Here we are preparing for Chinese New Year, Valentine's Day and/or 100's Day. You can see our Chinese lanterns hanging from the ceiling.

We had a Chinese New Year party in our classroom. We ate rice with chopsticks, fortune cookies and cupcakes (we only had cupcakes because it was Bryson's birthday.) We all had to wear red shirts because in china red means good luck. We also hung Chinese lanterns from the ceiling. The Chinese New Year starts on the first new moon of the year and lasts 15 days. The Chinese people use two calanders: the kind we use and a Zodiac calander. This year (in China) is the year of the rooster. ...Claire

On the Chinese New Year we get to eat rice with chopsticks. We made red envelopes. Sometimes we got to do projects like a year wheel. Also It's always the first new moon. Red is for good luck for the Chinese Way. We got to make Chinese lanterns. ...Brittany

I thought the Chinese New Year was fun. I got to eat rice. I used chopsticks for a while. Then I used a spoon. We ate fortune cookies too. It was an awesome party. It always starts every first new moon of the year. ...Don K.

I like the Chinese New Year because of all the activitise. The food was good because we ate some rice with soy sauce. The rice was really good. The children stay up late at night. The Chinese New Year is 15 teen days. This is the year of the Rooster. The Chinese New Year starts at the new moon. Red is their lucky color. I was born in the year of the rat. ...Devin T.

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