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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.
International Evening date March 6th
Please note that the International Evening has a new date. This event will now be held on the 6th of March. Please reserve this date in your calendar as it promises to be wonderful event.
Quick survey on the progress reports and parents evening
Dear parents,We invite you to give us feedback on the quality of the recent progress reports and parents evening (3 Way Conference). A number of teachers, students and parents have been influential in the design of the new progress reports with the goal of improving...
Tuesday, 27th November is a School Day
Dear parents,As announced in a recent post, please be aware that Tuesday 27th is a regular school day, although Wednesday 28th is a holiday and school will be closed on that day.We hope you enjoy the long weekend!
Parents evening tomorrow (Sunday)
Dear Parents,This is just polite reminder that the 3 Way Conference Evening is tomorrow (Sunday 25 November). Primary School parents should have already been informed of their meeting time with the class teacher, whilst Secondary School parents should check their...
Wednesday 28th of November is a public holiday (Tuesday 27th is a school day!)
For the holiday of the 42nd Glorious National Day, the school will be closed on Wednesday 28th of November. Tuesday 27th of November is a normal school day.
School Photographs Next Saturday
We will be using a new photographer for the school photos this year. The company is specialized in school photographs and is based in Dubai. We have see some of the photos that they have produced and very very happy with the quality of the images. The photos will be...
Important Message about Progress Reports and Parent Meetings
As you know, we have been working hard to improve the reporting processes at ABIS. As a result there are some changes to the Mid Semester Progress Report that we would like you to note.On November 21st, you will receive a Mid Semester Progress Report, briefly sharing...
Movie Night Under the Stars on Tuesday!
Only 2 More Days To Go!Come join us on Tuesday at 6:00 for a super night of movies under the stars. Our second monthly movie night features Super Hero films, with something for everyone. Our big feature is The Incredibles, a Pixar classic about a family of super...
Next Saturday 17th is a public holiday (not Sunday!)
The school will be closed on Saturday 17th of November for Hijri New Year. School will be open on Sunday 18th of November.
Holidays & the calendar
Just a reminder about the two holidays in November that were pencilled in on the school calendar as being tentative. These two days are NOT official school holidays and we are waiting to see if a guess, a year ago, was correct. It could well be that the public...
Social Studies Curriculum Evening
As promised at our Orientation Meeting we will be holding a Social Studies Curriculum Evening next Tuesday, 13th of November at 17.00. All parents who are are interested in this important area of our curriculum are invited to attend. We look forward to seeing as many...
Happy Eid!
The last few weeks have gone by so quickly! There have been so many things going on it is difficult to know where to start. The school year began with our team of new (now old) teachers joining us, then open up the Secondary Learning Suite, we've had parent...
Bus Monitors needed!
We are looking for reliable women to travel in our busses to and from school. In the mornings this would mean starting work at approximately 6.30am and finishing at 8.30am. In the afternoons the working time would be approximately from 2.45pm and would be dropped back...
Offer from Sohar Beach Hotel
I don't normally post stuff coming in from other companies but until the 25th of September Sohar Beach Hotel are offering an annual family membership for all the facilities (including the Gym) for 200 OMR. I thought it was a good deal so I decided to share!
Parent Information Evening
The Parent Information Evening will be held on Tuesday 18th September at 18:00 (6.00PM). We hope that you will find the evening interesting and informative and would be happy if you could attend.
Mr Thompson is a DAD… Twice over!!
I have just spoken to a very happy Mr Thompson and he has just this minute heard that his wife has just given birth to two healthy boys (52cm &47cm, 2.3Kg). He had heard that things were going to start this earlier morning and was just about to board a plane to Europe...
Parent Handbook available now!
I have attached the new ABIS Parent Handbook. Please take a take some time to download and read this important document. ABIS Parent Handbook 2012/13 Thank you.
IMPORTANT: Message about school bus service
We had a meeting this morning with the gentleman who has provided our bus service over the last years. Totally out of the blue, he demanded that the parents pay double the amount that they were paying last year. Unfortunately, there was no way of negotiating with him,...
School Starts Tomorrow!
Another great year of learning, growing, and having fun begins next week at ABIS. We're looking forward to seeing our friends return and we can't wait to see all those new faces! Here's some basic information to get us started: On Saturday, September 1, the school...
Welcome to all our new students
I would like to extend a very warm welcome to all our new families here at our school! In order to make you feel welcome at the school this year we are holding a New Student Orientation Meeting at 10.00 am on Saturday, September 1st. This will be your opportunity to...