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At home and learning!
Dear ABIS community, I hope this post finds you safe and well. Last night was scary for all and I hope that those in need received the necessary support. Despite being at home, the French students did their very best to complete the work set on google classroom. Grade...
G.9 Science: Exploring the elements of the periodic table
Grade 9 science students are currently progressing through the final unit of the year, which centers around the elements of the periodic table and bonding. This week, our focus has been on the introduction to the periodic table with a focus on the position of...
G8 Science: Exploring Forces
Grade 8 science students are currently progressing through the final unit of the year, which centers around forces, work, and energy. This week, our focus has been on comprehending the nature of forces, their impacts, balanced and unbalanced forces, as well as the...
English and I and S
I hope that everyone is safe and well after this week’s storm. I am sorry if you are dealing with damage or health issues because if it. This week Grade 7 has been working online. In English they are preparing to read the book ‘Follow the Rabbit Proof Fence’ by...
Greetings from our EAL department
Did you know that we have a specialized team known as the EAL (English as an Additional Language) department? The primary focus of our EAL department is on fostering academic success and social integration for our students who are learning English as an additional...
Reports next week, Eid break and more important dates
Dear Parents, The Eid holiday has been announced by the government providing next weeks Tuesday to Thursday to celebrate Eid. A reminder that ABIS is also closed on Sunday 14th and school resumes on Monday 15th. Monday marks the final day of formal lessons for our...
Gr. 11 Theory of Knowledge
Grade 11 TOK students have recently been working on selecting objects for their exhibition. The TOK Exhibition is one of two assessed works in this course (the other being the TOK Essay which will take place in Grade 12). The exhibition is an exciting opportunity to...
Grade 11 DP Biology- Biomolecules
Grade 11 have been exploring biological molecules further with discussions on carbohydrates and lipids. Experientially, this seems to be the most challenging for most DP biology students and it is not different from what we have experienced so far. This is because the...
Formative and summative assessment in MYP Mathematics
The assessed curriculum, like the designed/planned and delivered sections of the curriculum, has been developed to support student learning. The main function of the assessed curriculum is to give students feedback on their development as they undertake the individual...
الدراسات الاجتماعية
طلاب الصف الثالث في حصة الدراسات الاجتماعية هذا الاسبوع يتحدثون عن مظاهر الاحتفال بالعيد الوطني العماني والدور الذي يقومون به والقيم الوطنية التي تساعدهم في الاندماج وحب...
The Outsiders
Over the past number of weeks, G8 LA have been loosing themselves in the lives, loves and losses of a group of teens known as The Greasers. The Outsiders by S.E Hinton is our first foray into analysis of literature, and has proved incredibly enjoyable for students and...
Grade 8 Science: Exploring the Forces that Shape our World
A new unit which will focus on forces, energy, and work has been introduced to grade 8 science class. This unit serves as the culmination of the four key units studied throughout the year, including transforming matter, the scientific method, and cell structure. As...
Grade 8 Maths: Unlocking the Secrets of Simultaneous Equations
Grade 8 math students are about to embark on an exciting journey as they jump into a new unit on Introduction to Simultaneous Equations. Throughout this unit, students will explore different methods of solving simultaneous equations algebraically, including the...
It’s a 2,3-dimethylhexane-1,6-dioic acid ! IUPAC Nomenclature!
During this week, our DP1 chemistry students have elevated their exploration of organic chemistry by digging dipper into the world of nomenclature. They have focused on naming different homologous series, such as carboxylic acids, esters, aldehydes, ketones,...
G9 Sci: Unleashing the power of elements of the Periodic Table🔥
In an exciting development for grade 9 science students, a new unit on the elements of the periodic table and chemical bonding has been introduced. This unit encompasses the culmination of the four units studied throughout the year, namely acids and bases, ecology and...
Accidental Invention.
Did you know that penicillin was discovered by accident? This week the students have been busy learning about the invention of penicillin. We also talked about vaccines and the connection to the coronavirus. Everyone has researched who, when, where, why and how and...
