Monday 22nd July 2019 saw The Island Free School’s annual Bonnie Challenge take place over St Boniface Down. It was another storming success this year with many of our wonderful Year 7s earning a place on the leader board. The breezy conditions up on St Boniface Downs set perfect conditions for the 1km race. Pupils…
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On Tuesday 23rd July 2019, Year 7 to 10 took part in Sports Day at Rew Valley. For year 7 this would be their first Sports Day taking part in all events and sadly, for Year 10 this would be their last Sports Day at The Island Free School. All pupils took part in four…
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On Friday 19th July, Georgie from The Paper Birds theatre company visited our school to work with our Year 10 GCSE Drama pupils on their devised exam pieces. The day was action packed and quite exhausting, but extremely useful and inspiring. Georgie had tailored the workshop completely to the pupils’ needs and to the individual…
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Congratulations to Carol and her magnificent team of kitchen staff who won the Operational Excellence Award, at the Caterlink Awards on Thursday 18th July 2019. It was awarded for the high standard of kitchen and operational management and their unrivaled compliance with all policies and standards. We appreciate all the hard work the kitchen team…
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The TIFS Summer Show is next Friday, 26th July, so here are a few reminders before the day: Pupils must bring a packed lunch, or money to buy food from onsite caterers. We have: • Burgers from Fat Shaun’s • Tea, coffee and beverages from Mr Beans Coffee Truck • Sweet treats from Flossy’s Candyfloss…
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The theme for the Mardi Gras in Ryde this year was Biosphere Island. It is a collaboration with Isle of Wight Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) who are leading the bid for the Island to become the third UNESCO designated Biosphere Reserve in England by 2020. Our entry was part of the historic environment…
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We had an amazing response and loads of fantastic photographs for the Spring Photography Competition. Year 7 1st place Summer B 2nd Erin P 3rd Place Jodi L-M Year 8 1st Place Freya L 2nd Place Finn O 3rd place Freya T Year 9 1st place Alisha P 2nd place Fauve H-P Years 10 &…
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Used as a vehicle to educate our youngsters at a grass roots level about creative thinking and what makes a successful space and place; the Young Designers Award is a design competition run annually for pupils aged 5-18 years old across the Island. For this years’ competition we decided to look at a slightly different…
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On Monday 1st July 2019, we took 10 Year 7 pupils who have showed excellent commitment and enthusiasm towards PE this year to Wimbledon tennis tournament. We had tickets for Court 1 and Court 3 and had a fantastic day watching some of the worlds best tennis players. Highlights were watching upcoming Cori Gauff, who…
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The GCSE Geography pupils undertook two fieldwork investigations during Geography Week last week. One on Ventnor Beach where they were investigating the impact of coastal management on coastal processes and the community. The pupils investigated the gradient of the beach and investigated the size and angularity of the sediment to see if it changed from…
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