Over the last term as part of our Year 10 enrichment programme, pupils have been taking part in Girls’ Boxing. The pupils in the enrichment have worked incredibly hard to achieve their Preliminary GB Boxing Award. It has been amazing to see their skills progress over the weeks. They learnt boxing skills such as stance…
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As part of our Maritime history enrichment pupils visited the Shipwreck museum at Arreton, to consolidate some of their learning from this term. Pupils enjoyed looking at artefacts that have been found off the coast of the Isle of Wight and how these link to maritime communities. Pupils were also given an interesting talk about…
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The TIFS Year 8 cricket side played in a Tri Tournament vs The Bay and Christ The King. TIFS finished the tournament with one win and one loss, but it was superb to see the team’s hard work over the winter pay off with the players showing some real play quality. In game 1 TIFS…
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TIFS entered 22 pupils into 34 different classes for music at The Isle of Wight Music, Dance and Drama Festival this year, with many others entering independently for Dance and Drama competitions too. There were also independent Music entries for pupils who have lessons outside of school. Stand out performances from the first few days…
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“What I’m saying is. How do you prove that you’re a person?” “You would do a test.” To this group of teenagers it seems like the logical thing to do…but how… Magnets? Blood sample? Lie detector? Here is a sneak preview of our National Connections performance of Replica which takes place tomorrow (Tuesday 26th March)…
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Yesterday, the Mental Health Ambassadors ran a bake sale at school, which was a fantastic success. A huge range of cakes were kindly made, donated and sold by pupils, all in aid of supporting a very special former TIFS pupil, Cassidy. There was a great selection to choose from and a lot of satisfied customers,…
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On Wednesday the Year 8 netball team were invited to attend the U13 Independent School Tournament at Embley Park. This was the first competitive experience for the team, providing a fantastic learning opportunity. It was fantastic to see the team develop their defensive skills and attacking strategies of play as the tournament progressed.
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During STEM Enrichment, Year 10 pupils were tasked with a CANSAT project, where they were working with the European Space Agency. They were tasked with designing a can using a 3d printer, programming various computer chips to measure factors such as Velocity, Temperature, Magnetism and Altitude, as well as making a parachute. We were one…
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On Wednesday, Miss King and Mrs Suter took 11 pupils to watch the ‘Dickens Revision on Tour’ performance of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde at Kings Theatre in Southsea. Pupils watched the production which features all key characters as well as the author Robert Louis Stevenson, which allowed pupils to see the contextual background behind…
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On 14th March our Year 9 basketball team took part in the thrilling Island Tournament held at Medina. Despite fierce competition, our team showcased incredible teamwork, determination, and sportsmanship throughout every match. Mr Suter’s player of the match goes to Finley B for his consistent defensive skills. Despite Finley preferring to be on a rugby…
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