On the evening of Thursday 11th December 2014, The Island Free School hosted a candlelit carol service at Holy Trinity Church in Ventnor. The service was a huge success with a congregation of over 350 friends, family and community members packing out the Church. For once the term ‘not a spare seat’ was truly apt!…
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12 year seven pupils were rewarded for their contribution to school life with a trip to the Winter Wonderland at Hyde park, London on Friday 5th November. Pupils were accompanied by Head of year, Mr Peace and assistant head of year, Miss Stubbings. Miss Stubbings remarked – “A wonderful treat for some very hard working…
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On Saturday 6th December, The Island Free School hosted Ryde Independent school for the second of two year 7 boys rugby fixtures. An early kick off on what proved to be a very cold but sunny morning made ball handling hard as the players warmed to the game. Fumbles in the first few minutes led…
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Over the last two weeks, pupils have been visiting Brading Roman Villa. We had the opportunity to have a tour and a very informative talk about the villa. Pupils were also able to take part in an artefact handling activity where they got to learn lots about daily life in Roman times. Mrs Peace commented…
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On the Thursday 4th of December our Year 7 mixed Basketball team won the under 12 Isle of Wight Championship which was hosted by Carisbrooke College. Seven teams competed in the tournament with all teams playing each other. Our team put in a fantastic performance winning 5 out of the 6 games played. Congratulations to…
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The Island Free School is happy to announce that the December edition of Salve, our student newspaper, is now avaialble. For the latest news articles written by our very own students please follow this link. “Salve is a wonderful way to share recent development and successes and let the community know what we are up…
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On 3rd December our Year 7 boys Football team won the Island indoor football tournament. The tournament, hosted by Carisbrooke College, included teams from all Island secondary schools. The Free School team won their first 4 games and, after losing a tense match against Cowes Enterprise College, held Medina College to a goalless draw to…
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On the last Sunday of each month throughout the year, members of the local community gather at the Ventnor War Memorial to remember local men and women who gave their lives in the Great War 1914-1918. On Sunday 30th November five year seven pupils accompanied by Mr and Mrs Boyd represented the school to pay our…
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