Principal's Message

Dear Parents and Caregivers,

One of our themes since the start of the academic year has been developing belonging to the KGV Community. The engagement of our parent community is key to this, and it was wonderful to see so many parents sharing their expertise and professional background at the KGV Careers Fair. The vibrancy of our PTSA Committee also reflects this strong sense of belonging, and a big thank you to all involved in developing the PTSA projects for this year.

In the 130th year of KGV, we are continuing to build the stories of KGV past, present and future. These stories will be captured in a new website that will celebrate those who have belonged to our community since the school opened in 1894. Look out for this website being launched very soon, alongside further information of our upcoming celebrations.

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

Best regards,

Mark Poulsum

Principal

Year 7 Message

Dear Parents and Caregivers,

I have spent a lot of time this week visiting Year 7 classrooms and have experienced a wonderful range of teaching and learning opportunities. Our students are engaged, motivated and learning at high levels across all subjects.

Next week we will be sending home Year 7 MIDYIS results. The results will come home via your child. We will also send explanatory notes to help parents understand the data, as well as provide strategies for parents to use at home to support in learning outside of school. These results will be distributed on Thursday, so please check with your child.

Next Friday we will have the first of our House Spirit Days. This is a non-school uniform day, with students asked to wear clothes in their House colours e.g. Upsdell students would wear red. There is a HK$20 donation asked of each student which will go towards School Charities. Crozier and Nightingale students will also be raising money through tutor time activities. 

A reminder that next Tuesday is a Public Holiday.

Have a lovely weekend.

Year 12 & 13 Message

As part of KGV's commitment to preventative child protection and safeguarding education, we shared a presentation on AI and Deepfakes during our assembly this week. A deepfake is a manipulated video or image that replaces one person's likeness with another, making it difficult to discern its authenticity.

Initially created for fun or film, the technology is now easily accessible, leading to misuse, such as fake advertisements and inappropriate images created by people of all ages involving adults and children.

In Hong Kong, creating or sharing indecent or inappropriate images of individuals, real or computer generated, is a criminal offence, punishable by law, and the age of criminal responsibility is set at 10.

If someone is affected by a deepfake, they can seek support from trusted adults at school, such as their tutor or Head of Year, and report the incident to authorities, as the harm caused is comparable to real events. Resources like Ta-DA can assist in removing such material online https://rainlily.org.hk/ibsv/tada.

Wishing you a great weekend.

As part of KGV's commitment to preventative child protection and safeguarding education, we shared a presentation on AI and Deepfakes during our assembly on Tuesday. This was followed the next day by a discussion during tutor time. Please talk to your child about what they took away from that assembly presentation and the subsequent discussion during tutor time.

 A deepfake is a manipulated video or image that replaces one person's likeness with another, making it difficult to discern its authenticity. 

Initially created for fun or film, the technology is now easily accessible, leading to misuse, such as fake advertisements and inappropriate images created by people of all ages involving adults and children.

In Hong Kong, creating or sharing indecent or inappropriate images of individuals, real or computer generated, is a criminal offence, punishable by law, and the age of criminal responsibility is set at 10. 

If someone is affected by a deepfake, they can seek support from trusted adults at school, such as their tutor or Head of Year, and report the incident to authorities, as the harm caused is comparable to real events. Resources like Ta-DA can assist in removing such material online https://rainlily.org.hk/ibsv/tada.

Next Tuesday is a public holiday and we hope our families are looking forward to getting more time together during the half-term break from October 7th to 11th.

Year 8 & 9 Message

We are thrilled to see our students enjoying themselves during the Year 8 & 9 Paper Plane Tutor Time Interhouse Competition! Some planes are soaring gracefully, flying far and wide, while others take unexpected dives, making for a delightful mix of outcomes. This friendly competition showcases our student's creativity and engineering skills and emphasises teamwork and perseverance. It is a joy to witness the laughter and excitement as students cheer for each other, celebrating the impressive flights and the playful attempts. Finals take place next week - weather permitting. 

