Dear Parents

We enjoyed another productive week of learning at KGV. The students seem really positive and happy, with the term 1 in full swing and with some exciting things happening.

We are looking very much to our remodelled Swimming Gala at our KGV pool, on Wednesday this week. The event will be held across the day in smaller year level groups. This will ensure every student who wants to can participate, with the safety of all as our priority. We look forward to igniting the famous KGV House spirit at the event, as Crozier, Nightingale, Rowell and Upsdell go head to head in some healthy competition. 

We are also excited to be launching our Creativity, Activity, Service (CAS) programme for another term. For the next 10 weeks or so, our students have signed up to over 100 different activities. From swimming training, to orchestra, to drama club, to peer maths tutorial, to academic support, to film club, to service learning, to a stock market game and knitting club! Just to name a few, the opportunities are amazing, and we thank our staff and students for leading these opportunities. We thank the CAS team of Dean Beard, Scarlet Ip and Eugenia Lui for leading and delivering such a diverse CAS programme.

Also this week and next, our students have been selecting their Challenge Week options. Again our organisers Tim Carrell and Ian Goff have put together a diverse program to hopefully cater for a range of students interests and passions. We are keen to get Challenge Week up and running again after a two year break, and are pleased with the range of local options. The Year 7 students are also looking forward to the Year 7 Challenge Week program, full of outdoor challenges and fun. Please keep in mind that the viability of the event may change at short notice, if we have any further COVID 19 developments.

As indicated in an App message earlier in the week, we have been collecting vaccination information from our students. At this point in time, we have approximately 75% of students aged 12 and above, who are either fully vaccinated, received one jab, or have made a booking for their first jab. We will be working with ESF and EDB to clarify what processes we need to follow to verify this, and what this could mean for getting our school even closer to normal operations.

I hope you have a great weekend.

Kind Regards

Mark Blackshaw

The assessment calendar for Year 10 will be emailed to students today. This will help them to plan their revision and manage their time. Planning and time management are areas where students seem to often need assistance and encouragement to be organised.

We are planning an online parent presentation for 6:00 p.m. Monday 20 September to discuss how courses and assessments are organised in Year 10 and 11, as well as grading systems and reporting. We are limiting participants to 100 to provide some ability to ask questions. Here is the Google meet link if you wish to add it to your calendar:
https://meet.google.com/rhy-itce-pcf

We think 100 places will be enough, but if you can't get in, we will record and make the recording available to all.

Yellis data was shared with families this week. Please read the letter that goes with that data to understand what it means.

If you have not yet met with your child's tutor, please get in touch with them to arrange an online meeting.

The assessment calendar for Year 11 will be emailed to students today. This will help them to plan their revision and manage their time. Planning and time management are areas where students seem to often need assistance and encouragement to be organised.

We are planning an online parent presentation for 6:00 p.m. Monday 20 September to discuss how courses and assessments are organised in Year 10 and 11, as well as grading systems and reporting. We are limiting participants to 100 to provide some ability to ask questions. Here is the Google meet link if you wish to add it to your calendar:
https://meet.google.com/rhy-itce-pcf

We think 100 places will be enough, but if you can't get in, we will record and make the recording available to all.

One to one meetings with tutors will begin next week. This is where the tutor will meet with your child to analyse their data, check on progress, discuss suitable goals and how we might support them in the run up to mocks and final exams this year. 

If you have not yet met with your child's tutor, please get in touch with them to arrange an online meeting.

Dear Parents and Caregivers,

The Year 7 team spoke yesterday about the way in which we are beginning to see the personalities come out of our Year 7 students. We all have a pocketful of stories of our interactions with students this week and the way we are seeing them becoming more confident and even more enthusiastic and determined in their approach to learning. I wanted to give a special shout out to Siyul Lee (7R03) who stopped me in the corridor yesterday to ask if I would sign a petition about a topic he was passionate about. I was so impressed by his advocacy and maturity in taking action over a subject close to his heart. I look forward to seeing more of our Year 7s stepping up and ‘being their own remarkable.’

Few housekeeping matters from us this week,

• CAS allocation period has ended, please read Mr Beard’s (CAS Coordinator) item in this newsletter for more details.

• Challenge Week plans are underway. There are still a lot of families who need to complete this form. Thank you to those of you who have completed it already.

• School photographs for Year 7 students are to be taken in School on Monday!

• Some of our Year 7s will be representing their School House in our ‘in-house’ Swimming Gala next Wednesday. Students will receive information directly from the PE department if they are to participate.

• Feedback Friday is next Friday, 17 September. Thank you to those parents who are attending.

• Just a friendly note to remind your child to look after their belongings as we have had several lost locker keys and octopus cards and misplaced sports bags/laptops.

Year 7 students have been meeting with the tutors ‘online’ this week, as we introduce them to Google Meet. We will continue to make sure students are trained in our online procedures, should we find ourselves in another period of online learning.

Have a great weekend.

Next week is Week 1.

