On Tuesday the class spent the majority of the day exploring the how China celebrates the Lunar year (Chinese New Year). They had lot of fun and it would be hard to choose which activity they enjoyed the most - eating chinese noodles or having a tea party and drinking green tea?

We have introduced a curiosity box in the classroom and the children were intrigued by the items displayed inside. We explored the story of the Chinese Zodiac and found out which animal we were born in the year of.

The children helped to create an instant display and investigated the theme and use of the lucky colour red in Chinese culture.

Lastly, we have a very special object in our classroom, which we are looking after very carefully and watching to spot any changes. A golden dinosaur egg is snuggled up in a nest of blankets to keep it warm, while we wait to see if it hatches into a baby dinosaur. The children check it every day and tell me that they think they can see a small crack developing!

A fun time was had by all of the children and they have been very enthusiastic about sharing their learning with everyone.