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So many things happen at ABIS and we love to share!Week 15
What a week we've had! We have been busy rehearsing for the winter concert, writing animal reports, a field trip to the farm and all of our regular work. In writing, we have been working on our animal research reports, identifying what that are, what they can do and...
This week and next
Dear parents, We end this week with sadness at the passing of Paul Ridgway, a long time parent of the ABIS community. We extend our deepest condolences to his wife Dana and their four children. He will be missed by all. There is an open house between the hours of 10...
Terrific Three’s
Dear Parents The grade 3's recorder performance was amazing. Thank you for all your support.
End of unit dialogue for Grade 7 French
The Grade 7 students learning French are finishing their second unit about hobbies and technology. Just like for the first unit, they had to write the script of a dialogue to reuse the language studied throughout the unit. This is always a great opportunity to...
Week 15
This week we had an important visit from Ms. Maitha our school counselor. She spoke to us about our feelings and helped us identify the range of feelings we may experience from time to time. Reflecting on this session we completed an artwork activity that encouraged...
G8 Science: Visual learning: An effective and valuable tool!
Incorporating visual learning, such as having students draw posters of scientific concepts like the scientific method and lab safety, has been an effective and valuable tool in grade 8 science this term. Visual learning engages students in a different way than...
A Grounding Technique for Challenging Times
Feeling anxious, angry, confused, stressed? These are normal human emotions but, at times they can become overwhelming. When they do, during an exam or in the face of a challenging life experience, grounding exercises can help to calm anxious thoughts, tap into your...
2023 2024 G6N G6AW Week 15 in Review
Dear Parents and Students, I hope these few words find you well. This week, the majority of our students have had an extremely busy week, lots of things going on, sports school winter concert, Musical production, finishing off literary essays, reflecting on our...
Proof Positive
Year-to-Date: 1,852; December 2023: 32.7; Last Week: 50.1 Woo-ooo! … As I write this, I just realized that I topped out for just over fifty kilometers last week! I had one exceptional night run with my daughter under the moonlight and with cooler temperatures. If all...
Trip to a farm!
In grade 2 this week we have been working on building our reading fluency and expression by reading voraciously. The students have practised this independently and with partners. in writing, we have been working on our tiger research reports, identifying what that...
End of Unit Madness!
With only one more school week left in 2023, and our Unit of Inquiry into forces and motion, things have been a bit hectic! It was great to see so many of you at our Winter Concert, and please come along next week to support some of our own Grade 5 students in...
Week 15
We had an amazing week filled with joy and valuable learning experiences. One fascinating topic the children explored was the Earth's composition, discovering its distinct layers—the inner core, outer core, mantle, and crust. They even crafted a play dough model of...
Grade 7 Collages
This week Grade 7 have been creating abstract face collages, using elements from famous faces to make new portrait compositions. They have consolidated their understanding of abstraction and have developed their creativity and cutting skills too!
Grade 12 Global Politics Exams Next Week
The Grade 12 Global Politics class is currently preparing for summative exams on the Development unit. This is our last unit of study which means that the class will have ample time for revision prior to the mock exams beginning in late-January and the actual IB...
Comfort ، mental health, and well-being are enhanced when changing the classroom environment from time to time.يتم تعزيز الراحة والصحة العقلية والتركيز والرفاهية عند تغيير بيئة الفصل الدراسي من وقت لآخر.
Motivating students, improving memory, fostering interaction and diversity in teaching methods, promoting comfort, and enhancing mental health are all outcomes of changing the classroom environment, creating a more enriching and stimulating learning experience. إن...
Basketball, assembly and upcoming Concert and Musical
Dear parents, It has been an active week. Mr Fernando organised a basketball tournament in which our school and 3 others competed over 2 days. The results were very pleasing with our thanks to Mr Fernando, Mr Ferdi and Mr Michael for their work in training, and...
