Principal's Message

Dear Parents and Guardians,

We had another positive week at school with students settling into the routine again of full-day schooling. It was great to see Sodexo reopen our food outlets this week. The Pizza seemed to be particularly popular with our students! It was another sign that things are returning a little more to normal.

Creativity, Activity and Service (CAS) sign-ups for Term 3 occurred this week. We are excited to offer over 40 activities before, during, and after school that ranges from sports, chess, knitting, gardening, French, Cantonese, drama, stock market games, music DJ, reading, and mathematics, just to name a few. Thank you to the CAS team,  teachers and support staff involved in running the activities. Students can still sign up for activities with vacancies, they just need to go to Lionel under the activities tab. A reminder that to participate in the CAS activities, EDB rules state that students need to have received two doses of a COVID 19 vaccine for at least two weeks. However, there will also be a range of low intensity Inter-House activities offered at lunchtime starting next week. All students can participate in these activities,  whether vaccinated or not.

With the recent relaxation of social distancing and other measures announced this week, we are working with ESF and EDB to see what these mean for further CAS activities, PE lessons and the use of our facilities such as our Swimming Pool. We will provide details of any changes next week.

Next week is Mental Health Awareness Week around the world, with a focus for 2022 on ‘loneliness’. The theme is aimed at raising awareness of the impact of loneliness on our mental wellbeing, especially in the recent COVID 19 pandemic. Our school vision acknowledges this need for connection and belonging when we state that “we create a ‘school for one; a place where each student feels that the school was created just for them. Through a lived experience, we all feel a deep sense of belonging, identity, and purpose.” Our team of student leaders for wellbeing has worked with staff to prepare resources for students to engage with throughout the week. On Friday we are hosting a dress casual day when students can ‘wear something green’ to support awareness of mental health, and raise money for our school charities.

A further shout out to our Year 11 and Year 13 students who are moving into the second week of their (I)GCSE and IB Diploma exams. A reminder that our teachers are online during the normal timetabled lesson times to provide tutorial support for Year 11 and 13 students, right up until the day of the exam, for each subject. We encourage students to take advantage of this support if they need any assistance in preparing for the exams.

A reminder that our students will finish at 2.05 pm this Tuesday as we rotate our times, due to the series of Monday public holidays. Students will have their normal 5 lessons on Tuesday as shown on their Lionel timetable. The buses have been informed of the 2.05 finish this Tuesday.

Thank you for your ongoing support. Again, if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out.

Have a good weekend.

Kind Regards

Principal,
KGV School

We are currently finalising the Term 3 Assessment Week Schedule for our Year 12 students. This will be shared with everyone upon completion. We would like to thank our Head Prefects, Student Learning Prefects and President and Vice President of the Student Council for assisting us with finalising the schedule.

Term 3 Assessment Week will begin on Wednesday, 1 June and run until Friday, 10 June. BTEC Diploma students will continue to have lessons as normal during this time. All IB students will be off timetable for the duration.

A reminder that our students will finish at 2.05 pm this Tuesday as we rotate our times, due to the series of Monday public holidays. Students will have their normal 5 lessons on Tuesday as shown on their Lionel timetable. The buses have been informed of the 2.05 pm finish on this Tuesday.

Wishing you a great weekend.

Our Year 13 BTEC students are continuing to finish off important pieces of work as they near completion of their Diploma.

Our IB students are now well underway in their exam journey and our students continue to show excellent focus and determination whilst also complying with the RAT requirement.

A huge thank you from the Year 13 team to parents and students for helping us with this process.

Wishing everyone a great weekend.

Next week is Mental Health Awareness week and this will be a focus around the school and during tutor time. Themes within the week will be talking about loneliness and being alone. The week will culminate in a dress casual day next Friday where students dress in green to show their support and an optional $20 donation to the school charities.

A reminder that our students will finish at 2.05pm this Tuesday as we rotate our times, due to the series of Monday public holidays. Students will have their normal 5 lessons on Tuesday as shown on their Lionel timetable. The buses have been informed of the 2.05 finish on this Tuesday.

Another focus with Year 10 at present are discussions around sleep and how important this is in the learning process. 

Tutors are meeting with Year 10 students for 1:1 conversations to help them assess their progress and set appropriate targets.

Students should be aware of the Year 10 assessment calendar. As the academic year draws to a close there will be a number of assessments for them.

I hope you enjoy the long weekend.

Exams continue for Year 11 students. Next week we have:

• English on Monday, 9 May
• First language Chinese on Thursday, 12 May
• Computer Science on Friday, 13 May

Please help your child to be organised and to be in uniform, having completed a RAT before leaving home.

