The children have been finding out about how people celebrate Chinese New Year. They brought in lots of interesting bits and pieces about Chinese life which they had fun showing the rest of us. They also listened to the story of the animal race and some of us found out which animal we were born under. Some of us had a go at Chinese style writing and trying to use chopsticks - not as easy as you might think! On Friday we watched some video clips of people doing fantastic dragon dances and then went into the Sports Hall to sing a Chinese new year song and do our own dragon dances to typical Chinese music. We've also begun a challenge to make a bag for a can of beans. We are working in pairs which involves lots of discussion and decision making as well as designing and making. Good skills!
