Last week 65 atheletes from TIFS attended the annual IOW Secondary Schools Athletic Championships, held at the The Bay in Sandown. Pupils from years 7, 8, 9 and 10 either threw, jumped, or ran in various events including Shot Put, High Jump, Long Jump, Triple Jump, Discus, Javelin. The running distances ranged from 80M sprints…
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This month over 80 Year 9 pupils have successfully completed the expedition phase of their Bronze Duke of Edinburgh Award. They had learnt all of the skills they needed including pitching tents, reading maps, using compasses, planning routes and meal planning in the enrichment periods over the year. The expedition is a culmination of all…
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Year 8 were involved in watching a roadshow supported by the Royal Airforce and BAE on Thursday 16th May. The BAE Systems Education Programme Roadshow, delivered in partnership with the RAF and the Royal Navy, came to promote Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths careers to pupils in schools, especially women moving into engineering roles. The…
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On Sunday 19th May, Robyn C in Year 7 traveled with her dance school to compete in the BDO Street Dance Championships. The Starlight Boutique made their debut in this competition and came away with a second place trophy! Congratulations to Robyn and everyone involved!
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On Thursday 16th May, Year 10 pupils studying GCSE Drama attended a matinee performance of The Woman in Black at The Fortune Theatre, London. The spine-chilling tale, told by a very small cast in a very small theatre, captivated the pupils from beginning to end with a few screams along the way. The pupils behaved…
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Congratulations to Alfred J and Rihannan C who have both recently made brilliant musical achievements. Alfred won the N J Damon Trophy for the highest marks in the woodwind classes in the junior section; the Mark Radford Award for being the performer of 18 years or under who, in the opinion of the Instrumental Adjudicator,…
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Monday 13th May saw round 2 of the Island Schools Golf League take place at Ryde Golf Club. The good weather continued throughout the day with the sun shining late into the evening. Four groups teed off in this round, all with great drives down a narrow fairway. Max S-P continued to wow his competitors…
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Last week, Year 7 pupils were working at the beach during their Art lessons as part of their seascapes project. This required pupils to create a series of images of the beach, both by hand and through photography. They could draw with pencil or charcoal, paint with watercolours, or use the cameras. The pupils were…
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The Under 15 Girls travelled to the home of Hampshire and England cricket this week to play in the Indoor County cricket finals, following in the footsteps of the U13 Girls last week. Their first game was a wake up call as they faced a very well drilled and organised team from St.Swithuns School (Hampshire…
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Last Friday, 26th April, 3 pupils represented the The Island Free School at the annual Inter schools show jumping competition. In the KS3 section of the competition Ruby and Tiggy produced two lovely rounds, representing the school in show jumping for the first time. Samantha, an experienced rider on the schools jumping teams in previous…
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