Messages from the Primary Team Leader
The last week of school!
Dear Families, It is hard to believe that the last week of our school year is approaching. It's been a year of growth, collaboration and learning for everyone, and as we reflect on our time we can all be proud of our accomplishments. We have successfully navigated a...
PYP Exhibition is Ready!
Dear Families, This time of year is always a flurry of activity in schools, with end of year plans, report cards and completion of projects and assignments happening, in addition to the anticipation of summer holidays and the changes coming up next academic year. In...
Keep up the hard work!
Dear Families, It is hard to believe that we only have 3 weeks of school left in this interesting and unique year! Students remain engaged in learning and teachers are continuing to gather evidence of growth over the year as they begin to prepare year end report...
Dear Families, We had such exciting weather this week! I got to see first hand how quickly the rain changes things here in Oman. We also understand that it caused some internet issues for students working from home and hope that these will be short lived. Teachers...
Thank you ABIS parents
Dear Families, We continue to see excellent attendance and engagement from students across all grades in the online Primary classes. This is fantastic! It's a testament to the students' curiosity and desire to continue to learn, and to connect with their friends and...
Happy Earth Day
Dear Families, I would like to congratulate families across the primary grades for the stellar punctuation, attendance and participation in online classes. Teachers have reported excellent engagement from students, which means that quality learning continues. ...
A busy, successful week
Dear Families, I would like to thank all of you who attended the student led conferences this week. We had an amazing turnout and there were excellent conversations held about learning across all grades. Students developed stronger communication skills as they found...
Back to Online Learning
Dear Families; As you know, yesterday and today ABIS students and teachers returned to online learning. Teachers and students have been working through a few technical glitches and changes that have been made in Google Meet since January. It has been amazing to see...
Online Learning Next Week
Dear Families, Students at ABIS had so much fun dressing up according to different themes each day this week. Children were very creative and really enjoyed planning their outfits together. Twins day turned into Octuplets in some cases! Some students built their...
Spirit Week Coming Up at ABIS
Dear Families; As you are aware, ABIS has decided to shorten the school day during the holy month of Ramadan. Information was shared in a Newsflash this week. You will be informed of the starting date of Ramadan as soon as it has been announced by the Ministry of...
Wonderful Work at ABIS
Dear Families, I hope you enjoy a sampling of the beautiful examples of learning that are displayed throughout the ABIS Primary campus. Have a wonderful weekend! Maeve
Enjoy the Break
Dear Families, This week students across Primary celebrated their Mother Tongues, that is their first languages. Many students asked, "What do I do if I have more than one first language?" Children at ABIS are multi-lingual, and while most speak some English and...
Museum of Oman
Dear Families, Our Museum of Oman continues to grow and develop! Students across all grades at ABIS have contributed to this fantastic collaboration and classes have been visiting and enjoying the presentations of learning all week long. What a wonderful...
Oman Week Highlights
Dear Families, What an exciting week it has been on campus. Students have celebrated the energy and culture of Oman in so many different ways! Stories, sports, arts and crafts activities, special foods and pretend sleepovers, weaving and pottery, songs and displays,...
Oman week is coming!
Dear Families; Thank you to all parents for helping us to keep our ABIS community safe. Students are coming to school each morning remembering to follow our health and safety protocols, wearing masks up over their noses, sanitizing upon entry, maintaining social...
Dear Primary Families; Thank you for your patience and support as we all returned to a safe in person learning environment. Students have needed some ongoing reminders about following our health and safety protocols, but they arrive each morning with masks and...
Important Information About Pick Up at ABIS
Dear ABIS Families, Thank you for your patience during this first week back with all students present face to face. It has been a very successful week in many regards, largely due to the support we receive each day from our parents. To make the...
Back Together Again!
Dear Families, What a wonderful week it has been here at ABIS! Everyone was so excited to be back in their classrooms learning and playing with their friends again. Even though we still have Covid safety protocols to follow, the students joy and energy transformed...
Return to Face to Face Learning
Dear Families, Congratulations to the following students for their achievements in the Ministry of Education's Qur'an competition held last academic year: Grade 3: Rawnaq Al Rubaiey; Grade 5: Durah Yousuf Al Abdulsalam; Grade 6: Lamar Mohammed Al Mammari. They were...
2021: New Beginnings
Dear Primary Families; Welcome to 2021 and a new year in Sohar and at ABIS. I wish all of you health, happiness and success in the coming year. Our classes started online this week and students were truly happy to be back together again, even if virtually. It's been...