Key resources are the exam timetable and the exam rules and regulations. These have been shared with students. Note that the exam timetable is a live document and should be refreshed before you view it.

Students will not be allowed on-site without first completing a RAT. If we can't see a negative RAT recorded in the ESF App, students will not be allowed on site. Please ensure this is done before they leave home. It is an important step to keep our students as safe as possible.

If your child is ill on the day of an exam, please contact the exams office here: exam@kgv.edu.hk
We will work with you to ensure your child is supported.

Dear Parents and Caregivers,

As another week comes to a close, we welcome in the second long weekend with Monday, 9 May being a Public Holiday. Tuesday will therefore be our early finish day, with students completing all 5 lessons ahead of a 2.05 pm finish. School buses have been informed of this arrangement.

Thank you to all those families who have submitted their option choices for Year 8. If we are still waiting to hear from you, you will have received a separate email from us requesting this information.

We distributed the second batch of RATs to all students this week. Thank you for your continuing support in ensuring you enter the RAT information into your ESF App before your child leaves for school.

We hope you were able to sign up for some of our extra curricular activities, which start next week. We are also finalising our House competition schedule and want to have a big focus on House celebrations over the coming weeks. 

Next week is Mental Health Awareness Week, culminating in a dress casual day next Friday. Students will be collecting money on this day for our School charities. One of the big areas of focus in this Awareness Week is the importance of sleep. 

Wishing you and your families a lovely long weekend.
School starts again on Tuesday, 10 May. 

The Year 7 Team

Dear Parents and Caregivers,

As another week comes to a close, we welcome the second long weekend with Monday 9th May being a Public Holiday. Tuesday will therefore be our early finish day, with students completing all five lessons ahead of a 2.05 pm finish. School buses have been informed of this arrangement.

Thank you to all those families who have submitted their option choices for Year 9. If we are still waiting to hear from you, you will have received a separate email from us requesting this information.

We distributed the second batch of RATs to all students this week. Thank you for your continuing support in ensuring you enter the RAT information into your ESF App before your child leaves for school.

We hope you were able to sign up for some of our extracurricular activities, which start next week. We are also finalising our House competition schedule and want to have a big focus on House celebrations over the coming weeks. 

Next week is Mental Health Awareness Week, culminating in a dress casual day next Friday. Students will be collecting money on this day for our School charities. One of the big areas of focus in this Awareness Week is the importance of sleep. 

Wishing you and your families a lovely long weekend.
School starts again on Tuesday, 10 May. 

The Year 8 Team

Dear Parents and Caregivers,

As another week comes to a close, we welcome the second long weekend with Monday, 9 May being a Public Holiday. Tuesday will therefore be our early finish day, with students completing all five lessons ahead of a 2.05 pm finish. School buses have been informed of this arrangement.

Early next week you will all receive an individualised letter from Mr. Tranter, Senior Head of Year. This is to inform you of the recommendations given to your child for their Maths, Science and WIN courses next year. Please read this letter carefully and return the required information to the school asap.

For the Community Project, students will be meeting their supervisors this week to give them a final chance to share what their plans for action are during May. A few reminders of a few things to do with ACTION:

• School Based ACTION. If students plan to organise a food/clothes/other drive or plan to hold an event during the last week of May, they need to have this approved. To do this, they should submit their plan via this Google Form

• Celebrating ACTION. We would like students to post a photo or screen capture with a short caption to celebrate the excellent work they are doing. Community Project Padlet

The whole school community is looking forward to seeing the great ACTION’s taking place this month

We distributed the second batch of RATs to all students this week. Thank you for your continuing support in ensuring you enter the RAT information into your ESF App before your child leaves for school.

We hope you were able to sign up for some of our extracurricular activities, which start next week. We are also finalising our House competition schedule and want to have a big focus on House celebrations over the coming weeks. 

Next week is Mental Health Awareness Week, culminating in a dress casual day next Friday. Students will be collecting money on this day for our School charities. One of the big areas of focus in this Awareness Week is the importance of sleep. 

Wishing you and your families a lovely long weekend.
School starts again on Tuesday, 10 May. 

The Year 9 Team

Careers & Guidance

Y13 Higher Education applications
Communication between students & their H.E. Counsellors is key. This is especially so when application deadlines for many institutions are fast approaching. Submitting an application without informing the H.E. Counsellor in advance may result in missed relevant documents to support applications. Students are reminded that they MUST inform their H.E. Counsellors of applications they are making, to ensure that supporting documents are sent in time.

Our best wishes to our IB students for their exams and BTEC students for completing of their coursework.

