Chinese New Year 2020
新年快樂
xīn nián kuài lè
On Thursday 23rd January, we had a house enrichment day to celebrate Chinese New Year. We started off the morning with a whole school assembly to listen to the story of the Chinese New Year and understand why Chinese New Year is celebrated at a different time.
After the children spent the day working in their houses. Each house had a different focus:
- Aardman house learnt about Chinese Dragons. They watched dragon dances, researched the symbolic meaning of the dragons and created their own masks.
- Edward Colston house learnt about Chinese New Year traditions. They carried out research, created decorations, watched fireworks displays and made red envelopes to give to others.
- W.G Grace house learnt about the Zodiac years. They created zodiac calendars, researched the animal for their birthday and created animal art.
- Carol Vorderman house learnt about the country of China. They researched and presented facts on China, exploring the landscape, famous landmarks, animals and Chinese art.
- Florence Nightingale house learnt about the Chinese language. They researched the Chinese culture, learn songs and phrases and created Chinese character art.
It was a fantastic to see the children working together and supporting each other as a team. At the end of the day, each house shared their learning to the school.