Dear Parents and Caregivers,

Mr Tranter (Senior Head of Year 8 & 9) and I were super impressed with our Year 8 & 9 Student Council representatives. Student voice is very important to us at KGV School and it was lovely to hear them talk about their positive experiences at the start of this year. We have been struck by the level of maturity and insight these students have when discussing how they can work with staff to make KGV an even better school. We look forward to working with this group of students across the year.

Few housekeeping matters from us this week,

• CAS allocation period has ended, please read Mr Beard’s item in this newsletter for more details.

• Challenge Week - Year 9 students signed up today for Challenge Week and Year 8 sign up on Tuesday next week. More information about your child’s Challenge Week choice will be sent to you directly 

• School photographs for Year 8 & 9 students are to be taken in School on Tuesday this week and 27th September will be for students in R12, U5-12 and N5-7!

• Some of our Year 8&9s will be representing their School House in our ‘in-house’ Swimming Gala next Wednesday. Students will receive information directly from the PE department if they are to participate.

• Feedback Friday is next Friday, 17 September. Thank you to those parents who are attending.

• Just a friendly note to remind your child to look after their belongings as we have had several lost octopus cards and misplaced sports bags.

Have a great weekend.

Next week is Week 1.

We would like to remind all students and parents that the Year 12 Option Window closes today.

Our Timetabling team are doing their very best to facilitate requests. If your request cannot be facilitated, this is because either the proposed class is full or there is a clash on your timetable which does not permit the change to take place.

A reminder also that our Year 12 students can sign up for Challenge Week until next Thursday 16 September.

Wishing you a great weekend.

A reminder that all Year 13 IB students will be in school next Monday 13 September until 3.30pm. This will give our students much needed time to meet with their EE supervisor and receive feedback on their draft.

Wishing you a great weekend.

Mon 13 Sep CAS Activities start

Mon 13 Sep and Tues 14 Sep  Individual School Photos Schedule Here 

Tues 14 Sep Year 8 Challenge Week Signup

Wed 15 Sep Swimming Gala (Competitors Only)

Mon 27 Sep, Tues 28 Sep & Wed 29 Sep  Individual School Photos & Sibling Photos Schedule Here 

Swimmg Gala 15 September 2021

Well done to all who participated in as many Heats for the Inter-house Swimming event. Your House thanks you for getting involved.

On Wednesday 15th September - The Swimming Semi-Finals and Finals will take place. 3 swimmers from each House (for each year group and gender) have been selected by student house captains on their times from the heats and according to the event rules. Each Swimmer in the Semi-Final will gain one point for taking part. The fastest swimmer from each House (Crozier, Nightingale, Rowell and Upsdell) will advance to the Finals along with the next two fastest swimmers according to times over the two semi-finals (as we have 6 lanes). All races will be 50m which is two lengths of the KGV pool.

The following link is a LIVE- KGV Swimming Gala 2021 document which you will see swimmers names selected for the Semi-Finals, the times, results and finalists will also be posted on this document throughout the day!

Please ALL check carefully to see if your House needs you to swim as every swimmer gets points.  Replacements can happen and these can change on the day.  Medals will be awarded and presented after the finals for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place.

Year 7, 8 and 9 competition will be from 8:15 to 11:15am and then swimmers will attend lessons 3, 4 and 5 in School Uniform.

Year 10,11,12 and 13 will attend lesson 1 and 2 in School Uniform and their competition will be from 11:15am to 3:20pm.  Swimmers who do not make the finals from 1:25pm can attend lesson 5.

Swimmers should prepare adequate Water and Snacks for the day.

Things to remember: Swimsuit, House Hat and Goggles, Towel, flip flops and PE kit can be worn on top between races. Please bring extra masks for before and after your races. The swimming pool at KGV is outdoors.  Shade will be provided along with sun cream and mosquito repellent if needed.  

Good Luck to all.  PE Department.

It’s great to see the excitement building around the campus with the CAS Activity program starting next week. 

Allocation has happened so we hope the students have managed to get something to engage in this term. Please see some notes about what happens next 

• If students didn’t get a space on their chosen activity, they will remain on the waiting list and be notified when a space becomes available
• There are a number of activities that still have spaces available and students are able to browse Lionel and sign up anytime from today. 
• For activities that require an additional fee, students and parents will be notified of what that fee is and how to pay the provider. 

New activities are often added to the program as we progress through the term so please remember to check the new KGV CAS Activities website especially designed and dedicated to all things relating to the activities program (https://www.kgvcasactivities.com/)

Dean Beard

CAS, Service Learning and Activities Coordinator 

Year 11-13

- EducationUSA has announced that they have opened up their face-to-face appointments for students and parents. Sign up for time slot here. They can be reached every other Thursday at Central Citibank Tower (Executive Center, Central, Hong Kong).

- British Council’s Study UK Online Roadshow: Afternoon session (15:30-16:45) on 13 Sep for KGV students & families. Sign up invitation was sent earlier. British Council will inform registered students & parents with session details. This session won’t be recorded.

