Messages from the Primary Team Leader

Dear Primary Parents, Kindness Day (Monday, 13th) The week started off on a super positive note as we celebrated World Kindness Day on Monday. The Primary Student Leadership Team, led by Ms. Amy and Ms. Sri, shared papers with the different grade levels so that...

Dear Primary Parents, We want to express our sincere gratitude for your support during the 3-Way Conferences this week. Your active involvement in your child's education is greatly appreciated. Your participation in these conferences plays a vital role in creating a...

Dear Primary Families, This week in school, we had fun raising the profile of our four house teams: the Red Falcons, the Green Leopards, the Yellow Foxes, and the Blue Dolphins. During PE lessons for Grades 3-6, we held an Inter-House Handball competition, which...

Dear Primary Families, As we reach the end of this week, our 9th week in school, it is a wonderful opportunity to reflect upon the year so far. It has certainly been a busy few weeks and I have enjoyed seeing the students settle and become familiar with their new...

Dear Primary Families, "How can I support my child at home?" This is a question that we are often asked by parents, and we appreciate it because it reflects a supportive family that values education and wishes to collaborate with us to help their child(ren) progress....

Dear Primary Families, During our first coffee morning a few weeks back, those of us that were able to be present spoke about a workshop that we ran last year that gave an overview and introduction to the Primary Years Programme (PYP). It was agreed that we will go...

Dear Primary Families, As we complete another exciting week of learning, I wanted to write about an important part of our school's approach to teaching – something we call the Three Pillars of the PYP Curriculum. Pillar One: Your Child In the PYP, we believe that your...

Dear Primary Families, I hope this message finds you well and that you have had a successful and enjoyable week! As partners in your child's educational journey, we want to highlight a vital aspect of their growth and development: the importance of students setting...

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 Parent 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, I am very pleased to welcome everybody back to a new and exciting school year at Al Batinah International School (ABIS).  I am honored to have the opportunity to take on the role of Acting Primary Team Lead and am very much looking forward to...

Dear Primary Families, The end of the academic year means many celebrations of learning for students and parents to participate in.  At ABIS these include a Cook Off, a Trade Fair, Solar Cooking, a Theatre Exhibition, many presentations of culminating projects and of...

Dear Families, Today the K1 and K2 students hosted their parents at their end of year Celebration of Learning event.  It was lovely to see many parents in attendance, and to see the students demonstrating their growth and achievements so independently. ...

Dear Primary Families, Today Grades 1 & 2 students shared their learning in another great Primary assembly!  Be sure to mark your calendars for our final assembly of the academic year, next Thursday, June 1 at 12:20pm in the Mazoon.  Next week we will be hosted by...

Dear Primary Families, Thank you to all G6 families who attended the PYP - MYP Transition Meeting last night.  It was encouraging to see such a high turnout of parents wanting to learn more and know how to support their child. We have just over a month left until our...

Dear Families, This week was very exciting in Primary, especially for the Grade 6 class.  They spent two days and one evening presenting their PYP Exhibition projects to parents, students and teachers across the whole school.  If your child is not in grade 6, ask them...

Dear Families, We are on the home stretch of this academic year.  It seems hard to believe that there are only 7 instructional weeks left until summer break.  Learning will continue across all subjects until the final days, and this is an important time of year for...

Dear Primary Families, I hope you found the time to read your child's Term 3 Progress Report and talk about accomplishments and goals together.  When we return after the Eid break it will be our final push for learning and achievement, and we will work hard to ensure...