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Art Deco bas relief sculptures
Grade 8 students recently explored the bold and stylish world of Art Deco by designing a movie poster that served as a blueprint for a bas relief clay sculpture. They began by researching Art Deco in architecture, furniture, jewellery, and pattern design. Using art...
French Connections: Fresh Starts and Firing Neurons (T2/W1)
Dear Parents, We’re back from the break, rested, recharged, and ready for Term 2. Woop woop! With all those new neural pathways formed during rest, play, and sleep, our brains are now primed to learn faster and remember better (thank you, neuroscience!). And what a...
Dear Parents, I hope this message finds you well. I am writing with an exciting announcement regarding a major upcoming event! All our MYP music students (Grades 7, 8, and 10) have now transitioned their focus entirely to preparation for the Winter Concert. This is a...
2B News Flash!!!
Weekly Photos Here Another busy week completed in classroom 2B. Students made their final adjustments, on Sunday, for their community projects. They looked at the rubric to make sure they included everything. We discussed how their community can make people feel...
Where we are in place and time
Welcome back! I hope you had a restful holiday and are reading for the next few weeks of learning with your child. This week we have been as busy as usual with our learning. We have begun a new Unit of Inquiry: Where we are in place and time. During this unit we will...
Grade 3 Explore Extreme Weather..
Dear Parents All students are so excited about our new unit on extreme weather. We are telling stories about floods especially in Oman when cyclone Shaheen occured. We are exploring Nina Jordan an American artist who enjoys painting about floods and the emotions and...
Week 10 in 1B
This week we launched our new unit, How the World Works, and took our learning outdoors to notice landforms, rocks, soil, and how water shapes the land, connecting to our central idea that the Earth has many resources and goes through constant change.In literacy,...
Week 10 in Grade 1A
What a wonderful week we’ve had in Grade 1! We have started a new Unit of Inquiry: How the World Works. Over the coming weeks, we will explore how the Earth has many natural resources and is constantly changing. It is fantastic to see the children’s curiosity and...
Grade 7 Advisory – A Well Deserved Break!
Mid-Term Holiday. Well done to all of our Grade 7 students for making it through their first ever term of the MYP! Every single day has seen growth and development of all of those essential ATL skills. There was a very positive atmosphere in Advisory this morning as...
Grade 10 Science Update.
The past two months have been highly productive as we successfully completed two key units: Factors Affecting Rates of Reaction and The Impact of Crude Oil and Organic Chemistry. Students have deepened their understanding of scientific concepts in these units. They...
Last Week of Term 1
It is incredible to think that just 9 weeks ago, I first met my young students who have since developed at a fast pace. They have delighted and challenged me, learnt both independence and collaboration whilst always being open- minded and willing to try new activities...
Grade 9 Monologues, Photo Essays, Travel Blogs and Reportages
Grade 9 students have now produced a text of their choice (Criterion C) to complete the Travel Writing Unit. Five students challenged themselves to perform monologues, which they did for their class. All text choices were new to them, so it was great to see students...
Qur’an Competition Evaluation مسابقة القرآن الكريم
The Arabic Language and Islamic Studies Department has conducted the Qur’an recitation assessment for all students across the school. Students from Grades 1 to 11 participated at various levels. We wish all our students the best of success and a joyful holiday, God...
Week 9: The Math Journey
Happy Thursday, Math superstars! 👋 We have already rocked 9 weeks together. The past week has been a week of reflections on assessments of learning (Summative assessments). The week required thinking hats and you have been able to wear it well. You are still full of...
Proud to Participate in the 11th International Conference on the Arabic Language – Dubai 2025
This experience has been deeply motivating and has expanded my vision to further contribute to the advancement of the Arabic language globally. I extend my heartfelt gratitude to my school’s leadership for their continuous trust and support, and for providing me the...
Grade 5 AMT- طلّاب الصّف الخامس
هذا الأسبوع تدرّب طلّاب الصّف الخامس على مهارة الكتابة وبالأخص مهارة السّرد القصصي، فقاموا بالكتابة عن صور تعكس وتسلسل قصة عن أضرار الشعور بالغرور. يعدُّ تصحيح الأخطاء في الكتابة التعبيرية أمراً ضرورياً لتحسين وضوح النّص والتركيز على الأخطاء الإملائية ،النحويّة...
Harmony Hub: Weekly Music Blog 🎶
Deep Dive: We Reflected and Refined! Last week, our halls were filled with the sound of intense practice across all grade levels as we started putting together our concert pieces. But this week, we took a crucial step back from the playing and singing to engage in...
Our Reading Journey This Week
Hello Families, This week, students have been exploring different reading strategies to help them become more confident and independent readers. Some groups focused on understanding new vocabulary, while others practiced using details from the text to make inferences...
Grade 11 ESS- Another Biosphere!
The culmination of our ESS Foundations unit was a fantastic success! Grade 11 students masterfully applied their knowledge of environmental perspectives, systems, and sustainability by modeling Earth as a closed system. It was truly inspiring to see your collaborative...
An Islamic competition
An Islamic competition
The Head's Blog
Movie Night Success!
Thank you to everyone who attended and helped out at ABIS's third movie night featuring the films, The Princess Bride and The Swan Princess. So far the ABIS movie nights have raised over 140 OMR towards the Gr. 10 trip to Puna, India in support of the Maher Orphanage...
Oman Week Meetings
Please remember that the Oman Week meetings will take place on Sunday at 18.30 here at school and that Sunday is the first day back after the weekend. Oman Week is a required part of the school curriculum and all students are required to attend their Oman Week...
Please give feedback on our new semester reports
Dear parents, We are ready to invite your opinion on the new semester reports which will be issued to parents on February 25th. Please open the two PDF attachments of sample reports (student information is fictional) then take the following survey, which should take...
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...