This half term, Year 7 pupils have visited Brading Roman Villa. We had the opportunity to have a tour and a very informative talk about the villa. Pupils were also able to take part in an artefact handling activity where they got to learn lots about daily life in Roman times. It was great to…
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The Island Free School is proud to announce that our December edition of Salve! has arrived. Please follow this link to view and download our school newspapers.
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TIFS win 5-0. The Island Free School girls Football team had an Excellent start with Mia B picking up a goal kick and scoring after 2 minutes. It was the first exposure the team had to a full 11 a side match however unfazed, the girls triumphed through the game with an excellent team performance…
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Flavi has been rehearsing hard in mentor time, for the inter-house Christmas music competition!
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More fantastic History homework. This weeks History stars are Kara H, Jake W, Silas B, Lydia B, Jack G, Max H, Charlotte V, Tom W, Brooke F and Georgia F. Brilliant writing, models and artefacts from the period and of course cakes!
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On Thursday 15 November Fifteen of our musicians spent a very special day with 3 members of the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, and 20 fellow musicians from Bitterne Park Comprehensive to compose a piece of music capturing some of the features of the place we live. The students were stretched and challenged as…
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Congratulations to our mixed yr 7 and 8 football team on their convincing win over Medina College in the Island U13 League last night. The girls, who were superbly led by captain Mia B, dominated throughout and, despite very wet and windy conditions, played with great control and structure. Every member of the team contributed…
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‘Creative, playful and inventive…’ words used to describe The Island Free School’s performance of Hamlet on Monday 16th November as part of the country wide. 29 Year 8 students took to the stage to give an incredible performance of this 30 minute adaptation, presenting a vaudeville circus to reflect the theme of illusion. For 12…
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On Friday 13th of November sixteen of our year 7 and 8 girls travelled to Southampton to compete in the Hampshire U14 girls hockey championships. Despite being between one and two years younger than all of the other teams our girls performed amazingly earning draws against some of the strongest independent schools in Hampshire inclining…
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In knitting enrichment, the children have been making ‘Snoods’ to keep them warm in winter. The first few are ready to wear and are looking wonderful. Ella is challenging herself with a new stitch and is learning how to ‘rib’, she has chosen to use this wonderful colour changing wool and is making excellent progress.…
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