The sun was shining for this year’s IOW Schools Cross Country Championships for Year 7 and 8. It was held at Christ The King and the course was a demanding 1800m for the Year 7 runners and a huge 2700m for the Year 8 competitors. All the TIFS pupils ran incredibly well and were a…
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TIFS SUMMER SHOW 2019 The Island Free School’s Summer Show is returning in July, so it is time to get growing, and begin practising your bakes! Pupils, family members and staff can now look at the 2019 schedule of classes and begin preparing entries for judging. All pupils in years 7, 8, 9 and 10…
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In November last year, The Island Free School took part in the Shakespeare Schools Festival, where they performed their interpretation of Anthony and Cleopatra to a packed out Medina Theatre. The staff and pupils did exceptionally well, and received amazing responses and reviews. We have received a brilliant appraisal from Ben Vardy of the Shakespeare…
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The Year 7 and 8 ethos trip took place on Thursday 13th December where they visited Winter Wonderland in Hyde Park. As a part of their prize, pupils experienced The Big Wheel, Zippo’s Circus and The Magical Ice Kingdom. The Big Wheel was a hit with pupils where they were able to order their hot…
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IW Athletics held their annual awards evening on 30th November 2018. It was a brilliant night of celebration, with several TIFS pupils winning trophies! Award winning TIFS pupils: Jack L – 2km Park Runner of the Year and Achievement Award Maisey K – U13 Endurance Runner Award and also recognised for breaking a club record…
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The U13 TIFS Girls Hockey team were up early on Saturday 26th November to travel to the mainland to play the school’s first ever fixture against Portsmouth Grammar School. Renowned for their hockey, PGS regularly field 45 teams, so this was always going to be a stern test for the TIFS teams. The girls played…
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TIFS traveled to Southampton on Tuesday 20th November to play in this year’s County Competition alongside the best school teams in Hampshire. With fifteen schools in 3 groups, and only the winner of the group progressing to the semi-final, it was always going to be a difficult day. This pressure wasn’t helped by the wind,…
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Under 14 Hampshire Trophy 2018 TIFS took a team to the recent U14 Girls Hampshire Trophy competition held at Southampton Sports Centre. The team played five games in their group. Despite dominating the play and demonstrating superb hockey skills they were unable to find the net in their first three games losing 1-0. After a…
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On Wednesday 14th November, the U13 netball team attended tournament at Cowes Enterprise College. In attack, pupils displayed excellent timing of their movements, accurate passing and delivered the ball into space. In defence, pupils worked tirelessly to stay with their attacker and made countless interceptions. The U13 team demonstrated outstanding team work and were a…
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On Thursday evening 30 pupils from Year 8- 11 took to the stage at Medina Theatre to perform their 30 minute interpretation of Antony and Cleopatra, which formed part of the nation wide Shakespeare Schools Festival. Fusing the roaring 1920s and silent film industry with Shakespeare’s classic text, pupils were praised for the clarity of…
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