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So many things happen at ABIS and we love to share!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...
DP Arts Exhibition……coming soon!
After the Eid break we will be having the DP Visual Art and Music exhibition. The exact date is yet to be confirmed, but we are looking forward to celebrating the DP student's creative pursuits with everyone, in the near future. Below are some examples of the...
G10 service action
G10 students participated in community service, during the blessed month of Ramadan, by providing breakfast meals that they prepared, prepared, and presented well to the workers in order to bring joy and happiness into their souls, in implementation of one of the...
Week 28
Respecting one another and supporting our peers is a continuous theme in Grade 1. Opportunities to inspire others and build connections leads to a collaborative learning community. Each child’s journey in school is unique to them and we strongly encourage integrity...
Grade 9 English
Students have completed their unit on principles and hysteria by finishing reading the play ‘The Crucible.’ Students are now working in groups to rewrite and act out a scene from the play.
End of year exams
Early next week, I will be releasing the end-of-year exam schedule to the students. We are quickly approaching the end of DP year one. The end-of-year exams will be used to determine predicted grades used for university searching. These are not the official projected...
New and old book drive happening soon!
Takaful, a local charity involved in helping families in need in Oman, has contacted us to ask for our help in collecting as many new and old books, both in Arabic and English, that will be sold during a book fair in Sohar. All the proceeds from this book fair will go...
Poisson d’avril!
On April 1st, the Grade 7 French students played pranks on some of their friends and teachers, following a French tradition of sticking paper fish on someone's back. They did manage to prank quite a few people, receiving mixed reactions in return!
Maths Matters…
Dear Parents All students are reviewing multiplication, division, addition and subtraction using math games to deepen their understanding and knowledge of these concepts.
What distinguishes an International Baccalaureate student?
Thinking, inquiry, deduction, reflection, and research are all qualities that distinguish International Baccalaureate students. I relied on these qualities in my class with third-grade students when I asked them to infer relationships, extract time and place, and...
Continuing our learning journey with G3
Continuing our learning journey, third-grade students are engaging in an activity focused on language skills and Arabic patterns using learning resources on the Google platform. مستمرون في التعلم ، طلبة الصف الثالث يؤدون نشاطا في مهارات اللغة والأنماط العربية على...
Week 28
This week in mathematics, our young learners have been honing their skills in addition and subtraction, tackling sums up to 50 with enthusiasm. They've also been mastering the art of telling time on both digital and analog clocks, confidently identifying whole and...
The Head's Blog
Oman Week Activities – February 8 -12
We are really excited about the Oman week activities and trips this year. As they are closely connected to our curriculum and mission, we expect all students to participate in the activities and we will provide feedback on their participation in our end of year...
Bus services January 4 – 18 June 2015
From January 4th until June 18th 2015 we will be offering a bus service for parents who wish to use it. Students (from K3 upwards) that are registered will be collected each morning and/or returned after school each day. This service is not offered for children in K1...
ABA Winter Swim Sprints
Wow! What a week in sports for our students. On Saturday 20 of our top swimmers travelled to ABA in Muscat to compete in a time trial swim meet which included the top swimmers of the Oman Swimming Association as well as those from TAISM and ABA. Our swimmers put in...
Sports Day
A big thank you to the Ministry of Sports Affairs for hosting a fantastic Sports Day at the Sohar Sports Complex. It was a great opportunity for our students to interact with students from other schools in Sohar as well as being able to perform in top class...
The Week’s Highlight
This week the Primary School had an evening music programme for the grades four - six. It was a wonderful evening well attended by families and friends. The small musical was based on the story The Empty Pot, a Chinese fable addressing the importance of being...
TOMORROW is the last day to order school photos
Please be aware that tomorrow, Thursday November 20th, is the last day to order school photos. Visit http://abisoman.com/broadcaster/2014/11/the-school-photos-are-ready/ to view photos of your child, the password for the Broadcaster is “parents”. If you mislaid the...
Long weekend coming up!! 26th until 29th of November
Oman's National Day holiday announced School will be closed on Wednesday 26th and Thursday 27th of November. Please see the press release below for more information: Khalid bin Hilal Al Busaidi, Minister of the Diwan of Royal Court and Head of the Civil Service...
The school photos are ready!!!
Please use this post to view photos of your child. Click on these links below! The password for the Broadcaster is “parents” We hope you enjoy the pictures. Please be aware that these are just low resolution thumbnail images and like previous years all will have the...
TAISM Swim Gala
Congratulations to our swim team for their excellent performances at TAISM last Monday. Once again ABIS students matched it with the best of them and in some cases led the way. Some of the highlights included two great wins by our junior girls relay team in the...
School closed next Sunday – Public holiday announced
School will be closed on Sunday as a public holiday has been announced. Please see the press release below for more information: Muscat: The new Hijri year 1436 holiday for the public and private sector will be on Sunday, October 26. Khalid bin Hilal bin Saud Al...
School Photographs this week!
Please don’t forget that this Tuesday and Wednesday, 14th and 15th of October 2014, Lensman Studios will be back at ABIS to take lovely pictures of all students. We encourage all students to wear a blue ABIS top on both days. Family photo, it's still possible to...
Today’s events at the port
I just wanted to provide you with an update on the events at the port today. Obviously, we are all shocked what happened. I have just returned from the hospital and fortunately the children involved have only sustained relatively minor injuries, a great deal of stress...