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.
Scenes from Swim Gala
Congratulations to all the students who took part in yesterday's Swim Gala. The day's 77 races--that's right, 77!--were a total success and many were absolute thrillers, coming right down to final meter. Congratulations to the Blue Dolphins for their second...
2014/15 Calendar
The Calendar for next school year is now available. You will find it on the front page of the Broadcaster in the 'Important Documents' section or you can download it here.
School is open but NO BUS SERVICE
The school is open and the roads from Palm Gardens are manageable. However, the school busses are not able to get through and so there will be no bus service today. The roads around Dawood are passable but probably a 4 x 4 is needed to get through comfortably. As a...
School tomorrow…
We are expecting more rain overnight and for it to stop raining at around 8:00 AM tomorrow. As a result, we are planning to open the school as usual even if it is raining when we wake up. We will check the roads around Dawood and on the around the school early...
School tomorrow…
We are expecting more rain overnight and for it to stop raining at around 8:00 AM tomorrow. As a result, we are planning to open the school as usual even if it is raining when we wake up. We will check the roads around Dawood and on the around the school early...
School is closed
The roads to the school and the area around the school is flooded and as the forecast is for rain all morning we have decided to close the school for the day. Please enjoy the opportunity to have a day at home with kids. I will post some photos later!
Scenes from International Evening
Congratulations and thanks to all the people who made Thursday's evening a big success. Whether you were cooking food, performing songs, selling tickets, or simply turning up for a fun night out, it wasn't possible without your support. Extra thanks to Roshell Willis...
Oman Week Rocked!
This week we surveyed every student from Grade 2 to Grade 9 about the Oman Week and had nearly 90 responses. The average student rating for Oman Week was 8.7 out of 10 or 87%, which we are really happy with because our priority is the students and their experiences....
Staffing News
It is the time of year where we start turning our attention to the next school year and I wanted to give you some updates that I hope you will find both exciting and interesting. First of all, staffing. As is the way of the world, we will be loosing some staff this...
Facility development News
It has been quiet from our side in relation to the major school expansion plans but we have been working very hard in the background to make the expansion of the school a reality. We are not yet able to announce anything formally but we are getting close to a positive...
Essential info!
3,982g and 53cm!! The answers to today's burning questions!
Haydee and Ruben
This morning, Haydee had a big and healthy baby boy. Bart and Haydee have called him Ruben. Both mother and son are well but Bart sounded a bit dazed! He didn't know any of the important information... weight, height etc!
How to make your children smarter…
I just came across an article in Time magazine that I thought might be of interest! http://ideas.time.com/2014/03/04/how-to-make-your-kids-smarter-10-steps-backed-by-science/ I hope that you are all enjoying a happy and safe holiday.
Where does the money go that is raised in fund raising ventures?
Some parents have asked about how the money is used from fund raising events like International Evening. Currently, the profit goes towards the school's elected charity, Maher. This is the organisation that hosted our Grade 10 students last year in Pune, India, and...
Interested in finding out about an Oman Week trip?
If you are interested in finding out about an Oman Week trip please visit the Broadcaster regularly and this is where we will be posting update. We will not be delivering This information as news flashes in an attempt to limit the amount of irrelevant mails you...
Oman Week Updates
In case you've been missing them, Oman Week updates from our sleep away trips are being placed on The Broadcaster. To follow along with what is happening, check out the post here.
Tabloids!
Courtesy of Ms. Celine, below is a slideshow of lots of the action from the primary school tabloids competition, the final piece of Sports Day. Click here to see the images as a gallery (you'll need to if you're viewing this page on an iPad or if you'd like to...
A Mighty Wind: Sports Day 2014
Congratulations to all the students, from kindergarten to grade 11, who put in such wonderful effort at today's Sports Day at Sohar Aluminium. The weather started off beautifully--looked like it was going to be the best day yet for this annual event--but soon the...
Podium Pictures!
Courtesy of Mr. Mohammed, here are some great pictures of the top finishers from all the races. Click here to see the pictures in a gallery (you'll need to if you're viewing this page on an iPad or if you want to download any/all of the images).
Haydee is pregnant… Welcome to Rasha
Another successful week wizzes to an end and I wanted to give you all an update. As you all know by now, Haydee will be having her baby soon (hopefully not too soon!!). We are very happy for her and have been working hard to make sure that everything runs really...