Culture Week photos

The WIS bands had a fabulous time at the AIA Carnival last Sunday.

The student performers are: Hayley Graham, Magnus Wong, Jodian Law, Christen Lau, Bryan So, Nicholas Tran, Gabriel Yuen, Tasha Ngan, Madelyn Lee, Shing Li, Ayrton Tong, Kate Childs,  James Lee and Malik Cheuk. 

Student Bryan So  said:" The performance allows me to be a risk-taker as it is my first time performing in AIA, even though I am afraid I believe through perseverance and enough practice I am able to conquer that fear and deliver a wonderful show. "

A big shoutout to Kate Childs who found plenty of energy to perform after spending the night marshalling the Hong Kong 100 ultra-marathon as part of the scouts group.

Y12 students competing in the Hong Kong Young Physicists Tournament at Island School on Saturday 20th January. 

We had two teams participate consisting of: 

WIS1 - Kush Zingarde, Gabriel Yip, Sera Nissen, Ambrose To

WIS2 - Glen Ko, Gabby Chen, Chinny Kwok, Olicia Choy

WIS 1 finished 8th out of 14 teams which placed them in the Silver award group and WIS 2 finished 12th out of 14 which placed them in bronze. 

Competition was tough this year and has expanded since last year when we first competed. Next year West Island will host the competition in January 2025. 

Team one students said their team was very grateful for this opportunity to represent WIS at this year's HKYPT physics competition. Throughout this competition, they dove into certain phenomenon in the field of physics, overviewing theories and its supporting data, practicing research and information literacy skills. They learned to be versatile during discussion and apply what they researched articulately during our presentation and questions. 

Last Sunday, students Zoe Jane Cheng, Ryan Davies and Harry Suen ran in the Standard Charter Marathon.  

And the following staff members ran in the marathon.

• James Donald

• Dan Kendal

• Josh Coren

• Emma Goodwin

• Jon Gilchrist

• Sara Fitzgibbon   FITZGIBBON

• Jess Callow

• Natalie Ng

Steve Rudall, a member of the I&S faculty, also ran the ultra-marathon HK 100. 

A huge well-done to all the staff and students for showing such a commitment to their health and wellbeing whilst being prepared to challenge themselves.

Our year 8 scientists have been working on a Chemistry MYP unit and learning more about the periodic table and elements. Before the Christmas break, they all entered a competition to write and design an 'Element Haiku'. For those that do not know about this famous Japanese poetic form, it consists of three lines, with five syllables in the first line, seven in the second, and five in the third. Students were asked to research their element so that the poem could include interesting applications or properties of their chosen element. The poem then needed to be enhanced with some artwork, and an explanation of the meaning of the poem.

This year the entries were of a very high standard, making judging particularly difficult, and many thanks to Fionna Mulholland and the English Faculty for helping out with choosing our 5 winners:

• Sean Kwok 8Q2 (Mercury)

• Alice Pan 8S2 (Cobalt)

• Sophie Xing 8S2 (Antimony)

• Teah Yu 8H1 (Phosphorus)

• Steven Keung 8Q1 (Sodium)

The winners each received a book token and their Haikus will be displayed in the science faculty. 

University Visits @ WIS: Open for students only  (only for the Year 11s, 12s and 13s)

University of York 

30 Jan 2024 -  Time 01:20 pm to 02:05 pm | Venue: C402

Norwich University of Arts

31 Jan 2024 - Time 10:45 am to 11:05a | Venue: C402

University of Exeter 

01 Feb 2024 - Time 01:20 pm to 02:05 pm | Venue: C402

For details on University Visits and Webinars, please Click Here

Year 13

Our students have now started receiving conditional offers from universities in the UK, New Zealand, Hong Kong, and the US.

Year 12 

The Higher Education team has commenced careers lessons with the Year 12 students. These lessons will be conducted once per cycle and are designed to support and prepare students for their university applications and the transition from high school to post-secondary.

Cycle 1 - we introduced the students to the department, provided them with the timeline for Years 12 and 13, outlined the objectives of the course, and discussed how to research universities and courses. The slides have been shared with students via the google classroom and with parents on email.

Cycle 2 - we gave an overview of international applications, the application procedure, platforms and ways to do research for countries such as The UK, US, Hong Kong and Canada.

On January 29th, we will be having a session on “Applying to the US” for students who may be interested in the US.

The Higher Education team supports students with applications to all countries. Students are requested to reach out to their Higher Education Counsellors for any advice or support required.

The Higher Education team will be meeting with all Year 12 students after the Easter break for a one-to-one meeting to discuss the university application process.

Year 11

The Higher Education team is in the process of meeting with all Year 11 students and parents. The email and details were shared with students and families on Monday, January 15th. Request parents to please book your meetings with the counsellors if you have not done so already.

Additionally, if a student has a class scheduled during the meeting time slot and cannot attend, they must send an email to their teacher and copy their counsellor

It has been a cold week and we hope that students have stayed warm wearing some additional layers.

As the weather begins to warm after the weekend, it is an expectation that all Pre-16 students return to wearing the expected school and PE uniform. Please click here to see our school uniform policy for your reference.

Our pastoral team will be greeting the students from Monday and throughout next week to speak to anyone who needs some additional guidance to wear the correct school uniform.