Please remind your child that they must be wearing their shoes when they are on the school field (or any other place around the school). If they are not wearing shoes, this is a health and safety issue, and the staff member on duty will remind them to put them on. 

Also, this is a reminder about our uniform regarding school shoes and safety - boots, canvas, mesh, Mary Jane and ballet styles are not permitted. Closed-toe leather shoes that fully enclose the feet provide better protection for students' feet, especially in environments with potential hazards such as sharp objects, heavy equipment, or chemicals that may be present in specific classrooms or laboratories. Shoes which fully enclose the foot help prevent injuries and accidents. 

Please see our uniform guidelines here: https://www.kgv.edu.hk/uniform/ 

In summary:

● Shoes must be black polishable leather.

● The upper must fully enclose the foot.

● Boots, canvas, Mary Jane, and ballet styles are prohibited.

● There should be no rubberised toe to the shoe, and the shoes must be completely black (no other colours on the shoe).

Next Friday, we will have the first of our House Spirit Days, a non-school uniform day, with students asked to wear clothes in their House colours e.g. Upsdell students would wear red. A donation of HK$20 per student will go towards school charities. Crozier and Nightingale students will also be raising money through tutor time activities. Odd Socks Day is also on Friday 4th Oct. The Wellbeing Prefects have made this presentation to share with our community Odd Socks Day - 2024 presentation for community . 

A reminder that next Tuesday is a Public Holiday.

Have a lovely weekend.

Interim reports will be issued on Friday, October 18th. These are an early indication of your child's organisation and engagement with learning across all their subjects this year. It may act as an early warning for any issues or to reassure that everything is on track.

Challenge Week

About 700 KGV students are heading outside Hong Kong for Challenge Week, and it was great to see so many parents engaging with our staff last night in the online trip briefings. The presentations used and all other logistics and trip information is stored on the page for each trip in the Challenge Week website here.

For the other 1200 students engaged in local activities, information is also available on the page for each trip and will be finalised over the next few weeks.

This week, Mr Poulsom held bus assemblies during tutor time for students who use the KGV school buses.

These assemblies focused on appropriate and safe behaviours while riding the school bus.

Attached is a copy of the content shared with students.

While these buses are not operated by KGV School or KGV PTSA, and all parents are requested to handle inquiries directly with the bus operators, KGV actively collaborates with bus companies and parents to prioritise the safety and wellbeing of students during their journeys to and from school.

School reference (non-higher education purposes)

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

Careers Fair 2024. Our Careers Fair wrapped up with immense success on 23 Sep. It was a wonderful opportunity for our students to explore various career pathways and gain insights from experienced industry professional. A heartfelt thank you to the parents and alumni who dedicated their valuable time to support this event. Your contribution make a significant difference. We look forward to even more parents and alumni joining us for our next Careers Fair to help make it an even greater success. Thank you once again for your support!

Year 13
Y13 Parent Info Session, 17 Oct, 6pm.  This session is to provide information how the Careers & H.E. Team supports our Y13 students during the application.  The link to the Zoom meeting will be emailed to all Y13 parents by 16 Oct.  Please make sure the parents' email address on Lionel is up-to-date.

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.

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.
14 Oct: UCL
18 Oct: NYU

H.K.
28 Sep: HK Academy for Performing Arts Information Day 2024
5 Oct: Baptist University Info Day
5 Oct: CityU HK Undergraduate Info Day
12 Oct: PolyU Info Fay
15 Oct: CUHK Sir Run Run Shaw Distinguished Visiting Scholar Lecture
19 Oct: CUHK Info Day
26 Oct: HKU Info Day
2 Nov: HKUST Info Day
2 Nov: Lingnan University Discovery Day

U.K.
1 Oct: University of Glasgow – Vet Med Presentation

U.S.A.
8 Oct: UCLA Info Session in HK
14 Oct: An Introduction to Brown & Penn
Oct-Dec, various dates: UC Santa Barbara Virtual Events for Further Freshmen Applicants

Canada
19-20 Oct: EduCanada Fair in Hong Kong

KGV Careers & H.E. Team

Canteen Menu

30 September - 4 October