Principal's message

Dear Parents

Please see my message below regarding the Service for Mr Chris Hattam. This is an important occasion to farewell Chris and acknowledge his contribution to our community.

It has been great to have students back into school this week. Up until Friday 22 January, we are able to get our Year 10, 12 and 13 students into school, alongside our Year 11 students completing their Mock exams. From Monday 25 January, our larger year groups start to come in, with Yr 7 (25 Jan) , Yr 8 (26 Jan) and Yr 9 (27 Jan) in school for the day. In the Vice Principal messages below, listed are the days each year level is at school.

We are continuing our work regarding the Inclusivity and Equity agenda with our Steering Committee and Student and Teacher Resource groups all meeting in the week ahead. From our listening and data analysis work last term, six main themes have emerged to focus our initial work:

• Reflecting on our Mission, Vision and Values

• Policies and procedures

• Voice 

• Celebrations

• Curriculum 

• Learning about Inclusion and Equity

The joint student and staff resource groups will be setting priorities and looking to move quickly into the action phase regarding the Inclusion and Equity work. This work will be reported back to our I & E Steering Committee. Ultimately, we want to do all we can to make sure that every KGV student feels connected, valued and has a strong sense of belonging at our school. This is an improvement process, to make KGV an even better school for our students and community.

Kind Regards,

Mark Blackshaw

Dear Parents and Guardians

Please see attached the Service announcement information for Mr Chris Hattam. The funeral and celebration of life will be held at St Anne’s Church, Stanley at 2:30 p.m. on the 23 January 2021.

The service will also be live streamed for anyone who is not able to attend, please follow the link on St. Anne’s Church website https://youtu.be/HDnyUrnk6wE

Again, our thoughts are with family and friends during this sad time.

Dear Parents and Year 13 students,

Our Year 13 Learning Review will take place on Wednesday 27 January.

This is an opportunity for you to meet with subject teachers and receive feedback regarding academic progress. The booking system opens at 6:00 p.m. on 15 January. Bookings close at 6:00 p.m. on 26 January. To make or check bookings, please go through the Lionel link on the app and scroll down to the icon for teacher appointments. Please do not print off your appointments as this is a live system and will reflect changes up to the last minute.

If you find that a teacher is unavailable, this means they have already been booked at that particular time.

The Google meet link is live and available in the app.

Each slot is 10 minutes long. We would please ask that you adhere to the timings out of respect to other parents and our teaching colleagues.

Year 13 dates for coming into school until CNY:

Year 13 BTEC Students: Mon 25 Jan, Tues 26 Jan, Wed 27 Jan, Mon 1 Feb, Tues 2 Feb, Wed 3 Feb.

Year 13 IB Students: Wed 20 Jan, Fri 22 Jan, Thurs 28 Jan, Thurs 4 Feb.

Thank you and kind regards,

Mr McKeague

Dear Parents and Year 12 Students,

It was great to see some of our Year 12 students back in school this week. We look forward to welcoming the rest of our Year 12 back into school next week. Unfortunately, as you know, we have had to separate IB and BTEC students due to the imposed EDB constraints on numbers.

The dates below are when each group are coming into school until CNY:

Year 12 BTEC Students: Mon 25 Jan, Tues 26 Jan, Wed 27 Jan, Mon 1 Feb, Tues 2 Feb, Wed 3 Feb, Mon 8 Feb, Tues 9 Feb, Wed 10 Feb.

Year 12 IB Students: Mon 18 Jan, Tues 19 Jan, Thurs 21 Jan, Fri 29 Jan, Fri 5 Feb.

Please note that you must complete the travel and health declaration through the ESF App before your child returns to school for face-to-face learning.

Thank you and kind regards,

Mr McKeague

We're excited to have Year 10 students back in school for face-to-face lessons over the next few weeks. Their days of attendance are

• Wed 20 Jan
• Thu 28 Jan
• Thu 4 Feb

School will run as normal for period 1 to 4 with period 5 being set work that students complete when they get home.
Please ensure they bring a water bottle and snacks that can be eaten while wearing a mask. Please also note that you must complete the travel and health declaration through the ESF App before your child returns to school for face-to-face learning.

Tutors are meeting one to one with Year 10 students during tutor time. They are discussing the data from term 1 and exploring how your child is progressing, celebrating successes and exploring potential support that may be required.

Please look out for a Lionel note summarising the discussion and see how you can support or engage from home. With so much learning happening from home, students need parents to become involved and support them more than ever.

There was a huge buzz of excitement as Year 11 students left their first mock exam on Monday this week. I have been impressed with how seriously they are taking the process and how well they are preparing and using their study time.
Mock exams continue all next week, please help your child to dress warmly for the exams at school, get a good amount of sleep, exercise regularly, eat well and be organised with their revision.
We are closely monitoring news from the UK about GCSE and IGCSE exams and will update you with confirmed information following the mock exams.

• Fri 29 Jan
• Fri 5 Feb

On these days, classes will run as normal from period 1 to 4 with period 5 being set work that students complete when they get home.

Dear Parents,

I hope you and your family have had a good week.

