Having daily sessions really is a big advantage for players at IFS, but maintaining motivation and dedication every day can be a challenge. It can be even more challenging, as a coach, not to slip into the role of 'motivator' rather than 'educator'. For young players to fulfil their … [Read more...] about Developing Responsibility in Young Players
Wow! Term 4 Already.
I hope that all students and families enjoyed their well deserved time off. Current Café Menu: Monday – Penne Bolognaise with baby spinach mushroom and olive salad Tuesday – Chicken and vegetable stir fry with hokkien noodles Wednesday – Vegetable nachos with all the sides Thursday – … [Read more...] about Wow! Term 4 Already.
What’s your digital footprint?
I would like to revisit a blog I wrote in May last year. The one thing I would really love for you to take from this blog, is that you promise yourself to be more actively involved in supporting your child to negate technology and their use of the internet. Learn about the apps your child is using … [Read more...] about What’s your digital footprint?
What do we say when people ask about IFS – ITS?
Term Four Year Two in the life of IFS–ITS has begun! Remembering back to term one 2013, there were 76 students, four teachers plus a teacher-principal, only a handful of coaches and three buildings, including our canteen. My how we’ve grown. Term one this year, our numbers were up by … [Read more...] about What do we say when people ask about IFS – ITS?
Tenacity
The single most important personal characteristic named by business people and sports persons as the key to their success, is tenacity. Tenacity is the ability to keep going when the situation seems hopeless and progress difficult. In most sporting fields talent is important but tenacity is … [Read more...] about Tenacity
Powerhouse Museum
On Monday Marty, Soozie, Sally and I accompanied Stage 4 on an excursion to the Powerhouse Museum. Our focus was sustainability with students undertaking three workshops which all looked at different ways we can reduce our ecological footprint. In the first workshop Sustainable Solutions students … [Read more...] about Powerhouse Museum
From the Praccy
A Message from the ‘Praccy’! For the last five weeks of term, I was lucky enough to complete my third teaching ‘prac’ in the Stage 3 classroom. What a fantastic, inspiring and enlightening experience it has been! I have to be honest, it was all pretty overwhelming to begin with. The difference … [Read more...] about From the Praccy
The parent-teacher bond
At IFS, staff pride themselves on the close relationships forged with our parent body. Communication will always be the key, as well as providing a supportive environment where parents and teachers feel they can trust each other with the development of the students. I am a firm believer that by … [Read more...] about The parent-teacher bond
A round-the-world trip
As another term comes to an end, I take time to reflect on the ten weeks that have passed. It feels like English in the high college has taken a round-the-world trip, back in time. In Stage 4 we focused on Ancient Greece and decided "Who deserved the olive wreath?" although I think the jury is still … [Read more...] about A round-the-world trip
That time again
It's that time again when I begin to reflect on the term that has passed. It is that time when I say "Wow, are we already three quarters of the way through our second year at IFS?" I look back over the term and see how much progress we have made and how much of a community we are building. The … [Read more...] about That time again