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الصف الرابع يبدع بصنع طائرات ورقية ويلعب باقطع سناسل وبطير
قام الصف الرابع بصنع طائرات ورقية في درس الاستمتاع وابدعوا بالطائرات الورقية المصنوعة بعد التركيز في مشاهدة خطوات صنع الطائرة الورقية، ثم انتقلنا إلى الطابق الثاني وقمنا بتجربة الطائرات الورقية كتجربة فريدة من نوعها والعمل على تطيرها بعد العد التنازلي وأظهر الطلبة...
G8 Art – Posters & Pen Challenge!
The Grade 8 Artists have been working on their movie posters, considering how to convey a mood using colour, shape & line. They also took part in a Pen Challenge - using collaboration skills to stick marker pens together, and then attempt to lift the pens as a...
Grade 9 English
Students have just finished the Gothic Literature unit. They have submitted their summative task which was a choice between writing a scene from a play, or pages from a graphic novel, a short story, a poem or the first chapter of a novel.
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An eventful week
Dear parents, This week has marked significant milestones for our students, filled with noteworthy achievements and exciting events. Tomorrow, our Grade 12 IB Diploma students conclude their final exams, culminating two years of dedicated effort. As they prepare to...
Keeping Your Cool In Exams – Tips
Grade 10 Individuals and Societies
With eAssessment on-screen exams coming to an end, Grade 10 students are making one last push to prepare for the final classroom assessments of the school year before a much deserved summer holiday. This is an important and exciting time for them as they complete the...
Swimming Gala and Farewells
Today the students participated in the swim gala. Everyone had a great time and there was some great swimming. Today we said farewell and good luck to our friend Khalid who is leaving to start a new adventure in America! We will mis...
Grade 8 French class Service as Action
As part of our Grade 8 French class, we are organizing a Service as Action event. We are putting together a collection drive (toys, school supplies and clothes) to support Takaful charity. Takaful charity is an organization located in Oman that has been helping people...
Speed of light
G11 students calculated the speed of light by using a microwave oven and marshmallows.
Mathematics Exploration Ideas
Here is a list of 25 possible topics that serve as great math IA ideas. And keep in mind that in a math IA, it is more important to pick a topic that genuinely motivates you to display personal engagement than to pick something that sounds harder but does not resonate...
And with that, the Grade 12 have finished their DP Exams
They did it. This Friday morning, the last DP exam will be administered for the Grade 12s. Months of reviewing, study sessions, and preparing notes and it has all come down to this. After three weeks of exams, the graduating class of 2024 will be done. Their...
Grade 9 MYP Visual Art
The Grade 9 MYP artists have been busy this week using watercolour paints, pens and coloured pencils to create their final outcomes. The students are making mixed media art pieces that show elements of their personality in an Art Nouveau style. See below for some...
Grade 8 Math summative-Simultaneous equations
The grade 8 students in math have been studying simultaneous equations, which are a collection of equations with multiple variables that are solved together to determine the values of those variables. Typically, the solution to a system of equations is a set of values...
Week 34
Congratulations to all Grade 1 students who enthusiastically participated in both the Swimming Gala and the lower primary assembly. It has been a fantastic celebration of learning, where students have demonstrated their growing maturity and dedication to their...
We did It! (Takaful)
Dear Al-Batinah International School Family, Great news! We've shipped out 835 donated books to Takaful! That's amazing, isn't it? Huge thanks to everyone involved. Takaful will soon display them at their charity event. Stay tuned for more updates! Best regards, أسرة...
2023-24: G6 Week 34 in Review
Dear Parents and Students, Good afternoon and Happy Thursday. Another busy week. This week in numeracy students have continued to consolidate their understanding of working with multi step algebraic equations and the order of operations (PEMDAS), as they prepare for...
Grade 3 Swimmers..
Dear Parents students enjoyed the swim gala and were excited to show off their skills..
Fractions, Decimals, Percentages…, Oh My!
Greetings Friends and Families- The countdown has begun! Hold on and hang tight. First off, what a great job our lower primary students did today- Congrats to your risk taking and learning journey. Second, G4 kids did GREAT at the Swim Gala! Congrats to all the...
Grade 8 English/ I and S
In English students have continued reading ‘Red Scarf Girl.’ They have just completed an essay explaining whether it is a successful memoir or not, looking at the different conventions of the genre. In I and S students have started a new unit about revolutions. They...
Up to My Eyeballs with Learning and Teaching
I was up to my eyeballs with learning and teaching, which means that there are only a few photos: G6 W34 in Pictures. As Glen and I completed our submissions for the yearbook please be reminded to take some time to find–and then–download what works for your: G6 in...
The Head's Blog
Farewell to our Grade 12s
We had a bittersweet assembly in Secondary today: we said farewell to our 12th graders, but we also welcomed our 6th graders into Secondary. To commemorate the occasion, Student Council instituted a new tradition: an ABIS Totem Pole. Each grade will have an...
Ramadan
As an international school focused on student learning, ABIS will operate normally at Ramadan, though we will take some special measures to respect and support our Omanis and host country. We will contact our Muslim families about these arrangements shortly. In...
New teachers joining us – we’ve got lucky again!
As we all know that great teachers are the most important part of any school, we have some excellent news in regard to our staffing next year. All key positions required for departing teacher replacement and school growth have now been filled. Once again we have been...
Memorial
Dear All, We will be holding a short memorial for Theo on Monday, May 2nd starting at 9am in the school playground. This will be an opportunity for Theo’s friends to say goodbye and leave messages for him and his family at the memorial site. Please note that...
Wise words from an ABIS alum
On Monday the Secondary school was treated to a presentation by Clarissa Nolido, an ABIS alum who graduated last year. She has just completed her first year of university at Enderun, a business school in Manilla, and she did so in style by earning a spot on what is...
All Wet: Swim Gala 2016
Congratulations to all swimmers for yesterday's Swim Gala. The weather was perfect and the enthusiasm and school spirit were, as always, phenomenal. Congrats to the Blue Dolphins for taking first place! A special thanks to everyone who made the day possible, notably...
Twins?
Some of our lovely staff members celebrating 'twin day' as part of the school's recent Spirit Week!
International Day 2016
Thank you to all ABIS parents for your amazing support. The night was an awesome success because of the massive turnout from our community. A big thank you to our big sponsors and local businesses in Sohar. Without your involvement this event would not be...
School Closed Today
Due to the weather conditions, the Ministry of Education has decided to close all schools today. Please take a look at the links below: http://timesofoman.com/article/79059/Oman/Education/Oman-weather:-Schools-closed-due-to-rain...
New ABIS promotional video!
You may remember that a professional filming crew visited ABIS in December to shoot video for a new promotional film. Well, we're happy to announce that the video is complete and we're giving the entire ABIS community a chance to see it before we make it public. We...
A very sad news
We regret to inform you that there has been a terrible accident in Palm Gardens complex this evening. As a result we will be holding 2 assemblies tomorrow morning. The first will be in the MPA at 8.30 and will be for students from Grade 2 to 6. Parents are welcome to...
International Day 2016
International Day is fast approaching and in order for it to be as successful as previous years we all need to be prepared. So we are providing a quick check list so you can dust off your costumes and start pulling out your recipes. Thursday...