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So many things happen at ABIS and we love to share!Grade 9 Individuals and Societies
The Grade 9 Individuals and Societies class is finishing a unit on World War II. On Sunday, they will submit a summative inquiry task that will be assessed using all four criteria: Knowledge and Understanding, Investigating, Communicating, and Thinking Critically. ...
Visual Art E-Portfolio
The Grade 10 Art students have now embarked on the journey of their MYP E-Portfolio for 2024. They are exploring their own individual interpretations of the theme 'Interconnectedness in Art', and from this they have begun taking photos and making collages. The...
DP Mock Exams
Hello! It's only a week away before we start our DP mock exams. This tends to be a time of high stress and we have been meeting with the grade 12s to discuss methods of mitigation. The students will be sitting exams from January 28th-February 4th. Please help support...
Things From the Past…
Dear Parents Our new unit is on Artifacts. Our visit to the Amjad museum showcased hundreds of old artifacts highlighting the history of Oman. We also had two teachers from Abis talk about their countries Artifacts.
G9 ARABIC عالمية الحضارة الانسانية
During this week, the beginning of a unit entitled (The Universality of Human Civilization), which talks about the concept of universality, its impact on civilizations, and many of the ideas around which the unit revolves. The students’ interaction with opinions and...
Space Inquiries
It was great to see so many of you at our learning celebration. Thank you so much for supporting your children's learning and we hope you enjoyed hearing all about the process involved in the creation of the Rube Goldberg machines. This week saw a lot of reading and...
Grade 8 English/ I and S
In English we have just completed our trying to fit in unit by comparing our characteristics with those of someone in the book. In I and S we have completed our investigation into different types of government by discussing strengths and weaknesses of each one.
Agency in Action
As part of jumping off the deep end into anything and everything related to Exhibition, students completed designs. The design, which is this week’s featured image, was sent to the printers so that ABIS might provide some feedback for tee-shirts, mugs, banners, etc....
Week 18 “Starting a New Inquiry Path”
We started a new Unit of Inquiry: “How we express ourselves”. In this unit we will learn about the different ways that stories can be shared with others. Furthermore we will focus on the fact that stories will give us a message and students will work on their own book...
Week 18
This week the children have been very excited to begin swimming lessons. Demonstrating their competent self-management skills, many of the children are able to change their clothes independently. We encourage you to practice this life skill with your child at home. We...
Discovering talents, nurturing them, and fostering close friendships are the fruits of after-school activities.
We are passionate about discovering talents and nurturing them, reflecting our leading vision in providing after-school activities. We diligently work to create a stimulating environment that encourages excellence and creativity, allowing students to express...
Back to Business
Happy New Year Áth bhlíain shona duit (Aw . Vlee-an . sunah . gwith) This week in Grade 7, we got straight down to business with reflection and goal setting. Students began by using our 4-square graphic organizer to plan for writing their End of Semester Report...
A great start to 2024
Dear parents, Welcome to the New Year 2024! I trust that your Winter Break was a time filled with wonderful moments with family and friends. We start 2024 with exciting news—the swimming pool is now open and fully prepared to host our students for their swimming...
First Week of 2024 is Out of this World!
We crammed a lot into a 4 day week! The most exciting was the introduction of our new Unit of Inquiry. For the next few weeks Grade 5 will be deep in Space Exploration. This week we kicked off by sharing what we already know about space and what we want to know about...
2023 2024 G6N G6AW Week 17 in Review
Dear Parents and Students, It is hard to believe that we are ending our first short week back after our December holiday. It feels very refreshing to be back in our learning zone after the break. Continuing with where we left off this week we began by diving into our...
Week 17
After a long break we are all excited to be back together in Grade 1. We have been busy settling back into our daily routine and reconnecting with our friends. Now that the pool is ready we are very excited to start swimming this semester. Please enjoy a few pictures...
Happy New Year!
Happy New Year! As part of jumping into anything and all related to Exhibition, students completed designs. Congratulations to Sheiam for the winning design, which is the featured image this week! Even with further dreams of winter slumber, here’s proof positive in...
