Kung hei fat choy from 9G

 

On Tuesday 1st February, 9G celebrated Chinese New Year.

 

The pupils were greeted by their staff with their hands together, bowing their heads and saying “ kung hei fat choy”  which means “Congratulations and best wishes for a prosperous New Year”.  

 

In nurture time, 9G looked at all the different animals the Chinese celebrated. This year it’s the year of the Tiger. 

The class then looked at what year they were born in to see what animal they were in the Chinese New Year. In 9G we have Pigs and Rats. There are also a goat, a dog, a rooster and a monkey. 

We looked at the story of Chinese New Year and the race that the animals took part in. This was how they decided which animals were included in the Chinese New Year by a race across a river. 

The class then watched two children and they explained what their family did leading up to Chinese New Year and what they did on the day. The children helped to clean the house because they believe it will sweep away any bad luck in time for the New Year.

 

The Chinese New Year is also known as ‘Spring Festival’. This is because it signals the start of Spring. It celebrates the start of new life. During Chinese New Year, children receive red envelopes. The envelopes have money inside of them.

They can spend the money on anything they like as they receive it instead of gifts.

The class then coloured in Happy Chinese New Year cards for the year of the Tiger. 

 

Then in the afternoon Ms Carter found an app on the computer. When they typed in a English word it translated into Chinese. By taking turns, all names were entered and the class listened then repeated. They did really well in pronouncing the Chinese words.

After that the class then decorated a lantern. The colours they used were red and yellow. The lantern represents reconciliation, peace, and forgiveness.

 

 

Kung hei fat choy from 9G