Special Chinese New Year Song and Story Time!

We will read this book and learn all about the Jade Emperor’s way to develop a system of time, one such legend of the Chinese zodiac:

We will learn this New Year song from Groovi Pauli

Here are the lyrics :

穿新衣服                      (chuān xīn yī fu) wear new clothes
吃年夜饭                      (chī nián yè fàn) eat the new year’s feast
拿个红包                      (ná ge hóng bāo) get a red envelope
说恭喜恭喜                  (shuō gōng xǐ gōng xǐ) say “congratulations”
恭喜恭喜恭喜你           (gōng xǐ gōng xǐ gōng xǐ nǐ) “congratulations, congratulations, congratulations to you”
恭喜恭喜恭喜你           (gōng xǐ gōng xǐ gōng xǐ nǐ) “congratulations, congratulations, congratulations to you”

舞龙舞狮                      (wǔ lóng wǔ shī) Dragon dance, lion dance
去拜年                          (qù bài nián) Give new year’s wishes
听到鞭炮                     (tīng dào biān pào) hear firecrackers
说恭喜恭喜                 (shuō gōng xǐ gōng xǐ) say “congratulations”
恭喜恭喜恭喜你          (gōng xǐ gōng xǐ gōng xǐ nǐ) “congratulations, congratulations, congratulations to you”
恭喜恭喜恭喜你          (gōng xǐ gōng xǐ gōng xǐ nǐ) “congratulations, congratulations, congratulations to you”

Don’t forget our new year song from last week too, click on link to watch it again. If you want to learn about how Chinese New Year is responsible for the world’s biggest human migration every year click on this old blog post ‘a time to connect’.

Little kids and mums also learned why the Chinese character 福 (fú) is hung everywhere in China, and why you often see it hung upside down.  Below Lucas is holding it the right way, Aurora is holding it upside down. Can the older students find out why before they come to class??? See if you can and let me know on Wednesday!!!!