Principal's message

Dear Parents and Guardians

We hope you are all safe and did not experience too much property damage last night and today. We have had some water damage at KGV and will be busy with a cleanup in specific areas across the weekend.

I appreciate your support today in helping to ensure that learning continues online for our students. A shout-out to all our teachers for posting work online at short notice and when some faced challenging internet, Lionel and equipment issues.

A reminder that next Friday, we will have our first whole school swimming carnival since 2019! The students will be informed early next week regarding who is competing for their House. An ESF App message will be sent to all parents and students on Monday with the latest updates on the Swimming Gala organisation, venue, and transport arrangements.

The Swimming Gala is always a great day of House Spirit and a wonderful opportunity for our swimmers to compete against each other in front of their ‘screaming’ peers. This year, we have secured an indoor facility at Kowloon Park Swimming Pool, Tsim Sha Tsui, amplifying the noise and atmosphere.

Please take care and stay safe and dry.

Kind Regards

Mark Blackshaw,

Principal, KGV School.

Year 12 and 13 Message

We hope all of our students stayed safe during the Black Rain period overnight and today.

We are looking forward to another important week at KGV and our swimming carnival next Friday.

Please keep an eye out for a message from our Careers team regarding our upcoming KGV Uni fair on 18th September.

Wishing you a great weekend.

Year 7 Message

Dear Parents,

Thank you for your support today as we experienced our second Friday in a row of online learning. This one, however, was a little more unexpected and from the video on social media, perhaps more impactful than last week’s T10! I am sure your child coped amicably today and tried their best to complete the work set.

Next week’s highlight is our annual Swimming Gala, on Friday 15th September. As sent out yesterday, all the information you need to prepare your child for this day can be found here. Two important links within the document are: information about the school buses and sign up for a bus to bring your child back to KGV after the event. Please note, the event is held at Kowloon Park Swimming Pool and are asking for your support in making sure your child has transport arrangements in place to get to the pool. Once the event is finished, your child can either take the school bus, sign up for a place on a bus to bring them back to school, for them to go home from KGV in their normal manner, or you can give your permission for them to leave the pool and travel independently. Please talk to your child this weekend and make sure you have an agreed method for travelling to and from Kowloon Park for this event.

The House Captains are finalizing the swim lists for those students who will be competing in Friday’s Swimming Gala. This information will be sent out on Monday, along with a sign-up document for Parents who wish to come along and spectate.

Let’s hope the rain stops and the weather improves this weekend. Take care and look after each other.

The Year 7 Team.

Year 10 Message

Year 10 students signed up for Challenge Week on Wednesday. Activities will be finalised over the next week.

I hope you were able to make the Tutor-led conference last Monday and have made a connection with your child's tutor.

We had scheduled the Yellis test for today, but with the Black Rain closure of school, we will look for an opportunity in the near future to reschedule it.

I hope you have not had issues with flooding and have stayed safe and dry.

Year 11 Message

I hope everyone has stayed dry and safe today. Students should have found work set for them to complete at their own pace today. Please ensure they have completed all tasks and ticked them off in the online learning system.

I'm aware that in some subjects, students are preparing practise assessments and will be receiving feedback from their teachers. It is important that students note down and respond to any feedback they receive. They should also ask for further clarification from their teachers. Often students are shy to ask for this. Teachers need to know and want to help if a student is unsure of something so please encourage your child to be brave and ask. Keeping up and making sure you don't leave the classroom with doubts or misunderstandings  is a key for successful preparation for GCSE exams.

Year 8 & 9 Message

There was much excitement during tutor time on Thursday for our Year 9s who signed up for their Challenge Week activities. Due to the school closure on Friday, Year 8 is postponed until Monday tutor time. 

The Swimming Gala will be at Kowloon Park next Friday, 16 August. It is the first whole-school swimming gala for Years 8 and 9. Parents and students will receive the necessary information next week. Please review this information with your child and ensure they know what to do. Students are required to swipe in at Kowloon Park on arrival. If your child is absent from school on this day, please register their absence through the ESF App.  

