Principal's Message

Dear KGV Families,

Each student I have spoken to this week has enjoyed an amazing experience, whatever they have been doing.  They have appreciated trying something different, engaging in activities they are passionate about and have gained so much from Challenge Week. An important aspect of their education.

As these activities come to a close, I would encourage all students to reflect on their experiences. They could consider how effectively they have collaborated with others, whether they have demonstrated resilience when overcoming challenges, and how they have creatively solved problems. 

This reflective process is a key part of each child’s educational journey. Another opportunity to reflect are the Learning Reviews, starting for Y7,8,9,10 and Y12 on Friday 15th November. This provides the opportunity for you to gain insights to your child’s progress. These conversations will focus on what is going well, areas for development and next steps in learning. Please be reminded that all students will remain at home on Friday 15th November, and they are likely to have home learning activities to complete on that day.

I hope you enjoy reflecting on Challenge Week at home, and have a wonderful weekend ahead.

Best regards,

Mark Poulsum

Principal

Year 7 Message

Dear Parents and Caregivers,

We are exceptionally proud of our Year 7 students this week. They embraced all the challenges and pushed themselves to try new activities and to make new friends. Their enthusiasm, commitment to the task and willingness to get involved was excellent. Please find some time this weekend to talk to your child about their experience this week.

Next week, we have the first of our Learning Reviews on Friday, 15th November. There are more details notices regarding this opportunity to meet your child's teachers. Please make sure you have signed up through LIONEL for your appointments. Your child should attend these meetings alongside you. As a result, students will stay home on this day.

The week beginning 18th November is our ROAR Week. This is our opportunity to celebrate our 130 Year history. Please make sure your child takes note of the dress themes for the week;

• Monday 18th: International Day (Culture Day)
• Tuesday 19th: KGV PE Kit (House Spirit Day)
• Wednesday 20th: Summer Uniform
• Thursday 21st: Winter Uniform (please buy ties from PTSA shop). School finishes at 1pm.
• Friday 22nd: Wear as many colours as possible to celebrate the start of our Pride Week.

Thanks and have a great weekend

Year 8 & 9 Message

I've spent Challenge Week with 71 Year 8 and 9 students and have been reflecting on the importance of experiential learning for a young person's growth. I’ve witnessed new friendships forming, skills being developed, curiosity and kindness blossoming, and newfound independence and responsibility taking shape. The flexibility, adaptability, wonder, and excitement I've seen have been truly inspiring.

While supervising students on local or overseas trips can be demanding, watching them thrive outside the classroom is a privilege. Thank you to all our KGV teachers for guiding students near and far during this year's Challenge Week! I also want to thank you, the parents, for your support and encouragement, which makes these experiences possible. We hope your child cherishes these memories for years to come.

Next week, we have the first of our Learning Reviews on Friday, 15th November. More detailed notices regarding this opportunity to meet your child's teachers are available. Please make sure you have signed up for your appointments through LIONEL. Your child should attend these meetings alongside you. As a result, students will stay home on this day.

The week beginning 18th November is our ROAR Week. This is our opportunity to celebrate our 130-year history. Please make sure your child takes note of the dress themes for the week;

• Monday 18th: International Day (Culture Day)
• Tuesday 19th: KGV PE Kit (House Spirit Day)
• Wednesday 20th: Summer Uniform
• Thursday 21st: Winter Uniform (please buy ties from PTSA shop). School finishes at 1 pm.
• Friday 22nd: Wear as many colours as possible to celebrate the start of our Pride Week.

Have a great weekend.

Year 12 Message

We hope that all of our Year 12 students had a fantastic Challenge Week experience.

Our first Learning review is next Friday 15/11. Students stay home so they can attend learning review appointments and so their teachers can run them. Students will be sent some work to do from home on Friday.

The booking system will close on Wednesday so that staff have time to prepare for their appointments. The system will reopen on Saturday for you to book slots for Nov 25th and Dec 2nd. 

Wishing you a great weekend!

Year 13 Message

We thoroughly enjoyed spending Challenge Week with our fantastic Year 13 students. The students threw themselves into activities ranging from street photography to self-defence workshops and some water activities in-between!

This week gave our Year 13 students time to also get caught up with much needed academic priorities alongside some wonderful bonding opportunities as exemplified by our tremendous trip to Disneyland today.

The first Learning review is next Friday 15/11. Students stay home so they can attend learning review appointments and so their teachers can run them. Students will be sent some work to do from home on Friday.

The booking system will close on Wednesday so that staff have time to prepare for their appointments. The system will reopen on Saturday for you to book slots for Nov 25th and Dec 2nd. 

In the case of Year 13 students, their official Learning Review will take placed after the Mock Examinations early next term.

Wishing you a great weekend!

Dear Parent,

ESF Elections 2024

Election of Parent Members of the School Council

I write to give notice of the election of King George V School Parent Members to a casual vacancy on the School Council of King George V School.

The term of office of School Council members is three years. Each parents of a student attending King Georg V School, who is not an employee of ESF, is eligible to stand for election to the School Council.

Should you wish to nominate yourself for election please complete the nomination form attached.

You are invited to prepare a brief personal statement (no more than 300 words) setting out your relevant experience and stating what you would hope to contribute to the Council and the School.

A copy of any personal statement, received from nominees for election as a parent member on School Council, will be sent to all parents.

Please note that all personal data received will be processed only as necessary and in accordance with ESF’s personal data handling policy available on the ESF website.

