Welcome to my blog!
One of the most important skills that students learn at school is the ability to communicate effectively. Sharing our learning is important and here in my blog I will attempt to share some what is important with you.
I hope you find it useful and informative.
Important information about the ABIS facility
We thought this was a good time to share with you an update on all the exciting happenings at school. First of all, thank you so much for dealing with having to park in a very sandy area for so long! You will be happy to hear that the first of our two new parking...
Parking, pick up & drop off
We know that the current parking, pick up and drop off situation is not ideal and we need you continuing support and cooperation to ensure that the area is as safe as possible for all our children. Please remember to do the following: Drive no faster that 5kph in the...
Correction: School Closed on Thursday 27th as well!
We wanted to let you know that school will be closed on Thursday 27th April (not the 28th) for the Isra'a Wal Miraj holiday. We hope you are enjoying the last few days of Spring Break wherever you may be. See you on Sunday
School is closed on Thursday 28th
We wanted to let you know that school will be closed on Thursday 28th April for the Isra'a Wal Miraj holiday. We hope you are enjoying the last few days of Spring Break wherever you may be. See you on Sunday!
ABIS staff get fire fighting training!
This is one of the things that the staff do when students are not at school!
International Day Benefit
Thank you to all ABIS parents who generously ran food stalls at International Day. We managed to raise OMR 2415.975 on the night. A huge thanks to Orpic, Sohar Aluminum, Al Natlah, Radisson Blu, Crowne Plaza, Butterfly hotel, Tanuf and all other businesses...
Clothing Shop Open 20th March
The Clothing Shop will be open on Monday 20th March from 2.45 - 3.45pm by the stairs in LC1. Browse the sample stock prior to making online orders with our helpers.
Connecting with the Community!
When we arrived at a local Omani school near the Suk here in Sohar, ABIS Community Service students were warmly welcomed by the head mistress. Children, grades 2 and 3, gathered in the center of the school with anticipation, knowing that ABIS students were there to...
Tickets and More… International Day March 16th
Tickets Will be available from Sunday the 12th to Tuesday the 14th of March. Please request them at reception in the main building. Flags We would like to decorate the front fence with different national flags. If you have a big flag from your home country please...
Changes at ABIS
This is a special announcement in regard to changes relating to two key figures involved in ABIS’s development. With the formation of our new school Board, Nofal Al Saidi, a general manager at Orpic, has taken over as the Chair of the Board. Nofal has been working as...
Clothing Shop Opening
The Clothing Shop will be open on Thursday 9th March from 8.00 - 9.00 am by the stairs in LC1. Browse the sample stock prior to making online orders with our helpers.
Loads of wonderful things happening!
This year will certainly be the busiest year in the history of ABIS with so much happening it is difficult to keep up! Because of this, we decided to share this update with you halp you understand our plans and progress. Over the last months the school has achieved...
International Day 2017
Dear Parents, It's that time again! We will be celebrating International Day on the 16th of March. Dust off your costumes and please think about a group performance from your home country. Now is the time to start talking to your fellow countryman and arranging...
Oman’s Minister for Education visits ABIS!
Today we welcomed Dr. Madiha Al Shaibani, Minister for Education in Oman. This is huge honour for the school. Dr Madiha and her entourage were joined by representatives from the Ministry of Education, as well as senior figures from Sohar Aluminium and Orpic. Dr Al...
Important visitors!
Just to let you know that we are expecting important visitors from the Ministry of Education tomorrow. They have heard about how wonderful our school is and have decided to pay a visit. School will, of course, continue as normal except you may some of us looking...
School Photos
The school photos arrived just now. Better late than never! If you need you photos before the holiday, please e-mail Eiman (e.alrisi@abisoman.com) this afternoon and then come and collect tomorrow at lunchtime. Otherwise, they will be distributed when we get back...
Thank you for Supporting the Beach Clean-up!
It’s always good to be surrounded by a group of caring individuals who share the common goal of keeping Oman clean and beautiful. Thanks to the 70+ ABIS students, parents, and teachers on hand who combed the beach, picking-up trash and plastic that is so very...
We will be having visitors next week!
If you are in school next week, you may see a number of guests who are visiting us as part of the CIS (Council of International Schools) Accreditation process. This visit is part of an ongoing process that has already taken several years of hard work from our staff,...
Click! Remember to order your photographs by Wednesday + House Picnic
Lots of orders for photographs have been coming in; remember to order yours by tomorrow as the school order will be placed promptly as we hope to receive them before the winter break. Please follow the links in Thursday's Newsflash in order to view the thumbnails....
School photos are ready to order!
The thumbnail links of the recent school photographs have arrived in school. Please click on the links below to view these: Individual thumbnail links for all Grades: Click Here Sibling and Family photo link: Click Here Please note, we have not yet received the...