- Many university events are being arranged. Do check the Careers Calendar for updated details. Highlights of upcoming events:

• 12 Sep, Sun: Warwick Undergraduate Open Day in Hong Kong
• British Council Online Roadshow Evening Webinars: 13-17 Sep
• UniFest (UK universities) September 2021: 13-17 Sep
• Engaging Distinctive Universities (Emory, Rice, Michigan & Washington): 15 Sep
• University of Edinburgh: Veterinary Medicine Virtual Info Event: 15 Sep
• University of South Australia International Virtual Fair: 16-18 Sep

• We are happy to announce that we are now able to once again have onsite visits at KGV for universities, please see below for the upcoming visits:
  15 Sep: CUHK Medicine @ GLT, 13:30-14:15
  16 Sep: University of British Columbia @ GLT, 13:30-14:15
  29 Sep: University of HK @ LRC2, 13:30-14:15
  27 Oct: HKUST School of Science @ GLT, 13:30-14:15

Year 13

- An email went out last week to all Year 13 parents for a parents’ evening on 16 Sep at 18:00 via Zoom. Please register via the Google Form link given in the email.

- Year 13 1-1 H.E. meetings have started. Students are meeting individually with their H.E. Counsellor on the progress of their H.E. applications and how we can support them in the process.

Student Health Service – Forms Available
The Student Health Service of the Department of Health is now conducting enrolment exercises for the 2021/2022 school year. The annual health assessment will be arranged for all primary and secondary day school students. The service period starts from November 2021 to October 2022.

Enrolled students of the Student Health Service will be given an annual appointment at a designated Student Health Service Centre according to the location of the school.

The Application and Consent Form is now distributed to students. Please also see attached documents from Student Health Service Centre. 

Please return the Application and Consent Form back to the Year Group Office by Monday 20 September.

Thank you.

The shop has resumed normal working hours

8am-3:45pm
Monday-Friday.

KGV has transitioned its uniform purchase to the ESF supplier’s website.  The web site link for ordering KGV uniform is: http://www.schooluniform.hk. All purchase will need to be processed through this website and payment will need to be by credit card or paypal. When you go to the website’s home page, there will be two areas for purchase of KGV uniform.

You will need to go to the clearance site for our current uniform range which can be picked up at the PTSA shop https://www.schooluniform.hk/collections/king-george-v-school-sale.

For out of stock items, you may order from the ESF range    https://www.schooluniform.hk/collections/king-george-v-school

The PTSA shop is open for uniform fitting (current and new supplier samples available) and stationery sales.  You may process your uniform orders at the shop for immediate pick up.  Stationery will be sold at the shop in the normal manner, by cash, cheque or octopus.

Sodexo Service

For next week menu, please view in the attachment.

Please charge up your Octopus Cards with credit before coming to school.

Buddy Reading Programme

The Buddy Reading Programme enabled us to communicate with younger students and teach them in a fun and creative manner. Seeing their progress gave us a sense of pride as we worked as a team to provide them with a valuable experience. Additionally, we were in awe of their perseverance and commitment to learning. Overall, this opportunity allowed us to appreciate the joviality of teaching as seeing them in joy whilst they engaged in the activities was the most rewarding aspect.

- Vidhi and Aadya (Year 12)

Seaing Change is dedicated to promoting advocacy for environmental issues, specifically involving disposable packaging and the effects they have on marine life. Tetra Pak recycling is one of many events we have hosted since last year. Please bring in any liquid cartons and place them in the recycling bins per your house colour. Please also be mindful that these bins are only for recycling uses."

Justin on behalf of Seaing Change

Scholastic Chess Tournament

A massive congratulations to Scott (Y10), Anjaneya (Y11) and Adam (Y11) who competed in June, July, and August Scholastic Chess Tournament and achieved the championship for their division against students.

The scholastic chess tournaments are a whole day event with 5 rounds. I have participated in scholastic chess tournaments before and have won multiple division B trophies, but this is the first time I have won division A which is the top division of the tournament. I had to play against strong chess players of similar skill from schools all across Hong Kong and winning this trophy means a lot to me and it's a remarkable achievement because ever since I first joined the scholastic chess tournaments, I made it my goal to one day win the top division.
- Scott

The scholastic chess tournament was a fun and rewarding experience where I got to play and meet other chess players. I’ll definitely go again next year!
-Adam

Well done to everyone involved!

A group of our Year 10 Media students were recently picked to submit questions to be sent out to Fala Chen, star of the Marvel movie Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings which was recently released. As a prize, they got to attend the Hong Kong opening of the film.

There is a webpage about the Fala Chen interview here.

Looking for mooncakes this autumn?

Supporting our long-term charity partner, the KELY Support Group.

If you are planning on getting mooncakes, please consider to support the charity sale of KELY.

https://kely.org/shop/the-peninsula-mini-egg-custard-mooncakes-%E5%8D%8A%E5%B3%B6%E8%BF%B7%E4%BD%A0%E5%A5%B6%E9%BB%83%E6%9C%88%E9%A4%85-1

If you are planning on getting kee-wah-bakery-cookies please consider to support the charity sale of KELY

https://kely.org/events/2021/kely-x-kee-wah-bakery-cookie-charity-sale