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This week in Art
Our DP Visual Arts Grade 11 students completed their exploration of three creative strategies using different art-making forms. In Grade 8 Design, students are working on their cultural clock projects, inspired by signs and symbols from their home countries. They are...
“This week’s activities with seesaw and the educational games.”
Week 5: what LP shines through with you?
Stronger English Through Daily Questions
Dear Parents, Speaking in English every day is very important for your child’s confidence and fluency. A simple way to practice is by asking one “Question of the Day.” How to do it: Ask your child one open-ended question each day in English. Encourage your child to...
الهوية والمواطنة الصف الثالث
تعلم طلاب الصف الثالث في هذا الاسبوع قاعدة مازن لحماية الجسد والعقل والذات تفاعل فيها الطلاب بشكل جميل
2B News Flash!!!
Weekly Photos Here The Unit of Inquiry, Who We Are has completed for the time being. We will continue this unit throughout the school year. In December we will revisit, focusing on traditions and beliefs from our cultures. What we did complete last month was a culture...
SA and CAS
Dear Parents, I'm writing to provide an update on the progress of our students' Service as Action and CAS projects. In the Middle Years Programme (MYP), students have embarked on the planning phase of their projects. It has been great to see how consciously they have...
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 had time to practice their songs for their formative presentation and have also begun learning about major scales. This will...
Reading E-Books with Young Children: Tips for Making the Most of the Experience
1. Let them explore first.The bells and whistles of a new e-book can be very exciting! Give your child time to explore the buttons, animations, and features during the first few readings. After that, gently guide them toward listening to or reading the story without...
How we organise ourselves
This past week we have begun our new unit of inquiry: How we organise ourselves. This unit will focus on this central idea: Community spaces can have positive effects on the well-being of its community members. We have taken a walkabout just outside the school walls...
البدء بالعروض الشفوية في الصف السابع
بدأ طلبة الصف السابع بعرض العروض الشفوي الخاصة بتحليل حكاية الأمير السعيد من خلال تقسيمهم إلى مجموعات ، ثم الوقوف عند عناصر القصة وطرحها في العرض مع الوقوف عند عناصر القصة المستخرجة من الحكاية والتطبيق علىها بذكر الأدلة الواضحة من القصة ومناقشتها بعد عرضها مع الزملاء...
G3 @ the Pool!
Dear Parents All students are fully immersed into the swimming program. They are working hard to improve their skills.
Week 5 in Grade 6
Dear Parents, Another week has flown by in Grade 6. Lots going on as our Literacy, Math and UOI units continue to push forwards. In Literacy, we have now completed our awesome units about constructing a beautiful paragraph using descriptive and figurative language. We...
Week 5 in 3SC
This week we have continued our Who We Are unit by learning about the heart. One of our students brought in a fantastic model of the heart and lungs that we used to show how the blood picks up oxygen from the lungs and carries it around the body through the arteries...
Building Bridges, Building Resilience
Grade 5 participated in their first assembly of the year! Students shared their recent work on exploring how to manage their big emotions, showcasing some of their role-plays and ended with connecting their learning to having a growth mindset! What a lovely way to end...
Week 5 in 1B
This week in 1B, our phonics focus was on the sounds e, o, g, and u. We practiced through games and quick “say it–tap it–write it” routines. Ask your child to share one word for each sound! In our Who We Are unit, students interviewed their friends and shared things...
Week 5 in Grade 1A
Our students are having a lot of fun with math. They played a memory game where they matched numbers with the correct set of dots, for example, the number 5 with five dots. They are also practicing counting to 20 and back to 0. This helps them recognize number...
French Connections: Races, Blogs, and Brave Steps (Week 5)
Dear Parents, This week, every student was added to our Duolingo classes, and a wonderfully healthy competition has begun. Parents, feel free to cheer your child on to earn weekly XPs… or even join the race yourselves! G7 analysed blogs and practised reading...
Parent Coffee morning and more
Dear parents, Thank you to everyone who joined us for this week’s Parent Coffee Morning and Workshop. We were delighted with the strong turnout and the opportunity to connect with so many of you. Your presence and insights play a vital role in building the strong...
Active and Creative Learning: Small Steps Toward Big Skills!!
G.10 Science Modeling Organic Chemistry through inquiry.
Grade 10 students are exploring Organic Chemistry with an inquiry-based approach! Using the Molymod kit, they visualized and constructed molecular structures, exploring chains, rings, and functional groups. Such tactile exploration forms a vital part of our unit,...
The Head's Blog
Parent Information Handbooks
For those of you who were not able to attend our Parent Information Evening, I attach PDF versions of the printed information that was distributed. I hope you find them, interesting and informative. K1 - K2 - Parent Information Booklet K3 - Parent Information Booklet...
Parent information Evening
Please remember the Parent Information Evening will take place tonight at 18:00 (6.00PM). We are looking forward to seeing as many of you as possible!
Parent Information Evening
Good Morning! Just a couple of reminders to start the third week of school! After School Activities will be starting this week so please make sure that you and your children are aware of which activities they are signed up for and what they need to bring to have a...
Students Visit Sohar Aluminium To Collect Heat Stress Prizes and Become VIP’s.
ABIS students experienced what it feels like to be powerful members of the Board when Sohar Aluminium invited the 12 winners and runners up of a poster competition to their premises on Monday and gave them the VIP treatment. SA and the school have been collaborating...
Lost and Found
From Tuesday 18th of June until Wednesday 19th of June all “lost and found” items are displayed in the MPA. We invite you to check whether any of the “lost and found” items belong to your child. All items left after Wednesday the 19th will be donated to...
Tonight, tonight…
Tonight we are looking forward to seeing you at school at 6pm. Please make sure your children are at school on time for our end of year Song and Dance extravaganza! The Art Exhibition will also be on display so it's going to be a good evening.
Annual Report & ISA Results
First of all, let me start by thanking all those parents who took time out of their busy lives to attend our annual report meeting. It was a pleasure to see you all and I greatly enjoyed the conversations had. For those of you who were not able to make it, hard copies...
Annual Report Meeting – Reminder
Please attend our 2012/13 Annual Report Meeting at 6.30PM sharp tomorrow, Tuesday 11th of June. We will be talking about ISAs, progress made this year and plans for next year. There will be a follow on meeting for all parents who are interested in the specifics of the...
School Closed on Thursday
A public holiday has just been announced for Thursday, June 6th. as such ABIS will be closed on Thursday. Wednesday will be a regular school day finishing as normal. After School Activities on Wednesday will be held as usual. School will resume on Sunday 9th of June.
Choosing the right charities for ABIS to support
Over the last year we have been making investigations into how we can help those much less fortunate than ourselves. As an international school, we are committed to supporting all nationalities though we are equally committed to supporting our host country and local...
ABIS Questionnaire – How did we do this year?
PLEASE HELP! We would like you to ask you spare 5 minutes to fill out a survey letting us know how well you feel we did this year. The survey is easy to use and easy to understand and we really would want as many people as possible to give us feedback....
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...