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Group research
This week, we have continued to research into iventions and innovations. The students have been finding out about vaccines and antibiotics and how and why they were invented. They have worked collaboratively to gather information so they can write an information piece...
Grade 12 Biology Revision
For our final-year DP students, the pressure is building up and the week was a time to revisit some of the most challenging concepts of the the course. This is to ensure that no stone is left unturned in the final days of their formal school hours. The class decided...
Grade 8 English/ Individuals and Societies
In English students are about to complete their investigations into newspapers. They have recently covered bias and fake news. At the moment they are working on their final assessment task for the unit which is based on captions for photos. In I and S students have...
Important dates coming up
Dear parents, This week has gone smoothly and its good to see all the learning that is taking place with students and teachers engaging well in their learning activities. I would like to extend my gratitude to everyone who joined us for last week's Iftar at ABIS. This...
Fun Activities to Boost Your Child’s Attention and Concentration
Attention and focus are critical abilities for children to excel in school and other areas of life. The abacus, an old calculating tool, may be a great Abacus Super mathematics tool for developing and improving these abilities in youngsters. Abacus teachers are...
Grand Stand Poetry Slam!
We started the week by celebrating Ms. Khadija's very special birthday. Thank you so much to the students who gave her some lovely cards and gifts. It made her day really special, and it was a chance for us to thank her for all that she does for us. Students wrote,...
Week 27?
This year is flying by! It's already week 27...it seems like yesterday I just got a group of little 2nd graders. This past week, we have been working on time in Math. The children have learned to tell time to the quarter and half hours. We have had fun working on...
Creativity, Activity, and Service
This is a busy time of the year for Diploma students with regards to CAS. Grade 12s are quickly approaching the end of their participation in CAS and should currently be focused on finalizing evidence and reflections for any experiences that have yet to be marked as...
أداء الاختبارات القصيرة الأولى في الصفين الخامس والسادس للفصل الدراسي الثاني
قام كل من طلبة الصف الخامس والسادس بأداء الاختبارات القصيرة لمادتي التربية الإسلامية واللغة العربية وقدم بذل الطلبة جهدا طيبا رغم صيامهم ومحاولتهم للحفاظ على وردهم من القرآن الكريم اليومي، بذلوا جهدا واضحا بالاستعداد للاختبارات والمذاكرة لنيلهم الأجر والثواب لمضاعفة...
The G1 children celebrated Qaranqoshoh
The children celebrated Qaranqoshoh (Mid-Ramadan Night), which is an ancient Omani tradition, in an atmosphere filled with joy, love, and participation.
Portrait Planning
The Grade 9 MYP Artists have begun planning their self portraits, thinking carefully about their compositions to include things that show who they are. After making 2 planning drawings the students will then embark upon their larger final outcome. See the images below...
Bridging the gap between MYP and DP Sciences:Criteria B&C to IA’s
The Middle Years Programme (MYP) sciences framework encourages students to investigate issues through research, observation and experimentation, working independently and collaboratively. The Middle Years Programme (MYP) sciences and the Diploma Programme (DP)...
Study Leave Expectations
Hello. Can you believe we are only a week and a half away from study leave for the exams? With the announcement of Eid anticipated on the 10th of April, that means we are only seven school days away from a break and after the Eid holiday, our lovely seniors will be on...
2023 2024 G6N Week 27 in Review
Dear Parents and Students, Good afternoon and Welcome to the end of week 27. This week in math students continue to expand their learning about numbers: rational numbers, positive and negative integers through accurately plotting these numbers as coordinates on...
‘Level Up’
I appreciate everyone’s support during this time as I travel to the States and remain there until the end of Eid Al-Fitr due to some urgent family matters. Please contact Glen Nicholson and Matthew Richmond with any urgent questions, comments, or concerns. I’m...
Time in Grade2SB
This week in maths we have begun a new unit on time which logically follows on from our learning and practise with fractions. We are learning the face of clocks, how to write time to the hour and half-hour and to identify time using both analog and digital clocks. You...
G4 Week 27 – Voice, Choice & Ownership
Hey all, Power to the people! Yes, we overthrew dictatorship and won back our voice, choice and ownership. The highlight this week was the students’ suggestion to draft a constitution of our own for G4 which could also be handed down to next year. We also held a mock...
Artifacts…
Dear Parents All students enjoyed creating an artifact for their presentations on ancient civilizations.
Grade 2 composition in music
https://abisoman.com/broadcaster/wp-content/uploads/sites/17/2024/03/Grade-2-compositional-process-2024-1.pdfGrade 2 compositional process 2024 (1) Grade 2 compositional process 2024 Please see the above PDF to see what grade 2 have been doing in music this term. Students demonstrated collaboration skills and problem solving skills to create ternary form compositions on the...
Week 27
Throughout this week, we've been employing standard units of measurement to precisely gauge the lengths of various materials within our school environment. By incorporating centimeters and meters into our mathematical vocabulary as needed, we've utilized tools such as...
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The Head's Blog
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...
School Photographs 14-15 October 2014
On Tuesday 14th and Wednesday 15th of October 2014 Lensman Studios will be back at ABIS to take lovely pictures of all students. Like in previous years there will be several packages available. wallet size copies Individual portrait of size 6” x 8” individual portrait...
Houses, coffee and After School Activities
Week two in the Primary School has been buzzing with lively anticipation as children have settled into routines and work has started in earnest. It has been especially nice to watch new students settle in – smiling at everyone, saying hello and developing friendships...
Welcome back… we’ve missed you!
It has been great to see everyone and get the school year started. Schools without children are very empty places! I came across an article that I found very useful as a Dad and thought I would share it with you. The title is pretty self explanatory; "25 Ways to Ask...
Tomorrow’s Meeting is for new Students!
Just a quick reminder to say that school for returning students start school on Monday. New Students have been invited to meet their teachers tomorrow between 14:00 and 16:00. See you all on Monday!
Some more playground photos!
Thought you'd like to see how we're getting on!
Playground!
The summer is drawing to an end and I hope you all had a lovely summer holiday, seeing family and visiting friends. Here however, the school has not rested and we are pleased to announce that our new and improved playground is well under way, with equipment arriving...
Primary Teachers for this school Year
With a few days to go, a special announcement that I am sure will please many is that teacher allocations and locations in the Primary School have been finalised. Our teachers from K1-grade 1 remain the same: Miss Celine, Miss Marie B, Miss Liezel and Miss Marie U in...
ABIS 2014 Annual Report
The ABIS 2014 Annual Report is now available! This year we have delayed the release date slightly so that we can include a more complete picture of all the things that have happened throughout the year and include the results of our survey. We hope you find it...
ABIS Expansion Update
Below please find the text of a letter sent yesterday to all families by the Chair of the ABIS Board regarding expansion plans... Dear parents, We are very happy to announce that, after an extended period of discussion and planning, Sohar Aluminium and Orpic have just...
Yearbooks are here!
We're happy to announce that the 2013-14 ABIS yearbooks have arrived and they look fantastic--over 240 pages of student memories and events from the last ten months. Order your book before noon on Thursday and you'll get the special reduced price. After that the...
IMPORTANT: End of Year Survey
Please take a few minutes to complete our parent questionnaire! Last year we manage to get just over 60% of our parents to fill out our End of Year Survey and this year we're on a mission to try and beat this! Please spend 5 minutes in the next couple of weeks...