Dear parents,
“Ni Men Hao” (Hello!)
In Chinese classes this term,
we have done various activities about Chinese New Year celebrations and learnt
a few Chinese songs and some Chinese characters.
At the beginning of this term,
we explored several
interesting activities on the theme of Chinese New Year. We learned the story
of Monster ‘Nian’ and why Chinese people believe that Red is their lucky
colour. Children showed great interest in learning Chinese cultures and some of
them linked what they had explored in classes with their daily life. They
shared their personal experiences in Chinatown or in China with their
classmates and teachers.
We also decorated
our classrooms’ windows with our own paper-cuts. I was really impressed by our
children’s imagination and creativity. Most children made more than one
paper-cut and they used their knowledge of shapes and colours to create various
patterns. We learnt how to say ‘Happy Chinese New Year’ by singing Chinese
songs. Some children danced with the Chinese New Year music as well.
We also learnt ‘Where are my friends’ song and played the
magic apple game. By doing these activities we learnt how to ask people’s name
and express our preferences in Chinese.
Another focus of this term was learning ‘my body’, which we
have learnt through songs, games and dances. Children enjoyed dance with the
song ‘Shen Ti Ge’ (Qiaohu Body song).
Best wishes, from Wenting
Wo De Peng You Zai Na
Li? (Where are my friends?)
Yi, Er, San, Si, Wu, Liu, Qi, (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6,
7)
Wo De Peng You Zai Na Li, (where are my friends?)
Zai Na li? Zai Na li? (Where? Where?)
Wo De Peng You Zai zhe Li. (My friend is here.)
Ni Jiao Shen me? (What’s your name?)
