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French Connections: Fresh Starts and Firing Neurons (T2/W1)
Dear Parents, We’re back from the break, rested, recharged, and ready for Term 2. Woop woop! With all those new neural pathways formed during rest, play, and sleep, our brains are now primed to learn faster and remember better (thank you, neuroscience!). And what a...
Dear Parents, I hope this message finds you well. I am writing with an exciting announcement regarding a major upcoming event! All our MYP music students (Grades 7, 8, and 10) have now transitioned their focus entirely to preparation for the Winter Concert. This is a...
2B News Flash!!!
Weekly Photos Here Another busy week completed in classroom 2B. Students made their final adjustments, on Sunday, for their community projects. They looked at the rubric to make sure they included everything. We discussed how their community can make people feel...
Where we are in place and time
Welcome back! I hope you had a restful holiday and are reading for the next few weeks of learning with your child. This week we have been as busy as usual with our learning. We have begun a new Unit of Inquiry: Where we are in place and time. During this unit we will...
Grade 3 Explore Extreme Weather..
Dear Parents All students are so excited about our new unit on extreme weather. We are telling stories about floods especially in Oman when cyclone Shaheen occured. We are exploring Nina Jordan an American artist who enjoys painting about floods and the emotions and...
Week 10 in 1B
This week we launched our new unit, How the World Works, and took our learning outdoors to notice landforms, rocks, soil, and how water shapes the land, connecting to our central idea that the Earth has many resources and goes through constant change.In literacy,...
Week 10 in Grade 1A
What a wonderful week we’ve had in Grade 1! We have started a new Unit of Inquiry: How the World Works. Over the coming weeks, we will explore how the Earth has many natural resources and is constantly changing. It is fantastic to see the children’s curiosity and...
Grade 7 Advisory – A Well Deserved Break!
Mid-Term Holiday. Well done to all of our Grade 7 students for making it through their first ever term of the MYP! Every single day has seen growth and development of all of those essential ATL skills. There was a very positive atmosphere in Advisory this morning as...
Grade 10 Science Update.
The past two months have been highly productive as we successfully completed two key units: Factors Affecting Rates of Reaction and The Impact of Crude Oil and Organic Chemistry. Students have deepened their understanding of scientific concepts in these units. They...
Last Week of Term 1
It is incredible to think that just 9 weeks ago, I first met my young students who have since developed at a fast pace. They have delighted and challenged me, learnt both independence and collaboration whilst always being open- minded and willing to try new activities...
Grade 9 Monologues, Photo Essays, Travel Blogs and Reportages
Grade 9 students have now produced a text of their choice (Criterion C) to complete the Travel Writing Unit. Five students challenged themselves to perform monologues, which they did for their class. All text choices were new to them, so it was great to see students...
Qur’an Competition Evaluation مسابقة القرآن الكريم
The Arabic Language and Islamic Studies Department has conducted the Qur’an recitation assessment for all students across the school. Students from Grades 1 to 11 participated at various levels. We wish all our students the best of success and a joyful holiday, God...
Week 9: The Math Journey
Happy Thursday, Math superstars! 👋 We have already rocked 9 weeks together. The past week has been a week of reflections on assessments of learning (Summative assessments). The week required thinking hats and you have been able to wear it well. You are still full of...
Proud to Participate in the 11th International Conference on the Arabic Language – Dubai 2025
This experience has been deeply motivating and has expanded my vision to further contribute to the advancement of the Arabic language globally. I extend my heartfelt gratitude to my school’s leadership for their continuous trust and support, and for providing me the...
Grade 5 AMT- طلّاب الصّف الخامس
هذا الأسبوع تدرّب طلّاب الصّف الخامس على مهارة الكتابة وبالأخص مهارة السّرد القصصي، فقاموا بالكتابة عن صور تعكس وتسلسل قصة عن أضرار الشعور بالغرور. يعدُّ تصحيح الأخطاء في الكتابة التعبيرية أمراً ضرورياً لتحسين وضوح النّص والتركيز على الأخطاء الإملائية ،النحويّة...
Harmony Hub: Weekly Music Blog 🎶
Deep Dive: We Reflected and Refined! Last week, our halls were filled with the sound of intense practice across all grade levels as we started putting together our concert pieces. But this week, we took a crucial step back from the playing and singing to engage in...
Our Reading Journey This Week
Hello Families, This week, students have been exploring different reading strategies to help them become more confident and independent readers. Some groups focused on understanding new vocabulary, while others practiced using details from the text to make inferences...
Grade 11 ESS- Another Biosphere!
The culmination of our ESS Foundations unit was a fantastic success! Grade 11 students masterfully applied their knowledge of environmental perspectives, systems, and sustainability by modeling Earth as a closed system. It was truly inspiring to see your collaborative...
An Islamic competition
An Islamic competition
This week in music
Dear Parents, I hope this message finds you well as we approach our week-long break. I am writing to share an update on the progress and final activities in our music classes before the pause. In Grade 7, students have successfully received feedback and comments on...
The Head's Blog
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...
No ASA during Oman Week – February 8 – 12
This is a reminder that there will be no After School Activities (ASA) during Oman Week (8 to 12 February) due to the fact that many of the teachers and students will be away. All students need to be picked at 3:20pm or when they are on the school bus go home with the...
Medical Insurance Cards and come to Oman Week Launch Day
We are really looking forward to the exciting Oman week activities next week. If your child is attending a trip outside the Sohar region, then please make sure that their medical insurance cards are given to the trip leader. If your child does not have a Medical...
No assembly tomorrow
It has been a really busy week this week and because of this there will be no assembly this week. Please pick up the children at the usual time. Have a great weekend!