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News image ECA Registration Open - eca-registration-open Blog | School News
ECA Registration Open
This year we are using a new electronic system to make signing your child up for an ECA easier and fairer. Registrations are now open.
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News image BSME U15 Games - bsme-u15-games Blog | Featured | School News
BSME U15 Games
Our school very proudly hosted the prestigious BSME U15 Games 2014 between 27 - 29 November, which were a huge success.
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News image National Day Preparations - national-day-preparations Blog | School News
National Day Preparations
You may have noticed that the school has undergone a transformation this week as we prepare for our National day celebrations. Many of the children have been busy at home preparing a tribute to the UAE. Please take the time to view the displays which will be placed in the different entrances of the school.
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Safeguarding Our Children
Following on from my weblog posting on 27th October, we are constantly reviewing our health and safety procedures in line with good practice. Additionally we take the safeguarding of our children at all times as our highest priority. Earlier in the week we carried out a routine fire drill with our students to make them well aware of the need to evacuate the building when the alarm goes off.
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News image ECA’s for parents next term - ecas-for-parents-next-term Blog | Featured | School News
ECA’s for parents next term
We will be introducing ECAs for parents who would like to learn either English or Arabic, which will commence next term. It will be a great opportunity for you to learn a new language while your children are busy in their ECA.
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News image Mrs Wallace visits Tanzania - mrs-wallace-visits-tanzania Blog | Featured | Posts From Our People
Mrs Wallace visits Tanzania
Following in the footsteps of our 7 global ambassadors who took part in Nord Anglia Education’s expedition alongside students from 18 of our school worldwide last year, Mrs Wallace headed to Nord Anglia's Shamba Kipara expedition camp for the annual senior leadership conference.
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News image Author Visits: Ian Billings and Chris Bradford - author-visits-ian-billings-and-chris-bradford Blog | School News
Author Visits: Ian Billings and Chris Bradford
We are very excited and privileged to be welcoming two authors to the school next week. On Monday 20th October 2014, children’s author Ian Billings will be visiting the school. Ian Billings is an accomplished writer for children’s television (including Chucklevision). The following day on Tuesday 21st October 2014, Chris Bradford (author of Young Samurai and BODYGUARD) will also visit the school and run a series of presentations for Secondary students.
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News image UAE National Day Celebrations - uae-national-day-celebrations Blog | Featured | School News
UAE National Day Celebrations
This year the school is planning some exciting celebrations for National Day with our students and their families. There will be a lot of events taking place over Sunday November 30th and Monday December 1st, look out for more information on these in the coming weeks.
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News image Eid Al Adha School Closure - eid-al-adha-school-closure Blog | School News
Eid Al Adha School Closure
We have received official confirmation that school will be closed on Sunday 5 October and Monday 6 October to mark Eid Al Adha.
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News image Summer Reading Competition Winners - summer-reading-competition-winners Blog | School News
Summer Reading Competition Winners
Well done to all the entrants of the summer reading competition. It was a difficult task for members of the Curriculum Access Team to judge, but we are pleased to announce the following 5 students who were announced as winners in Assembly.
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News image House Captain Elections - house-captain-elections Blog | School News
House Captain Elections
House Captain elections took place this morning, with students in Year 6 making some very impressive 2 minute speeches as to why they should be selected. Students in Years 4, 5 and 6 had the difficult task of casting a vote out of approximately 30 candidates.
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News image U15 BSME Games 2014 – hosted by us! - u15-bsme-games-2014-hosted-by-us Blog | Featured | Posts From Our People
U15 BSME Games 2014 – hosted by us!
We are very pleased to announce that The British International School Abu Dhabi will be hosting the prestigious U15 BSME Games 2014 (British Schools in the Middle East).
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News image Year 5, 6 and 7 Residential Trips - year-5-6-and-7-residential-trips Blog | School News
Year 5, 6 and 7 Residential Trips
Throughout the months of October and November, Years 5, 6 and 7 will have the opportunity to participate in their respective school camps. The camps will be run by North Star, under the supervision of the BIS Abu Dhabi staff.
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News image 2013/14 Yearbooks - 2013-14-yearbooks Blog | School News
2013/14 Yearbooks
Parents are reminded that the 2013/14 yearbooks can be collected from the main reception. If you did not purchase a yearbook but would like to, the good news is there are still some copies available.
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News image Congratulations to our Year 11 students - congratulations-to-our-year-11-students Blog
Congratulations to our Year 11 students
Congratulations to our Year 11 students for their excellent GCSE results received in August 2014. We are really proud of our students for their hard work and dedication, and we look forward to building on the success of our students further.
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News image IB student publishes a book! - ib-student-publishes-a-book Blog | Featured | Posts From Our People
IB student publishes a book!
So what did you do over the summer? Go on holiday? Work on your tan? Catch up with old friends? All legitimate leisure time pursuits, but one BISAD student makes all that seem woefully inadequate. Her answer to the above question: “I published a book.” Amidst the hustle and bustle of the first day back, IB student Sehar Raza (aged 16) was quietly clutching an interesting looking novel which she had impressively written over the last eighteen months and published over the summer holidays!
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News image Changes to the Academic Calendar - changes-to-the-academic-calendar Blog | Featured | School News
Changes to the Academic Calendar
On Thursday 28th August, we received notification that the Ministry of Education instructed ADEC (Abu Dhabi education council) to change the dates to ensure 3 weeks break at the end of Term 1. As such, Term 2 will now begin on Sunday 11th January and in order to ensure 190 instructional days, the February half term has been removed.
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News image First Day of School Arrangements - first-day-of-school-arrangements Blog | School News
First Day of School Arrangements
With two successful orientation days behind us, our priority now is to get everybody back to school, settled into the routines of school life and feeling at home. Find out all the information you need on back to school practical arrangements for both returning and new students.
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News image Parents and Pupils Orientation Days: 27th and 28th August - parents-and-pupils-orientation-days-27th-and-28th-august Blog | School News
Parents and Pupils Orientation Days: 27th and 28th August
We are most looking forward to holding our Orientation Days for children and parents at 9am-12.30pm on Wednesday 27th and Thursday 28th August 2014.
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News image Preparing your child to start school for the first time - preparing-your-child-to-start-school-for-the-first-time Blog | Featured
Preparing your child to start school for the first time
Starting school for the first time is an important and exciting time for your child. Nicola Exley, an Early Years Foundation Stage year group leader at The British International School Abu Dhabi, is often asked by parents “How can I help my child to be ready for starting school?” Here are a few key ways in which you can support your child to prepare for their new venture.
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