Grade 6, the students finish their primary education with the IB PYP Exhibition. This year, they have faced more challenges than usual, but have worked hard, persevered and produced the website you find below. This has been a year long process and the students have...
Throwback Thursday!
Some memories from the middle of the year! Come back next week for end of the year!
Looking Ahead and Tuning In
The grade 10 have been looking forward to what the next 2 years will look like for their University entrance exams: the Diploma Programme or another 2-year program. They have been reviewing the practical skills that will be required in science and grading a real...
So Much Drama in Grade 2
Maths Revision Reinforcing our understanding of fractions, measuring using metric units and our times tables. Literacy - Fiction We have been exploring the differences between fantasy fiction and realistic fiction. UOI / Science - Sounds We have been hearing about the...
Grade 12 Graduation and Online Learning
Dear parents, Today was an important day as we celebrated the graduation of our Grade 12 students. All came in with their parents individually and attended a ceremony that we broadcast live to their family and friends. It was a day of joy and celebration for these...
Understanding biodiversity and sustainability sprinkled with a bit of statistics.
What a big week of learning!! We are continuing our researching of our chosen animals e.g camels, flamingos, sea lions, rabbits etc to present on a website we individually made to share with others. There is so much to learn about biodiversity and sustainability that...
Tell Tales in Grade 1
We have had a terrific time telling tales as we have inquired into ways people express themselves. We wondered what a story needs . . . We wondered how people share stories . . . And we wondered why people tell stories. we have loved learning to be...
Biodiversity & Sustainability, Detective Data Handling and Gratitude poetry
Hi everyone, We may be in the last few weeks of G5 together but we have still been working so hard! We have been using the UNICEF Kids power up videos for our brain gym each morning https://www.unicefkidpower.org/what-is-kid-power/ . Not only are the videos fun and...
Knowledge and Understanding
The Grade 11’s have been sitting their end of year assessments this last week. They have been demonstrating how they have used their conceptual understanding and knowledge across a range of disciplines. They have also had to relate that knowledge and understanding...
Grade 4 Wind Powered Carriages
Grade 4 students discovered that the fairy godmother had made a big mistake, and she wanted Grade 4 to design wind powered carriages for Cinderella. The students were asked to alter an A4 sheet of paper so that it would travel at least 3 meters or more. One of the...
Solar Power in Grade 4
As part of our unit work in Grade 4, the students have made windmills and water wheels... and now a solar water heater. The students filled two straws, one black and one pale coloured, with water and sat them outside in the sun for 5 minutes. Which water was going to...
Wants And Needs On A Desert Island!?
Hmmm. An interesting question! As we are considering our community, we have started by thinking and choosing 6 items that we would take if we had to be stranded on a desert island! We are also writing a story to explain why and how we would use these items to help us...
6 Days to go!
It's been a frantic week for Grade 6 with just 6 days remaining until the launch of the PYP Exhibition website! There has been much editing, cropping, and art work going on. Videos have been put together, posters being made, surveys, data and analysis being put...
Throwback Thursday!
When we were little.... Come back next week to when we were middle size!
Lights, Camera, Action….a Dramatic Week
Maths - Revision Literacy - Fairy Tale Study Unit of Inquiry - Drama - Improvising Tableaux Photographs or Our Tableaux Unit of Inquiry / Science - Light - Shadow Puppets Unit of Inquiry / Science - making and testing our own theatrical light...
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