After last year's success, we continue with a termly Year 8 and 9 Honours Award focusing on the KGV expectations for students’ attendance, punctuality, uniform and behaviour. If they achieve the expectations below in Term 1, they will receive an Honours Award certificate:

• At least 95% Attendance

• No more than two lates to school

• No uniform slips

• No behaviour concerns

KGV School promotes an excellent punctuality record across all years to ensure students and staff have the maximum possible time to enable effective teaching and learning. A reminder that every student needs to swipe in when they arrive at school. Students who swipe into school after 8:10 am are considered late. Five weeks into Term 1, some Year 8-9 students are accumulating 'unexplained lates' to school. Please see our KGV Punctuality Guidelines for more information and our tiered response. 

MYP Approaches to Learning (ATL) Focus for our Parent Newsletter: Self Management Skills - Time Management

We all have 168 hours weekly to do everything we must and choose to do. 

How often does your child say they feel time deficient? To avoid feeling time deficient, your child must understand where their time goes and do their must-dos first, as they are the most important things to do. 

Actions for Parents:

Ask your child to complete this three-day task to help them understand where their time goes:

List everything you do for three weekdays, from when you rise to when you go to bed. Break up the day into before school/ at school/ after school/ sleep. 

How much time do you spend: 

• Sleeping __

• Eating __

• Getting ready for school __

• Home learning __

• Travelling __

• At school __

• Sports/Exercising __

• Leisure/TV/Screentime/Social Networking __

• Part-time job __

• Other __

Total hours: ____

Are there any time wasters that stand out? If so, make a list of them. Set time management goals that will help you overcome these time wasters. 

By setting time management goals, you can control yourself and begin to self-correct. 

Action for Parents: Ask your child to identify two changes they can make to improve their time management.

We wish you a safe weekend.

Feedback Friday with the Principal

We’d like to remind you to sign up for our upcoming Feedback Friday in September.

Please note, that the session on Friday 15th is now cancelled due to the Swimming Gala. We recommend those who already signed up for this session join the feedback Friday on September 29th, 9:25-10:25 am. Sincere Apologies for the inconvenience.

Please click here to register. A meeting link will be emailed to those registered the day before.

Feedback Friday is a small group session where you can have an informal conversation with the Principal, Mr Mark Blackshaw, who will be leading the discussion and focusing on a wide range of topics that directly relate to school life.

For enquiries please contact the School Office at 2711 3029 or email ptsa@kgv.edu.hk

Careers & H.E. Guidance

Our email address: careers.office@kgv.edu.hk.

A very exciting September in KGV!

KGV Careers Fair. Click here to get a glimpse of the enthusiastic vibes at our very successful Careers Fair on 4 Sep. We welcome parents to contact the Careers Team if they would like to share their invaluable experience in future Careers Fair.

KGV University Fair, 18 Sep (12.30-15.30). We are very excited about having the first physical university fair on site since 2020. Over 120 institutions from around the world have already signed up to the Fair. All Y12 & Y13 students will be allocated Period 5 to attend the Fair. KGV Y11-Y13 parents are invited to join from 14.30 to 15.30. Check here for the latest list of participating institutions. Due to safety and security reasons, pre-registration by parents are needed to enter the Fair. An email with registration details has been sent to parents of these three year groups. No walk-in on the day will be accepted. Thank you for your understanding!

H.E. Visits @ KGV School All visits are scheduled during lunch, unless specified. Due to the short duration, H.E. visits are open to students only.

