Principal's message

Dear Parents and Guardians,

It was a shame that the Red Rain event meant that the EDB suspended classes for the whole day, and our students could not come into school today. However, it seems that the majority of classes were held online, with the teachers and students interacting and getting on with scheduled lessons. 

Thank you for supporting our students to be online today, and to our teachers for making the switch to online teaching, at short notice.

I would also like to shout out to our Year 11 and Year 13 students who still managed to come into school today to complete  (I)GCSE and IB Diploma exams. We hope the Red rain event was not too distracting this morning.

It has been great to see all the extra-curricular (CAS) activities up and running over the past weeks. We are opening up our swimming pool next week, and look forward to starting our before-school swimming club activity. A range of lunchtime Inter-House activities, which are available to all students, have also started this week. 

I hope that you have a great weekend and we look forward to seeing our students back on Monday.

Kind Regards

Mark Blackshaw

Principal,
KGV School

Exams continue for Year 11 students. Next week is a big week of exams. We have:

• English on Monday
• Geography, Computer Science, Biology or Double Science and Psychology on Tuesday
• First language Chinese and German on Wednesday
• History on Thursday
• Sports studies, English, Maths and Business on Friday
• 13 students have an exam on Saturday

Please help your child to be organised and to arrive at school on time, 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 they are supported.

Tutors are meeting with all Year 10 students to conduct 1:1 conversations. These are timely since we have enough data now to see how your child is progressing and can help them set targets to get the most out of their time.

Please help us to maintain uniform standards so students take pride in themselves and being part of KGV School.

At this time of year, a number of assessments will be due, so please keep an eye out for any signs of anxiety. Remind your child that assessments in Years 10 and 11 are designed to give them feedback about how they are going and what they need to work on. They are not final and if taken seriously, help them prepare and work towards the examination period this time next year.

Year 12 Message

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

Year 12 Assessment Week

Wishing you a great weekend.

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

Our IB students continue to display excellent levels of resilience and patience with the RAT requirements and the rain!

Wishing everyone a great weekend.

Dear Parents and Caregivers,

Well done to our Year 7 students for switching so quickly to online learning this morning as the red rain signal stopped our journey to school.

The weather this week also has challenged us as we tried to get Inter-House competitions up and running again! Our Year 7s were so excited to start representing their House in activities such as Inter-House Dodgeball. We will reschedule these events and aim to share with you the full list of Inter-House activities available this term.

Thank you for your support in ensuring option choices were submitted. We are looking through these requests and will be back in touch with you where necessary.

Further information will be sent out to individual families regarding Music, Netball and Rugby Academies. 

Next week we are back to a normal 5-day week, with Monday being our usual early finish.

Have a great weekend and stay dry!

The Year 7 Team

Dear Parents and Caregivers

Well done to our Year 8 students for switching so quickly to online learning this morning as the red rain signal stopped our journey to school.

The weather this week also has challenged us as we tried to get Inter House competitions up and running again! Our Year 8s were so excited to start representing their House in activities such as Inter-House Dodgeball. We will reschedule these events and aim to share with you the full list of Inter House activities available this term.

Thank you for your support in ensuring option choices were submitted. We are looking through these requests and will be back in touch with you where necessary.

This week we reached the necessary vaccination percentages for Year 8 students, which allows them flexibility in where they chose to eat their lunch. Mr. Tranter, Senior Head of Year 8-9 spoke to Year 8 students this week to reinforce the need for them to be sensible in their choice of eating venue and to be mindful of the need for social distancing. We will monitor this situation closely.

Next week we are back to a normal 5-day week, with Monday being our usual early finish.

Have a great weekend and stay dry!

The Year 8 Team

Dear Parents and Caregivers

Well done to our Year 9 students for switching so quickly to online learning this morning as the red rain signal stopped our journey to school.

The weather this week also has challenged us as we tried to get Inter-House competitions up and running again! Our Year 9s were so excited to start representing their House in activities such as Inter-House DodgeBall. We will reschedule these events and aim to share with you the full list of Inter-House activities available this term.

This week you will have received information regarding decisions for Year 10 pathways in Maths, Science and WIN. This was sent to parents as an email. Students collected individualised option forms that contained details of recommendations from the staff. Please look through this information with your child, complete it as required and return the form to school and to your child’s tutor. If you would like to discuss these recommendations further then please tick the box at the bottom of the form and we will follow up.

Community Project update: It’s great to see students already executing their action plan as evidence of various forms of service emerging around the school. There are some interesting Advocacy campaigns raising awareness of various issues and several collection drives taking place looking for suitable donations for their chosen charity.

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

Next week we are back to a normal 5-day week, with Monday being our usual early finish.

Have a great weekend and stay dry!

The Year 9 Team

Feedback Friday with the Principal

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

Winter Uniform Sale

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 do take advantage of the sale for the last of the KGV winter items.  Orders can be picked up from the Shop at KGV School. 

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

Y13 Higher Education applications
Our best wishes to our IB students for their exams and BTEC students for completing of their coursework.

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.

Y13 Parents Information Evening, 18:00 on 12 May. Thank you to all the parents who joined us at this session. The presentation, “Class of 2022 – Parent Presentation (12 May 2022”, can be found here on Lionel.

Y13 IBO Result Service. This is a service offered by IBO to send students’ final IB results directly to the institution of students’ choice. We cannot emphasise enough how important it is for students to subscribe to this service. Not only is it the most efficient and fastest way to have your official IB results sent (including remarks), universities regard this is the official IB results for securing student offers. KGV Exam Office is responsible for coordinating this for our IB students. Deadline to sign up is 25 May via this form. Cost may be incurred if sign up after the deadline.

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, and USA Personal Essay. More presentations are coming up on Wed at 13:30:
- 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.
- 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
- 17 Jun: The Medic Portal Webinar: UCAT Verbal Reasoning (2023 entry)

Europe
- 18 May: Study in Austria
- 24 May: Study in Europe Virtual Fair: Green Engineering

U.S.A.
- Various dates: Stanford: Alumni Get-to-know-you Series
- Various dates: The Northeast Public Schools: Preparing Your to Apply
- 17 May: Discover the Best of Boston
- 25 May: EducationUSA: Pre-departure Orientation

Hong Kong
- Various dates: PolyU Faculty Seminar Series

KGV Careers Team

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.

Tuesday 31 May 2022
6:30-7:30pm
 

Join us for a talk by sleep coach, Cavan Chan, on how you can help your child manage their sleep.  You will learn the importance of sleep and how it affects your child’s performance. He will also discuss:

- How much sleep the youth of today are getting 

- Factors that can promote "effective" & "efficient" sleep

- Strategies for parents to create better sleep patterns for their children, including wearable technologies

There will be a question and answer opportunity at the end

To attend please register here.

For enquiries contact Engagement Manager Kiran,  kiran.budhrani@kgv.edu.hk.

Key Dates

Friday 27 May - ESF Transition Day - Year 6

Monday 30 May - ESF Transition - All other year levels

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

Wednesday 1 June to Thursday 2 June  - Year 13 Graduation Ceremonies

Students are excited about the inter-house dodgeball competition at lunchtime.

Congratulations to our student Chandni Sacheti who has been awarded with the Sir Edward Youde Memorial Price 2021/22, we are proud of her hard work and achievement.