Heritage Hunters (G8)
In Ireland, my culture prizes the art of the story teller. The Seanchaí (shan-a-key) is what we call our traditional storytellers back home. They are the keepers of our local histories and folklore. Back in the day, they would go door to door, village to village,...
There’s still time to register for ABIS MUN on 9 December
On Saturday, 9 December, ABIS Model United Nations students will be hosting the inaugural edition of ABIS MUN. This will be a one-day mini-conference involving students in Grades 9-12 and will include a number of visiting individual delegates from other schools in...
E.Portfolio in MYP
As part of the Year Five assessments, the grade 10s will be completing the E.Portfolio. This culminating project of their MYP learning is an opportunity for the students to share what they have learned over the past five years. Each year, the IB sends out a new unit...
Friendly reminder to donate school supplies
Thank you to all of you who have already donated. Your contribution is very much appreciated. If you haven't yet, it is not too late! The Grade 9 advisory class is going to the charity on December 13th to donate what they have collected. See more information...
ARABIC FINAL EXAM الاختبارات النهائية للفصل الأول
During this week, students were directed and instructed on what was required of them for the ministerial exam period.
The Head's Blog
ABIS SPORTS DAY TOMORROW!!
Dear Parents and Guardians, Here are someimportant reminders for this Wednesday’s School Sports Day: Students should wear a T-shirt of their house colour tomorrow. New children should know their house colour by now, but if you are still unaware of this, please speak...
Please help us to improve our Mission Statement
Dear parents, As part of our agreement with our accrediting organisations such as the International Baccalaureate and the Council of International Schools our school is required to review its mission statement and we need your help. All teachers, administrators, plus...
PE – Outdoor Ed Trips
A news update for those who are traveling or are stuck for ideas for Christmas presents. In early February Grades 7,8 & 9 will be undertaking a 5 day camel safari from up near the border at Buraimi heading downhill through the wadis and back to school. Although...
Happy Holidays
Well, we made it! I wanted to wish you all a wonderful holiday. You can go holiday knowing that your children have earned themselves a restful and fun break. They have been really busy this year and I know that they are going to need all their energy for the first...
A splendid night out!
All of you who attended the amazing performance last night will, I am sure, agree with me that last night's performance was simply one of the most enjoyable events that I can remember. The students were simply wonderful! Not just our stars shone but the whole stage...
ABIS’s first swim meet
On Tuesday a team of 17 of our best swimmers travelled to TAISM in Muscat to compete in our very first swim meet! As well as students from the American school there was a team from the Sultan School there... All very good swimmers indeed. Despite our initial...
Please order your child’s photo by Monday
Dear parents, Please order a photo of your child by Monday, 10th of December by making a payment to Ruqaiya at the reception in cash. It is possible to order more than one set and you should indicate this on the letter that every student brought home today. Photo ...
School is open today
Ramesh and I have had an early morning today checking out the road situation. There is still a deal of standing water around the place especially in the side / service roads. Around Dawood one of wadis has a great deal of mud in it (washed from the construction work)...
Seussical Jr. announcement
Primary school production Seussical Jr. will be held on Tuesday, 11th December. Doors will be open at 6:15pm. The show will begin at 6:30pm sharp. Students, participating in the show will have to be at school at 5:30pm at the latest for dress up and make-up. Looking...
International Evening date March 6th
Please note that the International Evening has a new date. This event will now be held on the 6th of March. Please reserve this date in your calendar as it promises to be wonderful event.
Quick survey on the progress reports and parents evening
Dear parents,We invite you to give us feedback on the quality of the recent progress reports and parents evening (3 Way Conference). A number of teachers, students and parents have been influential in the design of the new progress reports with the goal of improving...
Tuesday, 27th November is a School Day
Dear parents,As announced in a recent post, please be aware that Tuesday 27th is a regular school day, although Wednesday 28th is a holiday and school will be closed on that day.We hope you enjoy the long weekend!