On Friday 21st October, all pupils were off timetable for the first R.E day of the academic year. Year 7 took part in sessions throughout the day where they explored Christianity. They studied the story of the Good Samaritan and the meaning of Harvest around the world. Pupils also visited the local Trinity Church where…
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Following on from the fantastic effort shown by Year 7, last Thursday the whole of Year 9 also competed in the Inter-House Cross Country Competition. They followed a similar route to the Year 7s which had been extended to make it more challenging. The winner of the boys’ race was Izaac K from Rubeum, and…
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On Thursday 20th October, TIFS U12 and U13 hockey teams hosted both Priory and Dorset House schools in a triangular tournament at our Rew Valley Sports Centre. Once again our A team proved too strong for the opposition, winning all three of their games comfortably without conceding a single goal. Our B team also played…
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On Wednesday, the whole of Year 7 competed in the Inter-House Cross Country Competition. Everyone who took part put in a fantastic amount of effort. They jogged along Rew Lane, zig-zagged across the Rew Valley playing field and sprinted over the finish line. The winner of the boys’ race was Luke S from Rosea, and…
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The Island Free School would like to thank all the families that came along to our Open Day last Saturday. As in previous years, this was a hugely successful and well-attended event. A special thank you must go to all the pupils who, with their enthusiasm, took great pride in showing what our wonderful school…
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The Island Free School is pleased to confirm the appointment of Christian Longson, our new Sports Administrator/Coach for the Rew Valley Sports Centre. Chris has experience as a triathlete and also as a Forestry Commission ranger. He will be supporting our PE department with the curriculum, as well as the implementation of Rew Valley as…
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Team A: TIFS 3 – 0 Ryde School Team B: TIFS 0 – 2 Ryde School Following on from their success at Lord Wandsworth College last weekend, the U13 girls’ hockey team entertained Ryde School in a home fixture on Saturday. The A team started positively but were put under immediate pressure by Ryde. This…
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TIFS 9 – 8 Priory School On Thursday 13th October TIFS U14 boys’ rugby team entertained Priory School in an exciting home match. Despite the team being fresh from a successful Hampshire tournament, the first half did not go to plan for TIFS which ended with a score of 5-1 to Priory. Following a wake-up…
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The Year 9 GCSE Geography students have been busy taking photographs over the summer and autumn to enter into a national competition run by the Geographical Association. The pupils had to write a question about the physical geography occurring in their photograph and then explain the processes that had taken place. Here is a selection…
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Every year the Royal Geographical Society runs a competition to find the Young Geographer Of The Year. Mr Peace, Mrs Breach and Mrs Walker have been very impressed with the quality of the independent work produced by Year 7 & 8 which answered the question: “How is Britain changing?” These pupils had their entries selected…
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