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Library House Team Competition
Dear ABIS Families, I'm excited to announce our Library House team competition, which aims to inspire our students to read more books and share their thoughts about them. Here's how the competition works: Borrow a book that matches your team's...
Happy World Kindness Day!
On November, Monday 13th, the school celebrated World Kindness Day. For this occasion, the Secondary Student Council and the Primary Student Leadership Team planned a simple but sweet activity so we could all show kindness to the people around us and enjoy some...
It’s All Go in Grade 5!
It's been a busy week in Grade 5! Thank you to those of you who came along to watch today's assembly. It was great to see you. This week at ABIS we celebrated International Kindness Day. Kindness has been something we have been focused on in Grade 5 since the...
G8’s scientists well deserved Bunsen burner licenses!
. Grade 8 science is on course for the term 2 science unit on how scientists conduct experiments in the laboratory with a focus on the scientific method. They have already learnt about the safety rules they need to follow whenever they are in the...
G.10 SA: Thank you Babu, Bulak, Selvam, Manik and Sekhar!
On the 5th of November 2023, the Grade 10 class led the whole school in expressing their heartfelt appreciation for the unsung heroes of our school community, the custodians. This was part of their Service Action. Students in various classes designed and presented...
Grade 8 English and I and S
In English we have been continuing our unit on trying to fit in. Have read the first 6 chapters of ‘The Outsiders’ by SE Hinton, discussing themes such as family, friendships, gangs, self identity and violence. Students are working on character sketches as a...
You are a source of inspiration and boundless potential. With your dedication and determination.أنتم مصدر إلهام وإمكانيات لا حدود لها بتفانيكم وإصراركم
You are a source of inspiration and boundless potential. With your dedication and determination, you are undoubtedly creators of success. Keep shining and achieving your dreams. أنتم مصدر إلهام وإمكانيات لا حدود لها. بتفانيكم وإصراركم، أنتم بالتأكيد صانعون للنجاح....
Week 12
In grade 1 we are becoming increasingly confident readers. Using strategies to read familiar and unfamiliar words we are beginning to comprehend a growing range of texts. Reading regularly both in school and at home improves our language skills, and ability to use...
Week 12
This week, our focus remained on the fascinating world of rocks. We engaged the students in activities aimed at enhancing their vocabulary by encouraging them to describe the texture and appearance of rocks. They explored words such as dusty, shiny, heavy, light,...
“In the schoolyard, play, laughter, and friendship are the greatest treasures of break time.”اللعب ، الصداقة والضحك أهم مكاسب وقت الاستراحة
"Safe play, continuous supervision, and bringing smiles to our children's faces are among our top priorities." اللعب الآمن ،المتابعة المستمرة و رسم البسمة على وجوه أطفالنا من أهم أولوياتنا
Music and the Brain
Albert Einstein. Brian May. Francis Arnold. James P. Allison. Beyond their contributions to science and technological advancements, what do these people have in common? They were all musicians. There has always been anecdotal evidence about Musicians and...
A good week
Dear parents, This week the 3 way conferences has been a great success. The turnout from parents was exceptional and we are very pleased that parents took this opportunity to meet their child's teachers. Please note that this is not the only time that you can meet a...
2023 2024 G6N G6AW Week 11 in Review
Dear Parents and Students, Another busy week. Please see below for notices and highlights. Three way Conferences Thank you to everyone that has come along to our 3 way conferences this week. During these conferences, students were able to present what their learning...
Week 11
We've had a fun week of learning. We have been continuing our journal writing, which the class has really enjoyed. They love sharing what they have written and listen carefully to their classmates. We have also have been learning about balanced ecosystems and our...
MYP Design
The Grade 8 Designers are continuing the process of clock making. They are at the early stages of cutting their card to create layers for the main body of their clocks. The students have encountered some issues, but they are using their problem solving skills to...
Focused and Engaged…
Dear Parents The break has helped all students to rest and refocus. Students are working hard and fully engaged in all learning.
Find the Force!
