Chinese New Year

A native of China, Mrs. Zhang joined 6D on Monday and celebrated the Chinese New Year with the class.  She taught the students that this year- 2012- is the year of the dragon. Each year of the Chinese lunar cycle is represented by a different animal.  She brought in many Chinese books to share, and even showed the students special garmets that her son used to wear when he was young.  Both were intricately designed and came in vibrant colors, like red and gold. When reading the Chinese New Year's books to the class, her son recited the Chinese translation- it was AMAZING, and not to mention beautiful to hear! I was so impressed by this student and his language abilities. Take a peak:

After listening to the stories, we made Chinese lanterns- in red, of course!

Thank you, Mrs. Zhang!