Year 7 Parents' Weekly Notice

10 February 2017

News 1.Executive Principal's Message 6.Lunch w ith Head of KGV - 17th February 2.Head of Middle School's Message 7.Parenting Teenagers Course - Starts 23rd 3.Challenge Week 2017 February 4.Co-Curricular Activities and Events 8.ESF 50th Anniversary Prim ary Concert - 17th 5.Talking about Bullying w ith Your Child - 16th March February 9.Canteen Update

Dear Parents, It w as disappointing that w e w eren’t able to proceed w ith the appointment of a new KGV Principal this w eek but a new advert has now been placed and the hope is w e w ill have another field of candidates by the end of term. I met w ith Neville Shroff, Chair of School Council yesterday to talk about arrangements. This appointment is his highest priority and I am confident there w ill be a successful outcome. We w ill let you know further details as they emerge.

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Dr Ed Wickins Executive Principal of the ESF Kow loon Learning Campus (King George V School, Kow loon Junior School, Jockey Club Sarah Roe School)

Dear Parents, I hope that you w ere able to enjoy the break w ith your family and that everyone is all set to go as w e embark upon the Year of the Rooster. The New Year w as w elcomed in w ith celebrations and w e end our first w eek back w ith a celebration of our ow n. For a long time now , students have been w orking hard and the Evening of Music and Dance is the culmination of it all – a true celebration of the creativity and dedication of everyone involved. If the snippets of the tech and dress rehearsals that I have seen this w eek are anything to go by, you are in for a splendid show . For the past few years w e have created a moment to pause and consider w hat w e can do to look out for each other. This has now taken a more consistent shape and I am looking forw ard to Kindness Week w hich runs from Monday 13th through to Friday 17th February. The focus this year is on Gratitude, w ith a number of activities taking place in tutor time, as w ell as throughout the w hole w eek itself. Amongst the activities in the w eek I am interested in finding out from a KGV Alumni about the w ork of ImpactHK, a charity w orking w ith homeless people here in Hong Kong. Please talk to your child about their involvement in the w eek. If you w ant to find out more about the science that links gratitude to happiness and w ellbeing then your child should be in a position to tell you as it is something they have been looking at in their LPS lessons. Have a good w eekend.

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James Fisher Head of Middle School

Challenge Week 2017 All students from Year 7 to 12 will choose a Challenge Week activity between Feb 21st and March 2nd. Please talk with your child to help them make their choices. You should consider the enjoyment, educational outcomes, costs, requirements of the activity and suitability for your child. Students currently in Year 10 choose language immersion options. Please go to the language immersion section of the website and read the information about a subsidy offered to help families with costs. Make sure you have backup choices. We would love to give everyone their first choice of activity, but in many cases they will fill up or may be cancelled due to small numbers. Your patience and understanding are appreciated. Please note that overseas trips require a non-refundable $3000 deposit within a few weeks so we can secure group air tickets. Please impress upon your child that changing their choice later causes problems for us and may not be possible so they should be sure of their choice and know they are making a commitment to that activity. If your child may be leaving KGV after June, then please don't sign up for an overseas activity as we may be unable to refund your costs. If your

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child is definitely not attending KGV after June then let me know so I can remove them from the choice system. [email protected]

See the website for all information offered: https://sites.google.com/a/kgv.hk/cw/

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Tim CARRELL Vice Principal

Co-Curricular Activities and Events After a short break for Chinese New Year we are now up and running with all our Term 2 activities such as guitar, ukulele, urban dance, Chinese instrument ensemble, archery, fencing, tennis and taekwondo, just to name a few. We are also pleased to begin a Football Coaching and Referee course alongside ESF Sports that will start on Monday of next week for some of our Year 10-13 students. This week’s sports fixtures schedule is available here. On Friday, March 10th at 3:30-4:30 we will be offering our middle school students the opportunity to attend an “Organic Contemporary Dance” trial class. We encourage you to speak to your child to sign up via a link to the google form that is posted in the bulletin. They will need to use their own LIONeL login. A brief description of the dance and biography of the teacher is available here. Scarlet IP Activities Manager

Talking about Bullying with Your Child - 16th February Thursday 16 February 2017 6:30pm,

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GLT, KGV We have invited Jenny Bate of ‘Kely support group’ to talk to parents on the topic of bullying. Please click here for the event poster. This workshop aims to raise awareness about the different kinds of bullying in schools and how parents can talk to their children about them. It will give parents an understanding of what is happening in schools and the different roles of people involved in bullying, including the victim, the bully and the bystanders. The social and emotional wellbeing of children involved in bullying will be discussed as will the strategy that KELY teaches young people around bullying, so that parents can support their children. There will be an opportunity to ask questions.

Register with Rishika at [email protected] or 2760 6660 Rishika CHANDIRAMANI PTSA Coordinator

Lunch with Head of KGV - 17th February Friday 17 Feb, 12:15pm-1:30pm Leo’s café, KGV School Join us for a casual lunch at our Leo’s café, to chit chat with Head of KGV, Judy Cooper. We look forward to meeting our parents and getting to know them. Parents of all year group are welcome. For Registration contact Rishika at [email protected], or 27606660. Rishika CHANDIRAMANI PTSA Coordinator

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Parenting Teenagers Course - Starts 23rd February 23 Feb, 2, 9, 16 & 23 March 2017 6:30-9pm GLT, KGV The ‘Parenting Teenagers Course’ is an internationally acclaimed course created by Nicky and Sila Lee of Holy Trinity Brompton, London, designed for parents and carers of 11-18 yrs old. It is full of practical, tangible tools you can put into action right away. Each of the 5 sessions lasts 3 hours including refreshments, DVD presentation and time for guests to complete exercises, share and discuss relevant parenting issues.

Talk topics: Session 1

Keeping the End in Mind

Session 2

Meeting our Teenager’s Needs

Session 3

Setting Boundaries

Session 4

Developing Emotional Health

Session 5

Helping them make good choices

Click here for flyer. For registration contact Rishika at [email protected] Rishika CHANDIRAMANI PTSA Coordinator

ESF 50th Anniversary Primary Concert - 17th PRO version

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ESF 50th Anniversary Primary Concert - 17th March There will be the ESF 50th Anniversary Primary Concert, organized by the Primary Schools Music Team and ESF Centre on 17 March 2017 (Friday) at Queen Elizabeth Stadium. Please click here for the event poster. Public sales of tickets are already available URBTIX: http://www.urbtix.hk/internet/en_US/eventDetail/31684

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Date: Friday, 17 March 2017 Time: 7:00pm Venue: Queen Elizabeth Stadium Ticket price: Standard $280; Senior & Student Concessionary $220 Kevin TONG Officer - Communications

Canteen Update Please click here for next week's menu.

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