It was so great to see so many of you at the 3 Way Conferences and we thank you all for your support and involvement in your child's learning this year. We are so grateful to have all of your children in our Grade 5 community. In Unit of Inquiry Grade 5 went on a...
Service as Action recently….
A heartwarming initiative was carried out by Grade 10 advisory last week. A lot of you will have witnessed the gesture of appreciation and the beautiful thank you cards from all grades given to our amazing custodians. Another very important initiative happened last...
The Beat Goes On …
Year-to-Date: 1,701; November 2023: 13.2; Last Week: 18.9 All apologies for my absence and the lack of much more than a basic summary from the week; I’ve been battling a virus in my sinuses that feels like I’ve finally won. (Ugh! Being sick is exhausting!!) Big thanks...
Week 11
This week we are grateful to those of you who were able to attend the conferences. It was a great opportunity to review the progress each child has made and to look towards the next step in the their learning journey. We have been practicing counting on using larger...
Educational initiatives and competitions in our mother language “Arabic”مبادرات ومسابقات تعليمية بلغتنا الأم “اللغةالعربية”
Competitions and motivating educational initiatives are of paramount importance in enhancing the learning process for students. They stimulate active participation, fuel interest, and engage students more deeply with educational content. These initiatives foster the...
The Head's Blog
Grade 5 camp – Day 3
Just spoken with the Grade 5 team. Everyone had a great day today. The morning were spent at the caves and the afternoon in Niswa castle and souq. The student explored the castle and then switched into shopping mode at the souq. Be prepared for lots of golden camels!...
Oman Week – Grade 4, Day 3
Grade 4 have been really busy in Muscat today. Ms Saunders (clever teacher that she is!) saved the best museum to last. The Armed Forces Museum was a real hit with all the children with many of them planning to convince their parents to visit again. When I spoke to...
Public Holiday Announced!
A public holiday has been announced today. as a result the school will be closed on Saturday the 4th and Sunday the 5th of February. School will resume on Monday the 6th of February at 08:15 as usual. I would like to wish you all a restful few days. This holiday is...
Swimming pool renovations and improvements almost complete
As many of you know, we have been investing a great deal in our pool over the last few months. We have installed a heater / cooler system that will enable us to use the pool throughout the year. This is a great addition. The pool had also developed some sharp cracks...
Come and visit our great new library!
As part of the changes preparing for the second semester we have moved our library! With the arrival of the iPads we no longer needed the computer lab to be situated in the centre of the upper floor of the school. Yesterday, we set up our new library where it should...
IPads meeting February 13th
We are happy to announce that we will be holding our iPad meeting on February 13th at 17.30 in the Gym. At this meeting we will be distributing the iPads to families who have children in grades 3 to 9 and we will be explaining about the programme. We will also be...
Kindergarten on the move!
Many of you will have noticed changes in the Kindergarten area over the last two days. Our K3 class has been growing over the year until, in December we reached our full class capacity. We had two students on the waiting list and instead of turning them away we...
News from the Grade 6, 7 & 8 Sailing Camp
Mr Duffield has just spoken with me and said that they have just cooked dinner at their camp and are just putting some marshmallows on the fire. They had a wonderful day and all the children loved it on the water! They are really tired now and will be heading off to...
Get involved in After School Activities!
The new block of After School Activities will be starting soon and we are looking for parents who are willing to contribute to our programme to make it as rich and as interesting for the students as possible. If you the time to commit one hour a week for a period of 8...
New SMS Service
As many of you know, we have been working hard over the last few months to try to get as many people as possible involved in what is going on at the school. To this end we have been working on a communication strategy which has the goal of trying to communicate...
New wireless network is up and running…
Sometimes the bits that no one sees are the most challenging and the iPad project is a prime example of this. Getting the iPads was relatively easy but making them work in the school situation has been more challenging! I am really happy to announce that as of today...
iPads are coming to ABIS
As I announced in the recent Parent Information Evening, ABIS will be taking a giant leap into the future very soon. In time for Semester 2 we will be putting iPads in the hands of all our Grade 3 to 9 students. We are incredibly excited about this plan and have been...