Dear Parents & Carers, You should have received a letter through the post which outlines your child’s mentor group and house. Please do not hesitate to get in contact if you have not yet received this. Please have a look at our FAQ questions for an update regarding transition and mentor group changes. Kind regards,…
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Dear Parents & Carers, Please be advised that we are in the process of finalising mentor groups. These will be sent through the post to you and should arrive by Wednesday 1st July. This letter will also include the latest information about purchasing uniform and transition plans. Yours sincerely, Miss L. Sparrow Please click…
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An update from our school uniform supplier: We will open our Shanklin shop on Monday 15th June with limited opening hours (10am-1pm Monday to Saturday). Social distancing measures will be in place and we will limit the amount of people allowed in the shop. In order to manage the social distancing of uniform customers we…
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Hello everyone! It’s Miss Sparrow here with a little challenge for you… I am so excited to get to know you all when we eventually meet and I am sure you are all very excited about joining a new school, whilst being a little sad to be leaving primary school. I thought it would be…
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Our pupils at The Island Free School take much pride in having the correct attire and looking smart. We hope that you are looking forward to wearing this uniform too. Pupils do not need a blazer until they start Year 9. Due to the current situation, our uniform supplier, The Sports Shop, are providing an online ordering…
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Hello! My name is Miss Sparrow, and I wish you a very warm welcome to The Island Free School. I hope that you are as excited to join our school as we are to have you here. This part of the website is designed specifically for you and your parents/carers to learn all about what…
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Due to the coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak, schools in England have been directed to close until further notice from the end of the school day on Friday 20th March. All lessons will move online to the Google Classroom platform from Monday morning. Resources for all classes will be available each day from 9am and we urge…
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Last weekend, Maisey K represented Hampshire in the New Balance Schools’ English Cross Country Championships, which were held in Liverpool. Maisey was fantastic, coping with an extremely muddy course, and finishing 84th place out of the 344 runners in the junior girls’ race. She was the 5th Hampshire girl to finish, which meant her finishing…
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On Thursday 12th March, the emergency services came to the school to deliver a road safety presentation to Year 10, to better inform pupils of the dangers that come with the responsibilities of driving. The first part of the demonstration involved a replication of the aftermath of a fatal car crash that happened on the…
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On Tuesday 10th March, as part of the year 9 careers programme, selected pupils visited the IW College’s fantastic Sports Department. Our pupils were instructed by some of the college’s Level 2 students in the safe use of gym equipment. As part of this, year 9 were shown how to warm up, workout, cool down…
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