We are starting to see some of our students return to the KGV campus. It has been wonderful to see them. We are very much looking forward to seeing our Year 8 & 9 students in the next couple of weeks. We are preparing a ‘return to school’ assembly’ to show our students, which we will make available to parents, along with links to important documents. Please spend time next week talking to your child about their days in school and making sure they are ready. A reminder that the dates are;

For Year 8 students, their in-school days are

Tuesday 26 January

Tuesday 2 February

Monday 8 February

For Year 9 students, their in-school days are

Wednesday 27 January

Wednesday 3 February

Tuesday 9 February

Year 8 & 9 students are due to receive their end of semester reports on Friday 22 January. A link will be emailed out to parents directly. This information can then be discussed at the Year 8 Learning Review, scheduled for Wednesday 24 February. Year 9 parents will be contacted directly should the reports raise any concerns. These reports are a summary of data already shared with you over the course of the year.

A reminder for Year 9 Parents

Year 9 students will have their Community Project pre-launch session on Monday 18 January, period 1. Detailed information was sent out to you last week, but hyperlinked below are two documents which provide the overview:

• Timeline

• Parent Information slide deck 

Have a good weekend. Keep warm!

Dear Parents,

I hope you and your family have had a good week.

We are starting to see some of our students return to the KGV campus. It has been wonderful to see them. We are very much looking forward to seeing our Year 7 students in the next couple of weeks. We are preparing a ‘return to school’ assembly’ to show our students, which we will make available to parents, along with links to important documents. Please spend time next week talking to your child about their days in school and making sure they are ready. A reminder that the dates are;

Monday 25 January

Monday 1 February

Wednesday 10 February

Mr Shiel (our MYP coordinator) and I have spent the week looking through the MYP data being entered into CCF for your child’s upcoming Semester Report. As communicated previously, these will be made available to you next Friday. We are also finalising the details for the Year 7 Learning Review, scheduled for 2 February. We will be asking teachers to first make appointments with parents they need to see, following perhaps either a dip in grades or a change in approach to learning. Once these appointments are made, we will then open the system to all parents and look forward to seeing many of you online at our Learning Review. We are hoping to open the Learning Review appointment system in the week beginning 25 January.

Have a good weekend. Keep warm

Mon 18 Jan: Year 11 Mock Exams continue

Mon 18 Jan: Year 9 Community Project Launch

Wed 27 Jan: Year 13 Learning Review

Tues 2 Feb: Year 7 Learning Review

John Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth

Dear Parents and Students,

Each year, some students from KGV take part in various extension and enrichment courses offered by universities and other institutions in Hong Kong and around the world. The John Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth (CTY) is one of these institutions. They are hosting a free online information session for students and parents who may be interested. This will take place from 6-7pm on Thursday 4th February 2021. Please see the attached PDF file for more information.

Please note that in order to take part in these courses, students must first meet CTY’s strict assessment criteria, and there are costs involved. CTY will provide further details during the information session.

In Nov 2020, staff and students completed the AWE wellbeing survey. Here are the results:

 There are 2 options:

 You can look directly at the slides here https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1_CdjcKikBfX2uuOC0ARUhKYMwYkWfvCDcrYYdUbT1Nw/edit?usp=sharing 

or you can watch this video, made by me, which includes a little more detail here https://youtu.be/XK9ihLAikHg

No data for an individual students is shared here. It is an overview of the whole school data. 

Any questions - email amanda.barton@kgv.edu.hk

Coffee Morning – Friday 22 January 2021

8:30 am - 9:30am
Online

Join us for a casual chat with Principal, Mark Blackshaw and other staff members who will be happy to discuss or answer any questions you may have. We will focus on Year 11 and Year 13 (I)GCSE and IB exam questions, however will be happy to discuss other matters as well.

This will be an online event via Google Meet. 

A link will be sent to those who register. Please sign up on this link for attendance.

For enquires, please email Kiran at ptsa@kgv.edu.hk

Orders from Techni photo are now available for pick up from school

Photos that students ordered from Techni Photo will be distributed by the tutor. Please collect them when you are scheduled to attend in-school, face-to-face learning. 

Thank you.

Lion Yearbook 2020 collection

The wait is finally over. The Lion Yearbook 2020 is here. We are very excited and aim to distribute them to those who have purchased as soon as possible.

Owing to the limited attendance in school, we will distribute the books in phases. We have emailed those who have made the payment and provided the schedule for collection. Please check your Email in-box for details.

For those who wish to purchase a yearbook now, an announcement will be made after those who have previously paid has collected their copies.

Please follow the collection schedule below. The collect point will be at the reception (previously announced as Leo's Cafe) ; before school and during break.

Year 13 students

• Friday, 22 January
• Thursday 28 January

Year 12 students

• Monday, 18 January
• Tuesday, 19 January

Year 11 students

• Friday, 29 January
• Friday 5 February

Year 10 students

• Wednesday 20 January
• Thursday 28 January

Year 9 students

• Wednesday 27 January
• Wednesday 3 February

Year 8 students

• Tuesday 26 January
• Tuesday 2 February

Thank you for your ongoing support of KGV School.

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