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MMMmmmaths with chocolate fractions!
It's been a busy week for Grade 5 students. They started off the week as Banana Farmers. Each student had to 'grow' (draw) a banana to sell to Miss Rachel, who was the buyer for Ace Banana International Sohar (ABIS). Unfortunately for the farmers, they were unaware...
Almost there!
The weeks are counting down and the students and teachers are prepping for the end. The DP Grade 11 students have completed their mock exams (essentially practice tests), the Grade 10 students have completed the E.Assessments for the IB, and many students in Grades...
Grade 7 Science-Powering the Future: Student Energy Models
I wanted to share with you about the energy source models your children have been working hard to construct. As part of their exploration of renewable and non-renewable energy, each group was tasked with building either a solar panel, wind turbine, or hydroelectric...
Week 35
nother wonderful week in class 2SA. We have been working on writing personal narratives. They will continue to focus on each story having an introduction/hook, beginning, middle and end. We have also spent time on addition and subtraction with regrouping. Students...
Working hard in Grade 2SB
This week we have continued our work in adding and subtraction within 100 using mental and written strategies. Towards the end of the week we tried our hand at a fun doodle activity where the students needed to use a strategy or strategies to solve two-digit or...
Week 36
Another busy week of learning has passed. This week we have been investigating the characteristics of living things in our world. We have been reviewing time, looking at o'clock and half past. The children completed some colourful sun and night art pieces to signify...
35/38
35/38 … Believe it or not there are only three weeks remaining until your child(ren)--our students–make the transition from G6 to G7. We enjoyed our time and learnt a lot at the Oman Aviation Academy. Please be reminded to check out photographs from that trip and a...
2+2= 5. If you Build it, they will Come
Greetings One and All- Just a quick hello from 2 + 2 = 5. We are still having a great time playing games and stretching our math minds. While some of us are working on basic math knowledge others are working on non-curricular math puzzles and games. Through our ASA...
Oman’s Imports…
Dear Parents All students had a good experience collecting information about goods imported to Oman. Students reflected that Oman producers more vegetable than fruit.
Imports to Nesto
This week we went to Nesto to find out which countries they import their fruits and vegetables from. The students also bought some produce and had to use their maths skills to calculate prices and pay. We also made connections bcack to our body unit, talking about...
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.
طلاب الصف الاول في مادة اللغة العربية
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...
The Head's Blog
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...
Sports Day 2016
Well done to all students for another fantastic Sports Day. And thanks to everyone that made it happen, especially Mr. Carberry, Mr. Jacobs, the custodians, and Sohar Aluminium. Thank you to the parents who were able to be there and give outstanding support. ...
2015/2016 ABIS School Calendar
Please find below the calendar for the upcoming school year. We know many of you will be wanting to book flights soon so here are the dates you need to know. You might also like to note we have three weeks for our Winter/Xmas break next year. Please Click...
Applause is now in order: MUN Day 3
Point of Inquiry! Point of Personal Privilege! So yielded. That is not in order. The delegate yields her time to the delegate from Panama. Honorable chair. House, come to order. The committee rooms at the Model United Nations conference ring with the words of the...
Another day at the office: MUN Day 2
Greetings from Doha and the Qatar National Convention Centre, an enormous, beautiful complex which has to boast some sort of record for bathrooms per square meter. It's like looking for a petroleum station in Oman. Give it 30 seconds, you'll see one. Grade 10 did us...
This suits them well: MUN Day 1
You'll forgive our Grade 10 students if they were a bit startled as they reached the top of the escalator inside the Qatar National Convention Center: standing in the middle of the main area is a 10-meter high spider, a sculpture by Louise Bourgeois. It includes a sac...
Wishing Upon a Star
Congratulations to all the students, teachers, and parents who participated in and supported Thursday night's Cabaret. The show featured outstanding performances, a nice ambience, and some delicious food and drink. Even Mr. Lopez made a cameo on stage. Here is an...
Early morning exercise…in the rain!
This morning's running session was greeted by a first in five years of Early Morning Running--rain! After a fun, soaking 4 kilometers, the students, teachers, and parents in our club stayed outside for more exercise. What a blast!
Lights, cameras, ABIS!
We had a very successful visit from the filming crew this week. The company is called CSS Oman and they were here to shoot footage of the school for an upcoming promotional film. After two days of capturing so much of what we do, they were very pleased with the scenes...
Professional filming crew at ABIS this week
On Tuesday and Wednesday this week ABIS will host a professional filming company from Muscat. The team of six will be here to shoot footage of the school for a promotional video we are developing. They will be around the place before, during, and after school,...
ABIS Parking and drop off changed
As a result of our continuing expansion work, we have introduced a new temporary entrance to the school. You will no longer be able to gain entrance to the school through on the normal route but will instead be redirected to use a different entrance. When approaching...
Expansion follow up meetings
First of all, thank you so much to all of you who attended the meeting last week. It was good to see so many present. We will be holding follow up meetings to answer any questions that you may have as a result of the presentation. These will be held tomorrow at the...