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A Productive Week
We started the week seeing some examples of weaving that Rawnaq brought to school. Her Grandmother and uncle showed her how to weave with date leaves. The surprise of ice blocks to celebrate our efforts for the Walkathon last week was most welcome! What a fantastic...
Grade 3 Oman week celebration.
Students in grade 3 celebrated Oman week with lots of fun activities that embraced Omani culture. Ms Khadija explained the customs connected to serving coffee and dates. We learnt to serve the coffee to guests with the right hand and to eat an odd number of dates. Ms...
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Walkathon and other news
Dear parents, I am very pleased that the student Walkathon held last week has raised 1946 OMR so far. This is a tremendous effort and all participants are to be congratulated for such an excellent result! This week I have had the opportunity to visit many classes and...
Exam strategies in grades 10 and 12
After exam week, we have had the chance to see what went well and opportunities for further growth in grades 10 and 12. In grade 10 we are revisiting strategies for analyzing sources using the OPCVL method (origin, purpose, content, value, limitation). In grade 12, we...
Composing Concerti
MYP music students are currently using the following concepts and statement of inquiry to guide their studies... This unit of inquiry prompts students to take a historical view of music and inquire into how different composers in different eras represented different...
K1 & K2 Animals in Oman
This week the students have been busy in literacy making their names and exploring the alphabet. In Maths they have been learning about graphing, collecting information and sorting. In our unit of inquiry we have been learning about animals in Oman. The grade 11...
Library News! Scholastic Book Orders open until February 25!!
Don’t forget that our latest Scholastic Book Club is now online at https://world-schools.scholastic.co.uk/al-batinah-international/digital-book-club. There are hundreds of fantastic children’s books to choose from, and every £1 you spend on this month’s Book Club...
Comparisons, Grade 8 I&S
This week in grade 8 I&S we looked at the impact of natural disasters and created action plans for an imaginary 7.0 earthquake, highlighting priorities and short, mid, and long-term strategies. We then used our critical thinking skills and Jamboard to compare the...
Digital Super Heroes
The grade 4 students have been learning about digital citizenship in their Information Literacy classes with Ms. Margot. The students have been discussing ways to be good digital citizens and prevent cyber bullying. Each student created a digital super hero with...
Back in the saddle (returning to something after an absence)
This week has been getting back into the saddle week for the grade 10’s and 12’s following their mock examinations. The grade 10’s reviewed the science they had learnt at the start of the radioactivity and statistics unit and had a short science and mathematics...
Is it still Oman Week?
With the follow up to Oman week and children enjoying the different activities- someone asked me: "Is it still Oman Week?" The children enjoyed receiving ice blocks in thanks for their Walkathon efforts. Our class raised 103.7 riyals for the charity. Thank you and...
End of a Unit – personal inquiries, algebra and narratives
Hello everyone, This has been a busy week where we have been showcasing all our learning in our Unit of Inquiry, mathematics and literacy. Each student has chosen a personal inquiry about space to inquire deeply about and has shared their work with peers in a "Space...
Every good turn deserves another!
This week we learnt that doing something kind for others can bring good things right back to you! There were treats for everyone who walked . . . and walked . . . And walked for Oman. It was a great chance to enjoy reading a favourite poem . . . . . . And we took some...
Oman Week became Oman Fortnight
Grade 4 enjoyed Oman Week so much we decided to continue some of our activities into this week. On Monday, we made Omani bread. Not the traditional way as that involved getting hands in the dough, which we just couldn't do! Mr Eriks and Ms Kirsty mixed the dough in...
Kahoot Thursday
Every Thursday the Grade 4 students play an interactive quiz game called a Kahoot. It's a fun way to conclude the week and to self assess that week's learning. The students really look forward to it!
Second formative assessment:
During this week, G5 / G6 students performed the second formative assessment of the Ministerial Arabic Language and Islamic Education subjects, applying the criteria contained in the ministry document including the specific lessons that were studied.
Arabic G8 MYP:
During this week, G8 students almost finished analyzing the chapters of a novel from global literature novels (around the world in eighty days), applying what they learned from the steps of analyzing the novel from careful reading and understanding, recording...
Rhetorics in grade 9
Having studied the rhetorical devices that advertisers use to attract tourists, students in grade 9 created original print advertisements. They were required to advertise a local place. It was great to see them get creative by advertising a local restaurant, a...
Busy bees!
In Grade 6 we have been exploring descriptive language to scaffold our story writing that will be coming up after the holiday. Our Visit Oman website went live in time for the ABIS Oman Museum visits this week, we also enjoyed visiting the exhibits in LC3 and seeing...
Methods of abstraction.
Grade 9 art students have just finished their unit on abstract art and acrylic painting. After researching a 20th-century abstract artist, students created their own original works that were asked to meet a number of specifications. The paintings had to use at least...
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