12 Sep: Purdue University @ SSC1-2
13 Sep: Bentley University, Clark University, Worcester Polytechnic Institute & Emerson College @ SSC1-2
21 Sep: Rhodes College @ SSC1-2
26 Sep: London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) @ GLT
27 Sep: CUHK Faculty of Medicine @ GLT
28 Sep, morning break: Boston @ SSC1-2

Year 13
Y13 1-1 HE Session. We would appreciate parents’ help to remind students to attend the session on time. If students had their timetables changed where their appointment are no longer during their non-contacts, they should inform their HE Counsellors immediately. They cannot miss lessons to meet with HE Counsellors.

Year 13 Parents Evening on Higher Education, 14 Sep, 18.00. An email went to all Year 13 parents earlier this week informing them about this Zoom session. No pre-registration required. Zoom link details will be emailed to parents in the morning of 14 Sep. See you online next Thursday.

Year 12
Students are welcome to find us in the Year 12-13 Office, if they would like any help from the Careers & H.E. Team.

- PSAT 2023 @ KGV on 16 Oct. Students who have successfully registered to PSAT/NMSQT have been notified. Payment is due on 8 Sep. Any outstanding payment will result in student’s place being cancelled. Vacated space will be given the next student on the waiting list.

- Google Classrooms. Invitations went to all Year 12 students to join Google Classrooms with their respective H.E. Counsellors. Students should check their Google Classrooms frequently for notifications and announcements.

Our KGV Careers Calendar lists known H.E. events.

KGV is not responsible for the quality of any external events. All information is subject to change by event organisers.

International
21 Sep: Unifrog University Fair (student can log into Unifrog for details)

H.K.
18 Sep: HKU Online Talk for Non-JUPAS Students & Parents
14 Oct: HKUST Info Day for Undergrad Admissions

U.K.
18 Sep: UAL Creative Art & Design Workshop
19 & 21 Sep: UAL Portfolio Review Session
27 Sep: Imperial College London info session for students

U.S.
9 Sep & 20 Sep: Session with Brown, Columbia, Penn & Princeton (Virtual)
19 Sep: UCLA Information Session for students
28 Sep: NYU/Northeastern Info Session for ESF Students @ Sha Tin College

KGV Careers & H.E. Team

Student Wellbeing

The KGV Student Wellbeing Prefects and Ambassadors have been hosting a new “Games Hub” in the GLT! The activity targets the Year 7s, but all students are welcome to join, chill out in the air conditioning, play board games and relax to different songs!

We hope to provide a safe space for the new students to forge friendships as they settle into the new learning environment. We ultimately wish to foster community and inclusivity within our school. Our past sessions have been successful, and it was great seeing the students share their energy with those around them!

The activities will be hosted every Thursday at lunchtime in the GLT. We’d love more students to join us in the next few weeks. Everyone is welcome, so bring along some snacks, friends and games!

Reiss Lau (KGV Wellbeing Prefect - Year 13)

The United Kingdom Mathematics Trust Senior Mathematical Challenge is a 90-minute, 25 multiple choice question first round Challenge aimed at students year 13 or below. The problems on the Senior Maths Challenge are designed to make students think, with stimulating problems for both beginners and experienced problem-solvers – more information is available here: https://ukmt.org.uk/senior-challenges

The Challenge will take place after school on Wednesday, 4th October. There is a nominal entry fee (between $20-$130 depending on how many students sign up), which parents will be invoiced for through our school’s ePayment system.

All students receive a certificate of participation. To recognise the highest performers in the Challenge, the top-scoring 66% of participants are awarded Bronze, Silver and Gold certificates in the ratio 3:2:1. Students that are 'Best in Year' or 'Best in School' also receive a badge to denote this on their certificates, which is most impressive for university applications. Students who wish to be considered for nomination to HKAGE’s International Mathematical Olympiad later this year should take part.

If your child wishes to sign up, please have them fill in the google form posted in the Student Bulletin by the deadline of Monday, 11th September. And please encourage them to keep an eye on the Bulletin for other maths competitions, such as the Mathematical Association of America’s American Mathematics Competition (AMC) and the University of Waterloo CEMC Canadian Mathematics Contests, that are coming soon!

11 - 15 September