2023 2024 G6 Week 28 in Review
Dear Parents and Students, Good afternoon and Welcome to the end of week 28. This week in math students continued to develop their skills in utilising a number line to help them solve problems. For this they were working on decoding word problems, taking out the...
What have we been up to in Grade 2SB?
This week we have been continuing our work on reading and writing poetry. Please have a look at your child's Seesaw to see their poem or poems. This week we have focused on diamante poems (shaped like a diamond) and 'I am...' poems. Most students have chosen to paint...
Unless…
"UNLESS someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not." A famous quote from Dr Seuss's book: The Lorax. Grade 5 listened to the story of The Lorax, which was published By Dr Seuss over 50 years ago, but has an environmental message...
G11 math and physics assessments
G11 Physics and Math AA students had their unit tests this week. We will start the new units next week.
G4 Week 28: Eid Mubarak
Greetings Everyone- A whirl-wind week, full of politics, math learning, field trip planning, and yearbook creating. We hope your Ramadan has been healthy and full of reflection. Here is our week at a glance. We applied our knowledge from last week’s reading and help...
The Head's Blog
GRADE EIGHTS
Our celebrity chef cooking for the group!!! Look at the photo of young Gabriel doing his part... the Grade Eights are busy with the diving course and apparently had a bit of community service, cleaning up the beach at the Millennium. Another successful trip underway!...
GRADE THREE’S DOINGS
Our young explorers have settled in quickly and spent the first day investigating the village of Fiza, which comes with fort, wadi, falaj and, of course, FUN! See the enclosed pictures!
The Grade 7s’ spirit is high!
Grade 7's had their best day yet and covered 12km. There was lots of running water so plenty of opportunities to refresh and wash themselves. They have become very confident with the camels and made a connection with the animals. The spirits are high and the mood is...
Too windy for diving today so Grade 8 cleaned the beach!
Unfortunately, the wind made diving too difficult for Grade 8 today so they decided to clean up the local beach! In return the Millenium hotel rewarded the students with access to the swimming pool and complementary pizzas and burgers. They should be doing their...
Grade 9’s doing fantastically well up Jebel Sham
Grade 9's are doing extremely well up Jebel Sham. Today they completed a long trek and Mr Lopez and Miss Brewer are very proud of them. They said that they were "amazing". Canyoning tomorrow!
UPDATES FROM THE FRONT
So the news is that the grade nines are on their way up their mountain - we cannot wait to hear what happens next! The grade twos and the K3s had some fun preparing the chicken pieces for the "Shuwar", an underground form of cooking where the food cooks slowly...
NEWS FROM THE FRONT!
From the grade five students we have heard they have settled down, and are going up the mountain today. The weather is beautiful and the kids are really excited! We made phone contact this morning. The grade nine students sent a couple of shots in last night (see...
Grade 8 dive into the fun
It's been a good day for Grade 8 who are doing their dive theory, the essential bit before they learn the practical aspects. All is well, though Miss Marchmont informs me that it is a little windy in Musannah. Everyone is happy, well fed and safe. More to come.
It’s been another successful day for our Grade 7 camel trippers
Grade 7 have had another successful day on and off the camels. They found lots of watering holes and have been swimming and splashing around. Everyone well and safe. More to come tomorrow!
Grade 9’s are having a fantastic time up Jebel Sham!
We'll post a few pictures soon, but we've just heard that Grade 9 are having a great time are Jebel Sham. They have been hiking, abseiling and done a Via Ferrata (protected climbing route), guided by a professional activity company. They are tired, safe and well and...
AND OUR NEXT GROUPS ARE AWAY
Today the grade five students headed off on their adventure as well as the grade four explorers. The car park was filled with busses as the younger ones were also off on their day trips to parks, beaches, wadis and forts. News from the older kids - the grade six...
AND WE’RE OFF!
What a marvelously exciting morning! Arriving at school watching buses loading with bags, bottles, bedding and kids, seeing Teacher Assistants putting the final touches on displays for the Launch Day and having teachers making final preparations for trips and events...