Dear Parents

As you may have read from Ms Belinda Greer’s message we are working to put the procedures in place to have our staff regularly tested for Covid-19, in order to bring all of our students back into school for half days, from Monday to Friday.

We will continue to communicate with you across next week as we finalise our schedules going forward, and at the moment, we are considering maintaining our current timetable model. We will look to swap Period 5 again following the Easter break to make sure the online Period 5 lesson does not land on the same subject.

Next week our Year 7, 8 and 9 will attend school on Monday, Wednesday and Friday again, with Year 10-13 students coming into school on Tuesday and Thursday. Year 12 BTEC are in Monday, and Thursday and Year 13 BTEC are in school Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday.

We have had many positive discussions this week between teachers, students and parents, during our Y10 Learning Review sessions, IB Parent Information sessions and Friday Feedback. As always, we appreciate your support in this partnership between school and home, to ensure we create the best opportunities for your child, our student.

Have a good weekend.

Kind Regards

Mark Blackshaw

Attendance next week
Year 11 students will attend face to face lessons at school from 8:15 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on:

• Tuesday 9 March
• Thursday 11 March

Mon, Wed and Fri next week will be online learning from home.

(I)GCSE exam update
We have had confirmation of procedures from the UK exam boards. All Year 11 students must continue to complete all assessments and assignments to the best of their ability. They should continue to study, revise and prepare for final exams in every subject, even those where the external exams have been cancelled.

We will be meeting with students and teachers over the next week to seek input, discuss and finalise arrangements for exam leave and assessments for subjects where external exams have been cancelled. We hope to share those arrangements with you here next Friday.

The following external exams are confirmed to run in May/June: Business Studies, Chinese, Computer Science, Drama, English, Geography, ICT, Korean, Music, Sports Studies and World Literature.

You can access the latest news from our 3 exam boards here. Pearson Edexcel, AQA, Cambridge CIE

Y12 Option choices
Following mock exam results, some students may wish to adjust their subject choices for Year 12. Students can see their current choices from their summary page in Lionel and can apply for any changes in the week beginning 15 March. 

PSHE - Relationships and Sexuality Education
For the rest of this term, PSHE lessons will focus on Relationships and Sexuality Education. You can find out more about the curriculum and topics covered here.

Year 10 Learning Review
Thank you to parents and students who joined us for the Year 10 Learning Review on Thursday 4 March. If you were unable to attend or unable to make a booking, please contact your child's teacher directly via email to ask questions or set up an alternative time to meet online.

Attendance next week
Year 10 students will attend face to face lessons at school from 8:15 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on:

• Tuesday 9 March
• Thursday 11 March

Mon, Wed and Fri next week will be online learning from home.

PSHE - Relationships and Sexuality Education
In PSHE this term, Year 10 and 11 students will be participating in Relationship and Sexuality Education (RSE) lessons.
RSE is a core element of student wellbeing and holistic development which builds knowledge, skills and behaviours to empower young people to make positive, safe and responsible choices. RSE focuses on respect for oneself, and others. It combines the biological, social and emotional aspects of sexuality education.
The lessons will be underpinned by a focus on strong, positive, empathetic relationships, and topics will include: diversity, rights and responsibilities, safety, contraception, effective communication and decision-making. We want all students to feel confident to participate in an atmosphere of trust and mutual respect.
If you have any questions about RSE, please feel free to contact Mr Jack Chappell. My colleagues and Mr Chappell are looking forward to engaging with students on these important topics.

Attendance next week
Year 12 BTEC students will attend face to face lessons at school on:

• Monday 8 March
• Thursday 11 March

Year 12 IB students will attend face to face lessons at school on:

• Tuesday 9 March
• Thursday 11 March

Attendance next week
Year 13 BTEC students will attend face to face lessons at school on:

• Tuesday 9 March
• Wednesday 10 March
• Friday 12 March

Year 13 IB students will attend face to face lessons at school on:

• Tuesday 9 March
• Thursday 11 March

Dear Parents

Our amazing Year 7 students have had a very productive three days in on the KGV campus this week. Tutors and teachers have really enjoyed seeing them in person across the week and having the opportunity to touch base with them. A reminder that we keep the same days next week, of Year 7 students attending school Monday, Wednesday and Friday, with lessons in Period 4 and 5 still switched. 

We met with our Year 7 Student Council representatives this week who are helping us to trial a new MYP vocab folder. The Student Council representatives will work with us to see how best to promote vocabulary development, alongside organisational skills as we continue to reflect on our MYP practice. 

As stated in last week’s bulletin, Creative and Performing Arts teachers will be talking to students about their subjects for Year 8 and the curriculum content. This will provide students with the information they need to decide as to which of the four subjects to drop for Year 8. 

Ms Carlisle will be following up with students who have sent in audition pieces for the Music Academy.

Have a lovely weekend

The Year 7 Team

Dear Parents

Thank you to all parents who have given feedback around last week’s Learning Review. This information really helps us to identify how we can continue to improve the home-school partnership.

