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Market Day!
Dear Parents All students did an excellent job in our mini market. Thank you for your support and allowing your child to learn the value of money and raising funds for charity.
G6 – Eyeing the Finish Line
Busy times in Grade 6! We still have so much to do, yet the days are ticking down at an alarmingly quick speed. Especially with the slightly longer (than expected) Eid Al Adhaa holiday. We have spoken a lot as a grade level about the importance of finishing strong. We...
G1A: Reminder to be Kinder!
Grade 1A have been thinking about behaviour and how it is just as important to learn about good behaviour as it is to be a good reader or skillful at Maths! At ABIS, we value the Learner Profile and teach the whole child not just academic subjects and skills. Students...
And Breathe…
Congrats to all of our students who finished their Arabic exams today! We know all the time and effort you put into studying for your exams, especially since this is the first year you had to take them. We are sure you did amazing and now you can finally relax that...
On discute?
The Grade 7 French students have completed their 1st year of MYP French Language Acquisition by putting together a final dialogue. This gave them the opportunity to transfer and adapt key language from all 4 units, and include some cultural knowledge in a...
Week 35 in 1C!
This week, the children practiced storytelling using puppets, bringing their characters to life with creativity and enthusiasm. They reflected on what worked well in their performances, such as using clear voices and expressive actions, and showed courage by sharing...
#LearningThroughPlay and #RolePlay strategies — transforming the lesson into an active, hands-on experience.
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From Music Notes to Neurons:The Science Behind Music and Emotions
At ABIS, we believe in the power of interdisciplinary learning. This week, our Grade 7 students are engaged in an innovative unit exploring The Science of Music, Emotions, and Cellular Biology. They’re investigating how music influences cellular processes, the link...
ابداع طلاب الصف الثاني الابتدائي
أبدع طلاب الصف الثاني الابتدائي باللعب في الاجهز ة الالكترونية •
Exams, Open Days and Book Week
Dear parents, As we move into the final weeks of the academic year, I would like to take a moment to reflect on the past few weeks. In Secondary, our students have demonstrated remarkable focus, resilience, and maturity during this assessment season. Our Grade 12...
🎶 Moving into Top Gear: Final Countdown to the Concerts! 🎶Al Batinah International School Music Blog – Week of May 22 With just days to go until our Lower Primary Concert (KG1–Grade 2 on May 29th) and a few more weeks until our Upper Primary Concert (Grades 3–6 on...
Week 34: Small Acts BIG Impacts
Summatives Galore in Grade 7.
This week has been testing Grade 7 students skills at task and time management. They had to plan their revision and study schedules in order to cope with a week of summative tests in Math, Science, Humanities and French, as well as homework. Many students showed that...
IB Exams
Congratulations to the grade 12s on finishing your IB exams! You guys did it! It was so pleasing to see to effort you put in as you prepared for all of your exams. It was also great to see the positive comments on how students thought about their exams. However, the...
This week in music
This week, our 7th-grade music students have shown excellent progress in their Interdisciplinary Unit (IDU) with Science, demonstrating a strong understanding of how music connects with other subjects. They are now also actively preparing for their performance in the...
Ms. Jo G8: Interviewing My Dad About Technology Past and Present
This week my G8 English group reflected on how many technological advances my 88 year old father has seen. We thought about this in class and the students generated questions that they would like to ask him. Wonder of wonders, we got my dear Dad on Google Meets, 3700...
Grade 8 Science- Young Environmental Journalists!
As part of our Grade 8 unit on energy sources, students have delved into the environmental and social impacts of hydroelectric production and wind energy. This project not only enhances their research skills but also fosters collaboration and communication....
ABIS Summer Reading Challenge
As this year is coming to an end, we want our students to keep reading over the summer. In primary grade 1-6, there will be a Summer Reading Challenge to read as many books as they can on RazKids and take the quizzes on them. Students who meet the challenge will...
Studying smart
As the school year comes to an end, it is especially important for IB Grade 7 students to study smart and revise effectively. This is a time when students are preparing for final assessments and reflecting on everything they’ve learned throughout the year. Studying...
Poetry Around the World
Today, Grade 3 performed poems in different language in our assembly. Everyone did a fantastic job sharing poems that they had written themselves in English and other mother tongue languages. There were many more poems that we could have shared and these will be on...
الهوية والمواطنة الصف الاول
طلاب الصف الاول في هذا الاسبوع اختاروا معلم من معالم بلادهم وتحدثوا عنها امام زملائهم
The Head's Blog
Welcome the the Broadcaster!
Since presenting the idea of putting the Broadcaster online at the Curriculum Evening a couple of weeks ago, we have been busy making sure that there is something interesting to read and see before we go public! We have tried to include photos from recent events, some...
Some stimulating stuff from Ken Robinson
As promised in a previous post, I have included a a video that we at ABIS are particularly interested in at the moment. It is based on a speech the Sir Ken Robinson originally made at the Royal Society of Arts in London.To compliment the speech the RSA have...
The video from my presentation
As promised, here is the video that I showed in my presentation at the Curriculum Evening. The IB have created a few really interesting videos that summarize the philosophy of the programme rather well. We have included some others in the Community Site. If you are...
Curriculum Meeting, Camels and Power cuts!
First of all, I would like to thank you all for your support and understanding last Wednesday. Closing the school is always a difficult decision but when there are significant factors outside of our control, like a power cut, then we often have no alternative. The...