Completed nomination forms, together with the optional personal statement, should be signed and handed in/posted to the school office. Should you wish to email the nomination form and personal statement you may send these to KO Betty betty.ko@kgv.edu.hk .

The last date for the receipt of nomination forms and the optional personal statements is 25th November 2024.

Where the number of candidates standing for election is equal to or less than the number of vacancies on the School Council, the need for an election will be dispensed with and the candidate(s) will be elected unopposed.

Challenge Week

Students and staff have thrown themselves into their chosen activities this week. I have seen incredible products, creativity, teamwork, service, connection and friendship.

We are welcoming our trips from outside Hong Kong back at the train station and airport over the next few days.

We have not run a live blog of photos this year as we feel that things have changed regarding privacy and sharing of images. On Thursday next week, students will meet again as Challenge Week groups and will have a chance to share media and images with the staff and each other. Your child will be able to show you the highlights from their activity.

Thank you to all parents for their support of Challenge Week as it brings human connection, varied experiences and important skills that we can't always focus on in the classroom. 

The first Learning review is next Friday 15/11. Students stay home so they can attend learning review appointments and so their teachers can run them. Students will be sent some work to do from home on Friday.

The booking system will close on Wednesday so that staff have time to prepare for their appointments. The system will reopen on Saturday for you to book slots for Nov 25th and Dec 2nd. 

The newsletter post with all details from last week is below.

Learning reviews for Years 7,8,9,10 adn 12 are on the horizon. The booking system opens this evening at 6pm.

Students will not attend school on the two full days of Learning reviews.

Learning reviews are an opportunity to discuss academic progress with your child’s teachers at KGV.

Learning Reviews involve all subject teachers and all students. In 2024 we are planning for these to take place for students in Y7,8,9,10,12 on:

• Fri 15/11 
• Mon 25/11 (afternoon only)
• Mon 2/12

And for students in Y11 and 13 following the mock exams.

Bookings are made in Lionel through the ESF App. The system opens at 6pm this Friday evening.

Parents can make bookings across any of the three days. The appointment booking system will close 48 hours before each Learning Review to give staff time to plan and prepare. It will then reopen at the end of each Learning Review so you can book or change appointments for the days still to come.

We have 10 minute and 5 minute slots available. Choose a 5 minute slot unless there are deeper issues you wish to discuss. Slots cannot be booked back to back.

Appointments must finish sharply at the end of the time slot so teachers can welcome the next family. Please ensure you are on time to start your appointment.

Appointments take place online through Google meet. Parents and students can join from separate devices.
We recommend that your child attends the meeting to help with the discussion.

A full guide for making bookings and using Google meet is here.

We would like to extend our big congratulations to the following teams for their amazing success in their respective competitions.

Swimming

Well done to the swim team on a very successful HKSSF meet. The A grade boys swam very well and finished in second place. The B grade girls team won their respective division and the C grade girls team placed second. This resulted in our Girls Swim Team coming second overall and earning promotion to Division 1. A fantastic result for this young team and we look forward to them competing against the best next year.

Volleyball

We have had an incredible year with our volleyball teams in the ISSFHK competition. 4 of our 6 teams made semi finals all competing in Division 1 against the best international schools in Hong Kong.

U20 Boys

The U20 boys have had a great season and qualified 2nd in their pool and played ICHK on Monday in their semi final. The boys played a great game but unfortunately went own. They then bounced back well to win the 3rd/4th playoff and finish 3rd for the season. A great achievement!

U16 Boys

The U16 boys team qualified first in their pool. They then played HKIS in the semi-final winning 2 sets to 0. They then played ICHK in the final and performed very well winning the match and the Division 1 title. An amazing result for the team and all their hard work and effort over the season has produced great results.

U16 Girls

The U16 girls have had a great season and finished 2nd in pool play. They had a hard fought semi final against SIS narrowly going down in each set for a 2-0 loss. They bounced back with a strong performance against CIS winning 2-0 and claiming third place. A really strong performance from this group.

U14 Boys

The U14 boys played some superb volleyball during the year. They finished pool play with a 7 win 1 loss record. They played a tough semi final against a very good HKIS team. After losing the first set, the team rallied winning the second 2 sets to have a 2-1 win and progress to the final. Playing three sets may have fatigued the team a little. They played a great game in the final but went down 2-0 to IS, the top qualifier from pool play. This is a great group of young volleyballers and the future looks bright with this team.

Football

The U14 girls football team had their finals day On Wednesday Oct 30th. They finished second in their pool and played AISHK in their semi final. AISHK were a very strong team and had some great players. Our girls fought very hard but went down 5-0. They then bounced back exceptionally well and beat a very good Kellett side 2-0 in the playoff match, with Amber Ng scoring twice. This is the first U14 girls team we have had entered for a few years and they are a young side that will be back next year looking to go even better. Well done on a great season.

Rugby

The A Grade boys and girls played in their finals this week at Kings Park.

The A grade boys had a strong semi final against South Island school winning 17-0. They then played a very good Kellett team in the final. The boys gave it their all but came up short. Well done to this team for finishing second with what is predominantly a team of year 12s and so will get another go next year.

The A grade girls team came up against a very good South Island sie who a litetred with HK representatives. It was always going to be a tough ask and SIS proved too strong. They then played Kellett in the playoff for 3rd and 4th. The girls fought well in this game but unfortunately fell short.

Both teams will now turn their attention to the annual Bill Williams schools tournament on Nov 20th.

A big congratulations to all the teams above. Some outstanding results and you all can be very proud of your efforts.

11 - 15 November