Next week we hope to open our options system on LIONEL where students can submit their language and Creative and Performance Art choices for Year 9. Below is a reminder of the decisions which need to be made.

Students need to decide on which of the four Creative and Performing Arts subjects they will no longer study in Year 8. Students currently study three out of the four CPA subjects; namely, music, drama, art and media. Depending on their current subjects, students will decide on whether to stop learning either art or media (Creative Arts block) or from the Performing Arts block, music or drama. Students will spend Year 9 studying one subject from each of the Creative and Performing Arts blocks.

Students will also need to make decisions about their language pathways. Students can either

1. Continue to study both their European and Chinese languages.

2. Drop their European studies and increase their Chinese language lessons.

3. Keep either their European or their Chinese Language and pick up a new course called Global Perspectives.

We look forward to seeing our Year 8 students again on Monday, Wednesday and Friday next week on the KGV Campus.

Have a great weekend.

The Year 8 Team.

Dear Parents

I hope your child has had a good week learning both online and in school. We have certainly enjoyed seeing them around school on Monday, Wednesday and Friday this week. Next week, they are also scheduled to attend school on these three days.

We are doing a lot of work at the moment with groups of students around the themes of tolerance, empathy and understanding. This week we have found some online gaming behaviours manifesting themselves on the school premises. Please can you speak to your child around their behaviours online and the language they use with friends. What can appear (or be intended to) be harmless banter, is in fact deemed to be offensive and unwanted by recipients. We would welcome your support in ensuring our young people treat each other kindly and respectfully. We have our Year 8 & 9 Student Council Representatives working on projects to raise awareness of language use and empathetic behaviour amongst our Year 8 & 9 students. We will give more information on this in the coming weeks.

Have a great weekend.

The Year 9 Team

Mon 8 Mar: Period 4 and Period 5 classes swap until Easter break (live on Lionel)

Friday 26 Mar: Last day of Term 2

Final reminder that the deadline for submitting auditions for the Year 8 KGV Music Academy is Monday 8 March

All the details are on the live presentation document link below KGV Music Academy Information Presentation

Please do get in touch with me or your class music teacher if you have any questions at all.

Best Wishes - Ms Carlile

The KGV Careers Office is sharing a lot of information on higher education via different channels/platforms.

• Our Career website is full of H.E. news & resources, scholarships, events, summer/enrichment programmes and many others. New items added this week, Summer/Enrichment programmes around the world, scholarship offers and volunteer opportunities.
• This calendar lists H.E. events and taster lectures offered by universities around the world and is updated regularly.
• We also share other H.E. news and information on our Facebook page. You can find us here.

From KGV Careers Team

For those parents who weren’t able to join us at this week's Learning Review, please find at the link here a document summarising the key information for Year 10 Mathematics at this point in the year. If you have any questions or insights into how we can better support your child’s mathematical progress, please do get in touch with your child’s teacher.

KGV Mathematics Department

Coolminds parent webinars aim to bring understanding of mental health, combat stigma that prevents young people from getting help, and to provide resources on where to access help. We have also revised content with COVID-19 related materials.

 Thursday 18 March 2021 - Youth Mental Health Webinar for Parents (Cantonese)
6:30-8pm. Click for details
Please register here : https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_dIjsciskS2Kbc26uB7EJAg

Thursday 25 March 2021 – Youth Mental Health Webinar for Parents (English)
6:30-8 pm. Click for details
Please register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_sSPwiNOiTPiqpn7ELGz2qg

 Topics to be covered in the webinar include:

• Introduction to mental health
• Common mental health situations and their symptoms
• ​​​​​​​COVID-19 and our mental health
• ​​​​​​​How to talk to teenagers with mental health conditions
• ​​​​​​​Case studies
• Self-care tips
• Where to get help

Our Remarkable Story
HSBC Bank Of The Future Competition

A team of four remarkable students from KGV exceeded the expectations of judges at the HSBC Bank of the Future Competition held in December 2020. After working extensively to create their vision of the future of banking, the team was awarded 1st place, beating hundreds of other teams within Hong Kong. When interviewed, the team revealed that the most significant lesson learnt was not working to win, but rather how to work as a team where everyone contributed and had a shared responsibility. They all agreed that the process definitely surpassed the overall outcome in this competition. The team would like to give special thanks to Mr. Goff and Mr. Wray for their immense support and guidance.

A total of over 1,400 solar panels have been installed with a generation capacity of approximately 455 kW across eight campuses. The green energy generated by the solar panel systems over the course of a year will be enough to meet the annual electricity needs of around 110 four-person households in Hong Kong and reduce almost 280 tonnes of carbon emission.

The solar panel system in the Peel Block at KGV School is unique because it is a Grade II historic building in Hong Kong. The installation of the solar panel system in the school requires sophisticated planning and treatment in order to ensure the highest level of protection to the historical building.

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