Principal's Message

Dear Parents and Caregivers,

I hope you have enjoyed a good week.  IBO Global Research on Well-being in schools highlights the importance of student’s satisfaction with their school lives, emphasising the need for:

• A clear sense of purpose and meaning for what they are doing in school.

• Positive experiences at school.

• Positive feelings about school.

I believe this starts with all students forming strong relationships with their peers and teachers. By engaging with the incredible KGV CAS program, being curious about their learning and enjoying the social moments between lessons, this will help to build that strong sense of belonging that is so crucial to wellbeing. 

The strong connection to our parent community is also a vital part of what we do at KGV, and we hope to see you at the Open Day on Monday afternoon where you can ‘see the spaces, meet the people.’ This will provide the opportunity to connect with a variety of teachers, see the learning spaces and gain insights to what we are planning for your child to learn this year.

We will continue to foster these positive relationships as part of our commitment to all students being “Known, Heard, Safe and Successful.’

Thank you for your ongoing support, and have a wonderful weekend ahead.

Best regards,

Mark Poulsum

Principal

Year 12 & 13 Message

We would like to remind all Year 12 and 13 students that on Monday 2nd September lessons will finish at 12:35pm due to Open Day. A big thank you to all of our Year 12 helpers!

Finally, a reminder that Year 12 Options Window opens on Monday 2nd September. Please see Mr Wightman’s message below:

As mentioned in our recent assembly, now that we have all of the GCSE data, from Monday September 2nd you may collect a subject change request form from myself, Ms Shum or your Head of Year in the senior school curriculum office. Or you may print the form yourself HERE

There is a 2 stage process that you must follow:

1. The form will require you to have a conversation with the head of department of the subjects you are changing. If they agree to your request then you will need to ask them to politely sign in the appropriate place. Please note that they will be looking to see if you have met the subject pre-requisites that were in place when you were making your initial choices last year. They may also look more holistically at your other subjects or overall GPA. They are not at liberty to sign the form.
2. Once you have all the required signatures you will then need to upload the form to this Google Form and complete the required sections: https://forms.gle/8pmo1m5yBQ8wX4Si7

Wishing you a great weekend.

Year 10 & 11 Message

We've just finished our first cycle of our two-week timetable. 

Year 10 students are able to make option change requests using the form in the Y10/11 office. Note that we can't guarantee all requests will be possible as the timetable is already set up and some classes are full.

We look forward to seeing you during our Open Day on Monday. School will end early at 12:35 and school buses will run at this time. See below for more information.

Following the Open Day next week we have Yellis testing for Year 10s, House assemblies and then the KGV Swim gala the following Monday.

After that we will have a celebration assembly. If your child achieved something memorable over the summer break, please let us know so we can celebrate this with them.

Year 7 Message

It has been a hot but productive week for our KGV students, filled with engaging lessons and activities. A highlight was the start of the Interhouse Competition at lunchtime, where it was heartwarming to see students enthusiastically participating in their respective KGV house colours.

We have designed a new KGV MYP Journal 24/25 for students to reflect on their skill development. We are at the end of Week 3, and it is a good time for our students to write a reflection on how, so far, they have felt connected to KGV. It might be something they felt in a lesson, during a break time, in an Assembly, when having their tutor class photo taken, helping a lost student, etc. A written reflection helps students process their experiences, deepen their understanding, and develop critical thinking skills. As part of our ongoing priority for KGV students to feel known, heard, safe and successful, encourage your child to reflect on Page 19 of the KGV MYP Journal. Use their reflection to discuss what they might do in the coming weeks to feel more connected to KGV.

We look forward to seeing you during our Open Day ‘Meet the People. See the Spaces’ on Monday. School will end early at 12:35, and school buses will run at this time.  Please register here if you intend to come along. The goal for the day is to make connections and build a community where we are all known and understood.

Reminders

CAS Activities:

• Sign-up will close on Sunday, 1 September – please check your child has signed up for what interests them.

• Places will be assigned next week; students must check their e-mails.

• Term 1 activities will start the week beginning 9 September.

Other:

• Monday 9 September – Whole school Swimming Gala
  

Year 8 & 9 Message

It has been a hot but productive week for our KGV students, filled with engaging lessons and activities. A highlight was the start of the Interhouse Competition at lunchtime, where it was heartwarming to see students enthusiastically participating in their respective KGV house colours.

We have designed a new KGV MYP Journal 24/25 for students to reflect on their skill development. We are at the end of Week 3, and it is a good time for our students to write a reflection on how, so far, they have felt connected to KGV. It might be something they felt in a lesson, during a break time, in an Assembly, when having their tutor class photo taken, helping a lost student, etc. A written reflection helps students process their experiences, deepen their understanding, and develop critical thinking skills. As part of our ongoing priority for KGV students to feel known, heard, safe and successful, encourage your child to reflect on Page 19 of the KGV MYP Journal. Use their reflection to discuss what they might do in the coming weeks to feel more connected to KGV.

We look forward to seeing you during our Open Day ‘Meet the People. See the Spaces’ on Monday. School will end early at 12:35, and school buses will run at this time.  Please register here if you intend to come along. The goal for the day is to make connections and build a community where we are all known and understood.

Reminders

CAS Activities:

• Sign-up will close on Sunday, 1 September – please check your child has signed up for what interests them.

• Places will be assigned next week; students must check their e-mails.

• Term 1 activities will start the week beginning 9 September.

Other:

• Monday 9 September – Whole school Swimming Gala

Have a great weekend!

Open Day

Meet the People . See the Spaces

We look forward to welcoming families on Monday. Over 700 have completed the registration form. Please register if you intend to come along.

The goal for the day is to make connections and begin to create a community where we are all known and understood.

