Our traditional plans for Speech Day had to be amended somewhat due to the downpours we have experienced this morning. In true TIFS style we moved swiftly to a new plan to ensure all pupils could still enjoy the event and held two Speech Day ceremonies in the school theatre. Whilst we are disappointed that…
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This year’s Bonnie Challenge and Sports Day took place on Wednesday, to try and avoid any overheating in the year’s hottest week so far. Our youngest pupils set the tempo of the day by completing The Bonnie Challenge – our traditional 1km run up St Boniface Downs which our year 7’s complete each year. Some…
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Last week Geography pupils from TIFS had the opportunity to visit local beaches. As part of GCSE Geography, pupils are required to undertake fieldwork outside of the school grounds. On Monday, Year 10 pupils went down to Ventnor to study the coastal defences and carry out beach profiles. It was very busy on the beach…
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On the 14th and 15th July, we held our KS3 and KS4 Summer Concerts, featuring 120 pupils over the two evenings. Each concert showcased the range and depth of talent at TIFS. As the audience entered the building they were able to view an astonishing collection of visual art created by the Year 9 GCSE…
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Last week, 3 of our year 10 pupils, Luc G, Fraser L and Alfie D represented the Isle of Wight and England at the Madjer Youth Beach Football tournament in Portugal. Overall the team placed 5th, competing against teams from all over the world. Considering the squad can only train during the summer months, this…
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Huge congratulations are in order for Louis S and Carter H, both in year 9, for competing in the British Rowing Junior Championship at the weekend. There they represented Shanklin & Sandown Rowing Club in the Men’s Junior Under 14 Double Sculls. They raced against 26 other crews from across the country, achieving the fastest…
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Last week, year 10 GCSE Historians had an action packed History Week as part of the whole cohort Humanities Week. Visits included Hever Castle, Reading and Southampton Universities and a trip to the Winter Gardens in Ventnor to participate in a ‘Medicine in WWI’ workshop. Pupils’ attitude and behaviour were exemplary and many of the…
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TIFS Uniform Swap Shop Thank you to all who have been donating uniform to our swap shop. Our opening days for the Summer Holidays will be next Tuesday and Wednesday, 26th and 27th July, at Rew Valley Sports Centre, from 10:00am – 12:00pm on both days. Please come along if you would like to swap…
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For the last RE and Curriculum day of the academic year, year 7, 8 and 9 TIFS pupils were off timetable learning various topics in depth. Year 7 spent their last RE day of the year revisiting Judaism. This time they continued to find out about the ten plagues and delivered a radio broadcast about…
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This term pupils from the Tie-Dye enrichment have been working very hard to dye and decorate an array of multi-coloured hats for year 7 and 8 pupils to wear on Sports Day, adding even more colour when representing their Houses. These hats will be on sale Tuesday during KS3 break time in the canteen at…
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