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So many things happen at ABIS and we love to share!

Political Cartoons, Portfolio, and Camus

1. Our First Assessment • This week we took our first assessment, an oral presentation exploring the work of a political cartoonist. Students worked in pairs and selected one cartoonist, whose work they then examined. They presented to the class the central themes and...

This week Art

This week Art

This week, our art students have been hard at work completing Criterion C: the creation of their final artworks. Grade 7 students, in their unit Nature in Printmaking, are experimenting with multiple prints to achieve the best results. They are focusing on...

Roblox’s 4th Week

Dear Parents, The Roblox’s had another busy and exciting week in 2A! This week we spent a lot of time finishing up reading assessments (we are almost done!) and completing some unfinished work. Alongside this, we continued with our phonics, focusing on digraphs,...

Week 4 in 3SC

Week 4 in 3SC

This week we started our new unit, Who We Are, by doing an exercise video and looking at some objects related to the unit. The student talked about what the saw, what they thought and asked questions. We then looked at the central idea and lines of inquiry to discover...

Read Together, Take Turns

Dear Parents, Reading is one of the most powerful ways for children to grow in English. It builds vocabulary, improves spelling, and strengthens imagination. Most importantly, when children see that reading is a family routine, they learn that reading is important and...

الجملة الاسمية تزور طلبة الصف الرابع

الجملة الاسمية تزور طلبة الصف الرابع

خلال هذا الأسبوع كثر زوار طلبة الصف الرابع، حيث زارتهم الجملة الاسمية من خلال مشهد تمثلي من خيالنا لافتتاح حصة اللغة العربية وتعرف الطلبة على زائرتهم الجملة الاسمية من خلال جلسة توقعات  وتخمين لهوية الزائرة من خلال فتح باب التوقعات من جميع الطلبة وبعد التعرف على هوية...

2B Weekly News Flash!!!

Weekly Photos Here A student who reads 20 minutes each day will read 3,600 minutes in a school year. That means they will on average read 1,800,000 words per school year. Please support your child on completing their Reading Journals during the school week.  I can’t...

Another busy week in Grade 2!

We began our busy week with sharing our 'Shoebox Autobiographies'. The student shared their boxes in small groups of three, changed into different groups for more sharing opportunities, then shared with the whole class. it was so fun to see what the students had put...

This week in Music

Dear Parents, I hope this message finds you well. I'm writing to provide an update on the progress of our music students. In Grade 7, students continue to make great strides in their song performances and music reading skills. Their central unit of inquiry, "Music for...

SA and CAS

Dear Parents, I hope you're all having a great week. I wanted to provide an update on the service and action projects our students are beginning this semester. Our students in  MYP and DP are well underway with their Service as Action and CAS  projects. For our MYP...

Heart Matters!

Heart Matters!

Dear Parents, This week we have begun our unit on the human body. Students were pumped up after a session of Joe Wick 5 minute move. They were also able to feel their carotid pulse and reflect on our the exercise made them feel.

Sharing in G1C

This week students have had some very settled, calm and hard-working mornings which are always the best time to learn! We have done our sounds, numbers, tally counting and venn diagrams. Many students are helping to do registration by greeting their friends and...

Week 4 in 1B!

Week 4 in 1B!

Here’s a peek at our week! We’re continuing with Show & Tell to build speaking confidence and community. We also launched our literacy and math centers, where students rotate through listening, word-work, writing, and hands-on games. As young researchers, we...

Week 4 in Grade 1A

Week 4 in Grade 1A

Grade 1 has had a busy and joyful week of learning! The children enjoyed their swimming lessons and built confidence in the water. Please remember to send swimming gear on Thursday so everyone can take part. Each morning we start by checking in with our feelings,...

A Week of Growth, Creativity, and Connections

Dear Parents, Please click here: Week 3 photos Even though it was a shorter week, it was filled with so much energy, learning, and creativity! The students have been hard at work and really enjoyed diving into new activities across all subjects. In Maths, students...

The Head's Blog

New ABIS Shop & Clothing

I am happy to announce the launch of two new initiatives here at the school. Over the last year, Haydée and I have been working hard in the background trying to improve both the quality and variety of school branded clothing that we offer. After exploring multiple...

Jungle Rock!

Congratulations to everyone who made last night's performance a huge success, particularly "the Maries" and Mr. Hampton. Great work all around by the primary school in making the evening a memorable one. Below is a slide show of last night's performance. Click here...

Tonight, tonight!

We fixed the stage and the sound and now we need your help. We will be asking everyone to stay in their seats and not to film or take photos until the end of the performance. Instead we have employed a company to film the performance and we will be distributing DVDs...

A Cleaner, Healthier Beach

Today marked the 2nd Annual ABIS Beach Clean Up. Two full buses of ABIS students--the entire Secondary school, plus the primary school members of the Eco Club--took a short trip down to the public beach and collected and bagged rubbish. A huge swath of beach, from the...

Ski Trip Meeting

On Sunday, 8th of December we will be holding an information meeting to finalize plans for our upcoming ski trip to Switzerland. The meeting will provide packing lists and essentials as well as collecting necessary details and answering questions. We will meet in the...

Maternity leave cover

In February Haydée, our Administration Manager, will go on maternity leave. To cover her leave we are looking for a temporary replacement, with the possibility of extending this to a one year contract. The Administration Manager of ABIS is a hands on person and is...

Tuesday December 3rd is a non school day for K1 – Grade 6 students

Tuesday December 3rd is a non school day for K1 - Grade 6 students.  Students that have the Three Way Conferences on Tuesday December 3rd are expected to come with their parents to the scheduled conference time and go home after. School times for Secondary are as...