Students will finish school at 12:35 and school buses will run at that time. Students are welcome to stay in school to wait for their parents or to go home and come back in with them.

Students must guide their parents around the school. Our campus is large and complex and finding people will be difficult without your child as a guide.

Upon registration, I will send you more detailed information.

CAS Update

It’s great to see the amount of interest in the CAS program. There have been approximately 3000 active sign-ups in the last two weeks. Sign-up closes Sunday 1st of September and allocation takes place following this so please see some notes about what happens next:

• For any activities that are oversubscribed, the system will randomly allocate students.
• You will receive an email/App message informing you if you have been successfully placed in an activity. 
• If you are not allocated, you will remain on the waitlist and be notified when a space becomes available
• Activities will begin the week of September 9th. 
• There are a number of activities that still have space and you are welcome to browse Lionel and continue to sign up towards the end of next week. 
• For activities that require an additional fee, you will be notified of what that fee is and how to pay the provider. 

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/).

Useful links to help with the process:

• CAS Activity website             
• How to sign up – Student instructions
• How to sign up – Walk-through video
• Parent Instructions (Pre-approving)
• Parent View (ESF App video)
• Parental approval - App message

Dean Beard

CAS, Service-Learning and Activities Coordinator

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

The KGV Careers Office coordinates all our student references including exit & summer schools.

For students’ privacy, parental permission is required before KGV can release the school reference for your child. KGV will only proceed with requests once parental permission has been received.

To request a school reference, parents are kindly asked to complete this form.  Please allow at least four working weeks for teachers to prepare the references.

School references for higher education applications are managed in a separate process.

If students are pursuing gifted and talented programmes outside of KGV, they should contact Mr. Krishin Hotwani directly.

KGV Careers & H.E. Team

Careers & H.E. Guidance

ESF University Fair 2024 @ KGV (Thu, 12 Sep, 09.30-12.30)

King George V School is hosting the ESF University Fair 2024 on Thursday, 12 September.

We are expecting over 150 tertiary institutions from around the world at the Fair this year.  Click this link to the Fair webpage for more information.

While students are given specific slots to attend the Fair, parents are welcome to be there from 09.30 onwards.

• 09.30 - 10.30 – Year 13 students only
• 10.30 - 10.55 – Year 11 students only
• 10.55 - 11.15 - All students
• 11.15 -12.30 – Year 12 students only

Parent pre-registration
Year 11 to Year 13 parents who are interested in joining the Fair should complete this pre-registration form by 5 September 2024, 18.00.

Your registration will be verified against our school record. Parents who have successfully registered will receive an e-pass by 10 September, with details of entry.

NOTES:

• There will be no on-site car parking for parents or visitors on 12 September.
• Registered parents are advised not to arrive before 09:30 to avoid busy morning traffic on campus and allow setup by institutions.
• Please make sure you are using your email address registered on Lionel. Registration under an email address not recorded on Lionel will be automatically rejected.
• To avoid a large volume of email communications, we only accept pre-registration via this Google Form by 5 September, 18.00, and not by email.

Thank you for your kind understanding and cooperation.

p.s. This form is created in English.  If you encounter any language other than English, please try to access the form using a computer instead of a mobile device.

KGV Careers & H.E. Team careers.office@kgv.edu

Careers & H.E. Guidance

Year 13

Y13 1-1 HE Session. All students should have received their appointment dates & times. For any query or change, students to reach out to their respective H.E. Counsellor at the soonest.

Google Classroom & Student Bulletin posts. It is very important that students check their H.E. Counsellor’s Google Classrooms and Student Bulletin posts for careers & H.E.-related information.

Year 12
We understand that start of IB/BTEC/IBCP is challenging, especially in Term 1. If students need any help from the Careers & H.E. Team, they can find us in the Year 12-13 Office. We will be presenting to the Yr 12’s later on in the term providing guidance and resources to assist their higher education journey. In the meantime, our H.E. Counsellors have set up Google Classrooms for Y12s where H.E.-related information is shared.

Mark your calendar
ESF University Fair @ KGV, 12 Sep (09.30-12.30). Please refer to the post on Bulletin for details. Parent pre-registration (via this form) is required to attend the Fair. Deadline for parent pre-registration is 5 Sep, 18:00. Only pre-registration via the form is accepted, to avoid a large volume of emails.

KGV Careers Fair, 23 Sep (12.30-14.15). Although the Careers Fair is mainly for Year 9 students to prepare them for option choices, this doesn’t mean that our senior students cannot join! The Fair is open to all students during lunch time. Students are welcome to check out the booths and ask industry experts about their work and experiences. List of participants are being finalised.

If parents would like to take a booth and share their experience in their professions with students, please email careers.office@kgv.edu.hk.

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.

H.E. Visits @ KGV School, SSC1-2). Due to the short duration, H.E. visits are open to students only.
17 Sep: University of Southern California
18 Oct: NYU

General
26 Sep: Unifrog International University Fair 2024

H.K.
28 Sep: HK Academy for Performing Arts Information Day 2024

U.K.
12 Sep: University of Oxford: Student webinar 2024-25
14 Sep: University of York Law School: One-day Law Seminar @ CDNIS

Singapore
9 Sep: National University of Singapore Info Session @ Singapore International School

KGV Careers & H.E. Team

Canteen Menu 

2 - 6 September 2024

ESF International Evening 2024

Join us on 18 October from 3:30 pm to 8:30 pm at RCHK for a celebration of our rich cultural diversity! Whether you want to perform, enjoy the festivities, or run a game stall, we welcome you.

Please click on the respective links for details and registration.

Performer: LINK
Audience: LINK
Game Stall Owner: LINK