Messages from the Primary Team Leader

Dear Primary Families, 3-Way Conferences I would like to extend a huge thank you to those of you who were able to join us at this week’s 3-Way Conferences. It was fantastic to see so many families here, meeting together with teachers and students. These conferences...

Dear Primary Families, Our week concluded with a lovely assembly, and I would like to acknowledge and thank the students and teachers for doing such a wonderful job of sharing the learning that has been taking place. We saw a collection of snapshots highlighting the...

Dear Primary Families, Our week ended with a lovely assembly, and I would like to acknowledge and thank the students and teachers for doing such a wonderful job of sharing the learning that has been taking place. We had examples from language work in Grade 6, math...

Dear Primary Families, One of the aspects of my role that I most enjoy is being fortunate enough to see and be involved in so many different areas of the school. This week has been a great example of the range and variety that fill my days. Sunday On Sunday, I visited...

Dear Primary Families, On Tuesday this week, we hosted our first Parent Coffee Morning of the school year. It was wonderful to meet and speak with so many parents who were able to join us. These opportunities are invaluable, as they allow us to discuss a range of...

Dear Primary Families, What do parents and teachers agree on? I would like to think there are many areas of agreement, but key ones are that both parents and teachers want children to enjoy coming to school, they want children to be successful, and they want children...

Dear Primary Families, Now that we have completed 3 weeks at school I thought it would be a good opportunity to speak a little about one of the ways in which we build a positive classroom and school culture. At ABIS, we place great value in the IB PYP Learner...

Dear Primary Families, I would like to begin by thanking those of you that were able to attend last night’s Meet the Teacher Evening. It was lovely to see so many of you and I hope you enjoyed having the chance to meet the teachers and find out a little more about the...

Dear Primary Families, What a week! It was wonderful to welcome students back to school on Sunday morning and it was great to see so many smiles as friends greeted friends and our new students joined our ABIS community. Thank you to all the teachers and classroom...

Dear Primary Families, What a fabulous way to end a very busy and hectic week! Once again, a huge thank you to Mr. Peter (and Ms. Ays) for using his expertise to support our students and prepare them for today’s Summer Concert. It was wonderful to see how much the...

Dear Primary Families, I have been away from school for some days this week as I travelled to Beijing to celebrate my daughter’s graduation from Grade 12. I feel very fortunate that I was able to attend and it was wonderful to be part of the culmination of her IB...

Dear Primary Families, Today I have not been in school as I was off-site at a Safeguarding Forum in Muscat. Events such as these are important as they allow us to meet with colleagues from other schools and to share good practice. I am disappointed that I was unable...

Dear Primary Families, Wow! What a way to bring the week to a close with our ABIS Talent Show. Today’s Talent Show was absolutely fantastic and was such a positive and wonderful demonstration of our students’ many qualities. Over the past few weeks, students have...

Dear Primary Families, A quick online search shows that the average rainfall for Sohar in April is 5.3 mm and for May, 0.9 mm. I do not know the exact figures for this April or what will happen for the rest of May, but I will say that based on conversations with Omani...

Dear Primary Families, The highlight of this week was most definitely our Student Led Conferences (SLCs) - how fabulous it was to see our students confidently and enthusiastically sharing their learning journey, highlighting the growth and achievements they have made...

Dear Primary Families, As I write this message, I am sitting at home, looking out the window at clear skies and beautiful weather. How very different the image was at times this week. I am conscious that I am very fortunate to be in an apartment and area that was...

Dear Primary Families, As we approach the end of Ramadan and look forward to the Eid holiday, it is a good opportunity to look ahead at what will be happening next week and in the weeks after the break.  Progress Reports Next week we will issue the Progress Reports....

Dear Primary Families, This week I enjoyed meeting some new families who are considering sending their children to ABIS next year. During these meetings I shared information about our Primary Years Programme and what this looks like throughout our school. As part of...

Dear Primary Families, This week it has been encouraging to see how our students have adjusted and settled into our amended school schedule. The shorter school day has meant a few tweaks have had to be made to the usual class routines and I have been impressed by how...

Dear Primary Families, Thank you for your support, understanding, and flexibility with the changes to the school hours this week. It has required a level of adaptability from everyone and I have been impressed by how our students - and teachers - have been able to...