On the last day of term, pupils and staff wore their festive jumpers, ready to celebrate an afternoon of festivities. Pupils were in usual lessons for the morning and returned to their mentor rooms to engage in a series of Christmas based activities in the afternoon after enjoying a delicious festive lunch. Donations were made…
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All pupils behaved impeccably and were a credit to the school.
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Both mentor groups behaved extremely well and thoroughly enjoyed themselves on the day.
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On Wednesday 8th December, our very own Salve newspaper journalists took part in a virtual workshop with the Guardian Newspaper. The workshop, called “Behind the Headlines” explored how the front page of a newspaper is constructed, and why stories make front page news. Pupils looked at the “Five W’s” of journalism, and the importance of…
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On Friday 3rd December, we held our Winter Concert, our first live event since 2020. The evening was a brilliant opportunity to showcase the Music Scholar groups, with Year 7 and 8 playing the French Christmas carol, ‘Il est nes le divin Enfant’ and then ‘Better Together’, which was accompanied by the Brass Ensemble. The…
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On Monday 6th December, a number of our Year 9, 10 and 11 pupils took part in the Mock Trial competition. Unfortunately, the competition could not go ahead in the way it normally would but Medina College kindly offered to host the competition at their theatre, for our pupils. The Island Free School took on…
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On Tuesday 30th November, TIFS Pupils were off timetable for R.E and Curriculum Day. Year 7 looked at celebrating Christmas in a variety of ways. Pupils had a ‘Facebook Christmas’ session, where they discussed how the Christmas story would be presented differently in contemporary society, due to the use of social media. Miss Payn and…
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This week the members of the Safeguarding team, Mr Peace and Mrs Curtis, along with Mr Berryman with his IT expertise, spoke to all pupils in Years 7, 8 and 9 about how they should keep themselves safe online. Pupils were told of the dangers that they could face online, the consequences of unsafe online…
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On Wednesday, the Year 7 Girls Netball Team took part in their first ever match, playing against Cowes Enterprise College. The team were an exceptional example of our school community. They worked fantastically as a team, encouraged one another, and put their best effort in to the game, resulting in winning the match. As the…
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The Inter-schools Cross Country Championships for Year 9’s,10’s and 11’s were held at Medina College on 1st December and TIFS took a number of pupils to participate. On a very cold, windy afternoon the intrepid runners were attempting to finishing in the top 10 and qualify for the Hampshire Schools competition in early 2022. The…
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