Messages from the Primary Team Leader
Welcome Back and Ramadan Kareem
Dear Families, Ramadan Mubarak to all families who participate in this special time of year. As you are aware, ABIS classes finish at 2pm for the month of Ramadan. The same timetable is being followed with each class being just a bit shorter. Our lunch is also...
Enjoy your break!
Dear Families, Please enjoy the upcoming Spring break with your family. Some people are traveling while others will relax at home. Either way, I hope our students and teachers will recharge and come back to school in April ready to tackle the last part of our school...
Oman Week
Dear Families, Primary students had a very exciting week! Classes across grades K1 - G6 had many special celebrations for Oman Week. Students arrived wearing special Omani colours and clothes on Sunday to kick off the week. Students had field trips, completed special...
Parents back on campus for SLCs
Dear Primary Families, How wonderful it was to have parents back on campus yesterday and today for our Student Led Conferences. The children were very excited about sharing their learning with their parents and introducing them to their teachers. I saw a lot of very...
And Finally We Shall Meet!
Dear Families, I am excited about the upcoming week at ABIS. After 2+ years of parents not being allowed on campus, we are finally able to begin inviting you back. Having been here for 1.5 years myself and still not knowing the parent community well, I very much...
Happy Teacher’s Day and SLCs
Dear Families, As today was Teacher's Day, I wish to extend a huge thank you to all classroom teachers and assistants who work so hard every day to make learning a positive experience for all of our children. The passion and energy dedicated to their work is...
A short but happy week
Dear Families, It was so wonderful to have all the Primary students back on campus this week! Teachers were thrilled to welcome them back into classrooms, and students were very happy to be back in their familiar environments, learning and playing with their...
Long Weekend Coming Up and Return to Campus
Dear Families, As you are aware, we are planning for our Primary classes (KG through G6) to return to school in person after the upcoming long weekend. We look forward to welcoming everyone back on campus on Tuesday, Feb. 15. Our return is of course dependent on any...
Supporting Learning
Dear Families, Thank you for continuing to support learning online. Most of our students are continuing to engage and challenge themselves with their learning. Working online helps students to develop very important self management skills and communication skills. ...
Report cards!
Dear Families, Today you will have received your child's Semester 1 report card. This is a comprehensive summary of your child's achievements so far this year. Teachers have written comments that highlight each individual's strengths as well as the next steps for...
A huge thank you to all parents and supporting family members!
Dear Primary Families, First and foremost, a huge thank you to all parents and supporting family members for helping the students get off to a successful start in online learning. As with any transition, there are bumps in the road, but overall we have been very happy...
Happy Holidays!
Dear Families, Students had a wonderful day today, and loved coming to school in their pajamas! These kinds of spirit days promote a positive attitude and help students to bond and build relationships. We are looking forward to more of these types of fun days in...
Dear Families, Please remember to send any and all books belonging to ABIS back to school. There are still many library books and classroom readers missing and we would love to be able to catalogue them and use them with students. Thank you. We are pleased to...
A Short but Busy Week
Dear Families, This week was only 3 days long but it was jam packed with learning and visits from the CIS Accreditation Team. The team of two met with students, parents, teachers and support staff throughout the week, and spent time virtually observing (using iPads...
Calling all library books!
Dear Families, Ms. Margot and Ms.Maryam continue to work hard to make our ABIS Library a warm and welcoming place for students. In addition to getting lots of new books into students' hands, Ms. Margot is promoting literacy in a number of engaging ways. The latest...
Happy National Day Oman!
Dear Families, Today was an exciting day on the ABIS campus! Students and staff looked fantastic in their national dress and Omani colours. They were thrilled to show off their wonderful outfits in celebration of the 51st Omani National Day. Congratulations to Oman...
Oman National Day coming up
Dear Families, Thank you all for attending Three Way Conferences last week. We had almost all our families attend in Primary, and it was wonderful for the children to be able to introduce their teachers and their learning spaces to their parents. I was very happy to...
Three Way Conferences coming up!
Dear Families, We hope you enjoyed your long weekend with family and had some time to relax and spend time making memories together. Prior to the long weekend you received your child's progress report for the first term of the school year. I hope you were able to...
Learning At ABIS
Dear Families; It is with great pleasure that we welcomed back Ms. Margot, our fabulous Information Technology teacher and librarian, and Mr. Mike, our energetic Primary music and KG PE teacher, this week. Thank you to Ms. Cora Brady-Robeau and Ms. Ana Sepanovic who...
Swimming at ABIS has begun
Dear Families; The students we so excited to begin swimming this week! Mr. Cooper and Mr. Munn have worked hard to ensure that social distancing and safety protocols are being followed so that our students can finally enjoy the water again. Two coaches from Nautilus...