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Week 19 Mr Mike’s class
We started every day with a walk or jog around the running track. All the students have improved over the week including myself with their encouragement. Each student lead the cool down with some simple stretches. We have been reflecting on our learning this week as...
Holocaust Remembrance and Memorial
January 27, 2020 marked the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz Concentration Camp in Poland. That day was chosen as a day of remembrance for all of the victims of the Holocaust. Students in grade 9 have been learning about this genocide in MYP Individuals...
Weather
This week we continued working on our weather inquiries. The student collected data from the weather station. In maths they started work on measurement and used thermometers to measure temperatures using standard units.
Grade 11 Physics
This week in grade 11 we started a new topic, Oscillations and Waves. We looked at different oscillatory and periodic motions and used these to discuss Simple Harmonic Motion involving damping systems.
A busy week of reflecting and experimenting
We continued our weather unit this week. They completed a water cycle experiment. We experienced some very windy weather. The children also wrote their reflections about the first half of grade 2. (How can second grade be halfway done?)
Grade 7 Science
This week we continued on our third unit about the Atmosphere. Students have been building mini weather stations and different instruments used by meteorologists.
Grade 5 is Running to Salalah
As part of our Brain Gym, we are running around the oval twice a week. We run or walk for 15 minutes. Then we count up how many laps each person ran. Each lap is 400m so if we run 5 laps we have run 2km. Every day we run, we add up everyone’s laps and then convert the...
Investigating biomes
Grade 7s used Action plans in groups to research a biome. The groups will teach their peers about 4 main focus areas: appearance, climate, global examples and environmental problems. The rainforest group: Reed, Amal and Nick The Savanah: Hans, Arzoo, Abdul, Toby and...
Week 19
It has been such a busy and fun week in Grade 4. The students are working on their projects for our unit of inquiry, and have been using their creative minds in a variety of STEAM activities. We are learning all about fractions and doing some great persuasive writing...
Flowers!
The grade 12 students are nearing the end of their plant physiology unit. This week we found flowers and dissected them in order to better know their parts. The weather has been so cool the children wanted jackets to be outside early in the morning. In class they cut...
Soap-Making in Chemistry
The 12th grade students applied some of their chemistry skills to make soap from oils and alkali solution they prepared. They can explain the chemistry behind this important process used to make all kinds of bar soap. Once the soap cures we will cut it into blocks for...
Do You Want to Build a Snowman?
This week in Design, Grade 9 have been preparing to film videos on a variety of topics from raising awareness of mental health issues to Bollywood promos. We even have a group planning to film an unforgettable air safety video using Disney characters to enliven their...
”The most interesting questions remain unanswered”
For the Higher Level IB Diploma in French, students read at least two works of literature in addition to other course requirements. Apart from the joy of reading a great work, this allows students to look through a French speaker’s perspective at vital questions and...
G4 in Arabic
G4 students learned this week the meaning of cooperation and union, and the students participated in a play that explains the value of the union
G7 in Arabic
G7 students used a clock strategy to engage their friends in analyzing literary work of characters, time, place and events and to present their point of view of what they read
Football
This year's football tournament will get underway next Thursday starting at 3:30pm. ABIS will feature in the first two games with the 13&U team playing SIS or ABQ as they are now known and the 10&U team playing Future Science. Future Science will play ABQ in...
Our complex earth
Grade 8s are learning about natural hazards-specifically earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanos. To understand what causes these, we needed to start with the Earth's core... We made some connections between apples and the earth! Next, students took in the role of teachers...
MEUC
The MEUC swim meet will take place at the Hamdan Swim Complex in Dubai on the 6th and 7th of March. It is open to all competent ABIS swimmers in the 8&U, 9-10/, 11-12/, 13-14/ and 15+ age groups. The cost for each swimmer is Dhs 1,640(OMR 172). Swimmers stay for...
Always something new to learn
In Grade 3 we have tried and learned many new things this week. We are making the most of the cooler weather to do fitness outside in the mornings. We use part of the playground for our warm up and down. We have learned a fun new game to practise our skills in using...
Grade 8 science
This week grade 8 Scientists have continued with their inquiries into what makes a balanced diet with focus on their statement of inquiry (SOI) Our energy intake depends on our lifestyle choices and has consequences They have begun to design a product that utilizes...
A week of hard work
This week we got stuck into our new unit of inquiry. We chose our area we are going to become experts in and started our research. In maths we started learning about time.
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