On Wednesday 3rd May, the GCSE Geography pupils went on a field trip to Freshwater Bay and for a boat trip around The Needles. At Freshwater Bay we sat on the berm (a ridge at the top of the beach caused by destructive waves) before taking a closer look at the coastal features there; stacks,…
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TIFS V. Redruth School WIN TIFS V. Cheltenham Ladies’ College LOSS TIFS V. South Dartmoor College LOSS On Friday, it was the turn of TIFS Year 9 girls’ cricket team to travel to Bristol to represent the Isle of Wight. This was a competition for Year 10s, so our team certainly had their work cut…
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TIFS V. Okehampton College LOSS TIFS V. Hazelgrove School LOSS TIFS V. Sheldon School WIN Having won the title of IOW Indoor Cricket Champions, our U13 girls’ team travelled to Bristol to compete in the West of England Finals last Wednesday. For their first match, the team faced Okehampton College, who posted a modest total…
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TIFS In The Ribbons! On Monday, five pupils along with their horses and ponies spent the day representing the school in the annual Inter Schools Dressage Competition. Competing against almost all other high schools on the Island, and against all year groups, TIFS pupils came away with an impressive array of rosettes. Theo K and…
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TIFS 120 – 51 Cowes Following on from two impressive performances from our girls’ cricket teams, the Year 7 boys stepped up to the mark to play their final match against Cowes Enterprise College. Cowes batted first, and were restricted to a score of 51 off 12 overs due to superb bowling and fielding by…
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TIFS 115 – 102 Christ the King Last Friday, our U15 girls’ cricket team played against Christ the King College in an exciting IOW Final. CTK batted first, and scored a highly impressive 102 runs. TIFS then took on the challenge, chasing the score down to a fantastic 115 runs off 8 overs. The girls…
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Last weekend, 5 Girls Active Leaders travelled to Loughborough University to attend a residential camp provided by The Youth Sports Trust. The pupils experienced a variety of workshops focusing on communication, teamwork and leadership. Pupils also participated in street dance, netball, taekwondo and fencing, all delivered by National Governing Bodies. “I am extremely proud of…
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On Tuesday, pupils who are taking part in the Visual Arts Award Enrichment visited the Quay Arts Centre. They were given a talk by the artist Joanna Kori, who currently has an exhibition at the gallery, and also took part in an art workshop. Pupils will be writing a review of the exhibition ‘Future reCollections’…
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TIFS 86 – 85 Medina College The Island Free School girls’ U13 cricket team have retained their title for a second successive year after beating Medina College in the Indoor Cricket Final. Medina posted a good score of 85, but positive batting by TIFS saw them reach 86 within 5 overs. Congratulations to the whole…
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Budding Journalists Report The News! On Thursday 16th March, 25 pupils took part in this year’s BBC News School Report. For the past term, pupils have been part of an enrichment where they develop their journalistic skills to become proficient ‘school reporters’, creating radio, written and video news features. On the day, pupils presented, filmed…
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