On 6th November 2019, Medina College kindly hosted the annual Island Schools Cross Country Relays. It was surprisingly dry but a bitter wind swept the very muddy course making it hard going for all the runners. TIFS took 32 athletes to compete in this event, with teams of four running one lap each. The standard…
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Over the past few days, The Island Free School has been taking part in different ways to reflect and remember the 11th November, 1918. On Thursday 7th November, 6 pupils across 3 year groups went to Carisbrooke Castle to take part in the annual Remembrance Service. The pupils listened to talks from the Archdeacon and…
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A squad of 11 girls from Years 8 and 9 travelled to a very cold, but thankfully rain free, Southampton Sports Centre last Friday, 8th November, to compete in the annual 7-a-side competition. This particular tournament attracts most of the top Hockey playing schools from across Hampshire and this year was no exception with 16…
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We have been invited to put Christmas trees into the Brighstone and Ventnor Christmas Tree Festivals. Our theme for the Ventnor festival is the Christmas Carol ‘Whilst Shepherds Watched Their Flocks’, so we would like to decorate the Christmas tree with knitted shepherds and sheep (we will recycle the angels from two Christmases ago). For…
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Congratulations to the entire cast and crew of Around the World in 80 Days. On the 17th, 18th and 19th October, Mrs McCarthy and Miss Allcock’s team assembled to deliver their rendition of Around the World in 80 Days. The commitment and consistency of the cast and crew shone through, and their performance was met…
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Thursday 7th November saw our cast of Macbeth boldly take to the stage to share their ambitious version of this Shakespearean classic. Performed as part of the Shakespeare Schools Festival we saw Macbeth transported to the trenches of WW1. With the backdrop of war Macbeth’s ambition for power consumes him while Macduff and her suffragist…
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On Saturday 5th October TIFS took two U13 Girls Hockey teams to Lord Wandsworth College to participate in their annual invitational hockey festival.This is the fourth time we have attended this prestigous event which attracts some of the best hockey schools from the South of England. With an early 6am start the girls arrived just…
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Thursday 17th October was RE Drop Down Day for Years 7 and 8, and Philosophy and Ethics Day for Years 9 and 10. Year 7 spent the day learning about Christianity and the belief in helping others. The pupils learned about the story of the Good Samaritan and the work of the charity Christian Aid.…
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Some Year 9, 10 & 11 Geography pupils have made entries for this year’s Young Geographer of the Year competition, which is run by the Royal Geographical Society. The theme this year was ‘Where can Geography take you?’. There were some wonderful entries which covered a range of careers, geographical processes and locations that the…
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On Saturday 12th October, The Island Free School welcomed hundreds of prospective pupils and their families to our annual Open Day. Despite the rain, the event was a great success, as staff and pupils presented our school with enthusiasm and pride. The Headmaster’s speech was well received, as were the refreshments kindly provided by our…
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