Y13 Parents Information Evening, 18:00 on 12 May, Thursday. In this session, we will take parents through on supporting our Y13s with their offers and applications post-exams. The session is going to be on Zoom. Please make sure you sign in with your Zoom account. Details for the Zoom meeting has been sent to all Y13 parents. We look forward to meeting you all on 12 May.

Y12 1-1 H.E. meeting
The Y12 1-1 meeting with HE Counsellors should have completed by the end of Term 2. Anyone who has missed their missing should contact their respective HE Counsellor immediately to reschedule the appointment. The meeting is an opportunity for students to discuss their post-KGV plans and intentions.

Y12 H.E. Presentation Series. So far, we have covered: H.E. Refresher+Unifrog, Personal Statements, UK Apps, HK Apps, Medicine/Dentistry/Vet, Oxbridge & USA Apps. More presentations are coming up on Wed at 13:30:
- 11 May: USA Personal Essay
- 18 May: Canada Applications
- 25 May: Non-mainstream countries
- 1 Jun: UCAS Setup
- 8 Jun: Summer Action Plan

Careers Website is full of information on summer/enrichment programmes, scholarships, careers & higher education resources, etc. Check this link for more.

External Events
Our Careers Calendar lists many university events. Refer to the Calendar for event details and registration links. Some upcoming events:\

General
- 17 May: Unifrog University Fair

U.K.
- 10 May: King’s Undergraduate Personal Statement Writing Workshop\
- 12 May: Oxford Student Only Webinar: Intro to Applying to Oxford
- 13 May: The Medic Portal Webinar: How to plan your UCAT prep
- 16-19 May: Bath: Virtual Open Days
- 18 May: Study in Austria Webinar
- 19 May: Oxford Webinar: International Parent/Guardian/Carer Session
- 26 May: Oxford Student Only Webinar: Writing your personal statement
- 27 & 28 May: St. John’s College, Cambridge Webinar

Europe
- 11 & 12 May: European University Consortium Virtual Fair 2022: Study in Europe in English

U.S.A.
- 7 & 17 May: The Northeast Public Schools: Preparing your to apply
- Various dates: Stanford: Alumni Get-to-know-you Series
- 25 May: EducationUSA: Pre-departure Orientation

Canada
- 10 May: Ryerson University webinar: Student permits made easy (Outside Canada)

KGV Careers Team

We are offering a discount of 25% for our winter uniform items.  Please explore the uniform website to place your orders.  

Please note that these items will not be restocked, so please take advantage of the sale for the last KGV winter items.  Orders can be picked up from the shop at KGV School. 

For enquires, please email Tiffany.chau@kgv.edu.hk 

School reference (non-higher education purposes) (Link to policy on Lionel)

The Careers Office coordinates all KGV student references including exit & summer schools. All requests should be directed to careers.office@kgv.edu.hk. Please allow at least 4-6 work weeks for teachers to work on school references. School references for higher education applications are done in a separate process.

Friday 10 June 2022, 10:30 am

We are committed to supporting our parents through their journey at KGV, therefore have created several opportunities for you to engage with the school.  ‘Feedback Friday‘ is one such opportunity for you to engage in a personalised, small group session on a Friday morning, to chat with the Principal, Mark Blackshaw on various topics or areas you would like to discuss.

Sessions will run online from 10:30 am to 11:15 am and are limited to 15 parents.

Our upcoming session will be on Friday 10 June 2022.

Once you sign up for a session/s, a link will be sent to you closer to the time of the meeting.

If you would like to attend this or other sessions this term, please sign up on this form.

For enquiries contact

Key Dates

Tuesday, 10 May - Friday, 13 May Mental Health Awareness Week

Friday, 27 May - ESF Transition Day (Year 6)

Monday, 30 May - ESF Transition Day (Other Year Levels)

Wednesday, 1 June to Friday, 10 June - Year 12 Assessment Week (schedule tbc) 

Our Remarkable Stories

We are delighted to share the great news.

Charlie Hall (Year 13) has qualified for the Asian Games.

She will be representing Hong Kong in Triathlon in the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China in September.

Here are some photos of Charlie competing in competition.

KGV Wellbeing

We are excited to introduce our Wellbeing team for 2022 (Jan to Jan). We have four Wellbeing prefects from Year 12, and a team of 11 Wellbeing Ambassadors (from Year 10 -12), who’s focus is championing wellbeing in the school. They organise whole school events, such as Kindness Week which happened in March, Mental Health Awareness Week (scheduled for May) and the peer support programme.

The team will be engaged in training sessions across the two terms. The first training was on Empathy.

Congratulations to Shaarvi.

Shaarvi has secured 7th place in HK and 39th position worldwide at 2021 Eye Level Maths Olympiad. We would like to congratulate Shaarvi for her courage and confidence in particpating in this highly competitive event.