TIFS pupils and staff lined the corridors and stood in their classrooms to show respect for all who have lost their lives in past conflict. During the two minute silence The Last Post was played by Maddie B year 8, Caitlin B year 9, Niall F year 10, Reuben S-B year 10, and these pupils…
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So, at last the TIFS hockey players were able to get back onto the pitch after a long enforced lay off. This term we have already had two trips to the mainland for our girl’s hockey teams of different ages. The U16 girls team played in Round 1 of the National School’s Hockey Championships. Their…
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On Friday 1st October, pupils were off timetable for the first R.E day of the academic year. Year 7 pupils concentrated on Christianity. They focused on the structure of churches and how they are constructed, producing their own models of churches after gaining this knowledge. Year 7’s also produced their own stain glass windows after…
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On Monday, 4th October 2021, we celebrated European Day of Languages. This is an international event, with the aim of the day being to show how important it is to learn other languages; helping us to understand each other better and overcome our cultural differences. Pupils followed their normal timetable, however we held a fancy…
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Today marked the end of a fantastic first week of term. All pupils took part in various activities tailored to their year group. For our new year 7’s, today was all about teamwork, building relationships and celebrating the start of their journey at TIFS. Alongside year 8, they embarked on the traditional hike, which saw…
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Today, Thursday 12th August, we were delighted to welcome our 2016 cohort pupils back to TIFS for their GCSE Results Day. Again this year, grades were awarded based on pupils’ work throughout their GCSE courses and teacher assessments, rather than through end of year exams. It was lovely to see so many of the cohort…
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Tuesday 20th July saw us host another whole school event, TIFS Sports Day. Pupils from all year groups participated in running events, long jump, high jump, discus, shotput, indoor athletics, sports challenges and multi-skill relay. Remaining in their bubbles, pupils moved to each event and were able to have at least one attempt at each…
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Year 7 pupils spent the morning studying Islam. Pupils used strips of coloured paper to create prayer mats, the prayer mats have been weaved together to create various patterns and colours. Pupils also spent time watching an animated video which explained Zarat; the third pillar of Islam- this represented giving, purity and charity. From this,…
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Tuesday 6th July saw the inaugural TIFS Roman Regatta Day event and, as another first in the history of the school, the Roman Flag was raised on the school flagpole in recognition of the day. To begin, pupils watched some clips created by Year 9 GCSE Latin pupils on living conditions in Roman times. They…
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During their final lessons the Year 11 Geologists had a friendly competition of volcano making. They were tasked with constructing model volcanoes from cardboard, yogurt pots and paper mache. Once constructed, their challenge was to use vinegar, baking soda and food colouring to create a volcanic eruption. Pupil groups were marked out of 10 for…
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