Grade 7 English and I and S
In English we have investigated and analysed techniques in speeches. Students are now ready to write and perform their own speeches, which is the summative task for this unit. In I and S we have created timeline of ancient civilisations. Students are just about to...
Successful Start, Continuous Passion, Noteworthy Activity،The upcoming period titles of the new academic semester.
This is How the first day of school was after the wonderful winter break that renewed our energy and passion. هكذا كانت بداية اليوم الدراسي الأول بعد عطلة الشتاء الرائعة التي جددت فينا نشاطنا وشغفنا تمنياتي لكم بفصل دراسي ملهم ومليء...
🧪🌟 Celebrating our Grade 11 Chemistry Stars! 🌟🧪
. As we wrap up the first two terms, it's with immense pride that we acknowledge the remarkable journey of our grade 11 chemistry students. 🎓🔬 After delving into the intricacies of the models of the particulate nature of matter, these young minds have exhibited...
🌿🔬 Celebrating Our Grade 9 Science Class! 🎉📚
. As the semester winds down, we're thrilled to acknowledge the hard work and dedication of our grade 9 science students who have successfully completed the unit on human interactions with different ecosystems. 🌎💡 In a hands-on...
The Head's Blog
IB Authorization and Grade 11
We are extremely pleased to announce that we have just been informed that the Al Batinah International School has been authorized to offer the prestigious International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP) from September 2013. As you know, this is an extremely...
Weekly update
We are really proud of the Secondary School students who represented ABIS at TAISM this week in basketball tournaments. It is the first time that students have participated against other schools in this sport and naturally they felt intimidated by the idea and...
We passed one exam and are awaiting results on the other!
It has been a week of visits and inspections for the Secondary School with a sudden visit from an IGCSE examination inspector and a scheduled visit by an IB Verification Team. The IB Verification Team were in school on Sunday and Monday and led a very thorough...
School Open … Unless otherwise announced
Just a very quick note to say that is school will be open tomorrow unless you receive an SMS before 6.30 tomorrow morning.
School Closed Tomorrow – 27th April
We have been directly instructed by the Ministry of Education to close the school tomorrow. As you know, I am always reluctant to miss any school days as I know how important it is to ensure that the school is open whenever possible. indeed, on Wednesday we were 1 of...
Primary Student Led Conferences and Mid Semester Reports
The time for the Student Led Conferences is fast approaching. This year students’ portfolios will be web-based and students have been working hard developing their websites and portfolios. They are very excited about sharing their learning journeys electronically....
Friday and Saturday to be weekend holidays
Friday and Saturday to be weekend holidays Dear Parents, As you all are aware, His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said has issued a directive to adjust weekend holidays to fall on Friday and Saturday, beginning May 1 2013. Obviously, this change will also affect the school...
Staffing changes for 2013/14
As we approach the end of the school year, we start to think about the next one. And I wanted to inform you of staffing changes that will be occurring over the summer. Lala and Ola Akerstrom have decided to leave us at the end of this year to return to Sweden. They...
Despite a small fire, it is business as usual at ABIS
As you are aware, there was a small fire in the Secondary Learning Centre during the early hours of Wednesday morning, which has caused us to temporarily close the Secondary School whilst we assess the damage and decide the best way to continue teaching and learning....
Thank you and have a great holiday
It has been a busy and incredibly successful time since the Winter Break. The Swimming Gala this week really demonstrated all that is great about our school, Sports Day was, again, a huge success and the the students were challenged and entertained in equal measure in...
Miss Maram
Mrs Akerstrom and Ms Saunders visited Miss Maram over the weekend at her home. They are happy to report that Miss Maram, with the aid of a brace, is now sitting upright. Miss Maram misses her students and colleagues a great deal and we are looking forward to hearing...
Ms. Maram update
I visited Maram in hospital with an armful of 'get better soon' cards from the children. Whilst she is obviously very hurt, she was able to talk with me a little and her face lit up when she saw the cards. I will continue to update you if and when there is more.