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.
Some more playground photos!
Thought you'd like to see how we're getting on!
Playground!
The summer is drawing to an end and I hope you all had a lovely summer holiday, seeing family and visiting friends. Here however, the school has not rested and we are pleased to announce that our new and improved playground is well under way, with equipment arriving...
Primary Teachers for this school Year
With a few days to go, a special announcement that I am sure will please many is that teacher allocations and locations in the Primary School have been finalised. Our teachers from K1-grade 1 remain the same: Miss Celine, Miss Marie B, Miss Liezel and Miss Marie U in...
ABIS 2014 Annual Report
The ABIS 2014 Annual Report is now available! This year we have delayed the release date slightly so that we can include a more complete picture of all the things that have happened throughout the year and include the results of our survey. We hope you find it...
ABIS Expansion Update
Below please find the text of a letter sent yesterday to all families by the Chair of the ABIS Board regarding expansion plans... Dear parents, We are very happy to announce that, after an extended period of discussion and planning, Sohar Aluminium and Orpic have just...
Yearbooks are here!
We're happy to announce that the 2013-14 ABIS yearbooks have arrived and they look fantastic--over 240 pages of student memories and events from the last ten months. Order your book before noon on Thursday and you'll get the special reduced price. After that the...
IMPORTANT: End of Year Survey
Please take a few minutes to complete our parent questionnaire! Last year we manage to get just over 60% of our parents to fill out our End of Year Survey and this year we're on a mission to try and beat this! Please spend 5 minutes in the next couple of weeks...
Fine Arts Evening
Come and join us for an evening of fun and inspiration - a celebration of the Arts. We will be holding this special event, as scheduled, on Thursday, June 19 at 6.30pm There will be singing and dancing by Performing Arts students and a wonderful exhibition from Visual...
School Clothing needs to be ordered NOW!
School clothing needs to be ordered right now and it is only possible to order online through the ABIS Shop. Click here to visit the shop. There is lots of wonderful product and because we need to get them especially made for you there is a significant lead time which...
TAISM BASKETBALL TOURNAMENTS
Wow! What a great couple of days for ABIS students on the basketball court! BOYS On Monday the boys team were the first to travel to the big city to take on the Muscat schools in a 14&U basketball tournament. Our first up game was against TAISM and the boys...
ABIS Invaded: Art Day
All ABIS students were involved in Art Day yesterday, which focused upon an 'Alien' theme. Primary students worked in their classrooms and made wonderful creations ranging from 'Alien Underpants' (K1), to alien posters and sculptures. Secondary students, joined by...
Thursday June 5th last day of registration for the Bus Service academic year 2014/2015
If you are interested in registering for the bus service for academic year 2014/2015, please ensure the ABIS - Bus service registration form 2014/2015 with the fees are returned to the school before Thursday the 5th of June 2014. Before Monday, September 1st we will...
Order your Yearbook NOW!
Order your 2013/14 Yearbook now to get a special sale price and avoid disappointment! Just click here to order from the ABIS Shop. Please note that no paper order forms will be issued this year!
School open tomorrow!
School open tomorrow and closed on the 29th of May! Sorry if the message earlier was not clear..
Public Holiday
As many of you know a public holiday has been announced for next week. Sohar Auminium has decided to give Sunday, Orpic have chosen Tuesday and other companies are going for Thursday. The school will have Thursday as the holiday in line with our calendar. If you are...
Order School clothing NOW!
We will be placing an order for new school clothing before the end of this school year and parents of returning children should order as soon as possible! We have an exciting range of high quality and great value clothes in our shop and there is something for...
Have a Look at This!
While wandering around the internet yesterday, I found this great article that I encourage you all to read! It is an insightful piece from the New York Times about the importance of play, written by Stuart Brown, the founder and president for the National Institute...
IPads….
As we are nearing the end of the year, it is time to begin the process of updating our iPads with apps and content for next year. This is the third year of our 1:1 iPad program. At the start of the program, we made a promise to parents that students would receive a...
Please return your slips!
Last week we sent out a letter with a return slip attached asking you to confirm your status as far as places are concerned next year. Please return this slip to school! It is really important information which helps us with planning for next year and helps me how...
Exhibition is Here!
Our grade six students are in the final days of preparing for their Exhibition. This event is one of the integral components to the Primary Years Programme. During Exhibition, our students demonstrate their understanding of the five essential elements – Knowledge,...