This week has been so fun learning about the Chinese culture and traditions.
We read a story called "The Great Race" that taught us why each year is represented by a different animal. The story goes that a Chinese Emperor had a race and invited all the animals to take part. Twelve animals turned up at the race: a pig, dog, rooster, monkey, sheep, horse, snake, dragon, rabbit, tiger ox and rat. Ask your child to tell you what happened in the race and who won!
We learned about our own Chinese Zodiac's and how they are special. In our classroom we have horses, snakes, and dragons! Ask your child what their zodiac animal tells about them.
Yesterday we were getting ready for Chinese New Year by cleaning our classroom. Cleaning is tradition to say goodbye to the old year, and make room for the new year. We had cleaning jobs and worked together. We cleaned chairs, desks, walls, checked markers, wiped white boards, sorted our math bins, organized centres, and swept!
Today we watched the kindergarten assembly. We had the Martial arts and Lion Dance Presentation by students from The Calgary Tai Chi & Martial Arts College. They were amazing and talented and use lots of perseverance to learn their skills.
After the assembly we had a feast of noodles, oranges, and tea. To end our day we had "fireworks"! We counted down and all jumped on bubble wrap and it sounded just like fireworks :)
