1st Grade:

This is our first Chinese New Year! We have learned the Chinese zodiac of twelve animals in the order and the Chinese New Year story: the monster Nian. We understand the Chinese custom for Chinese New Year. We have learned how to draw rabbits, which is this year’s animal. We also made a rabbit dragon. We also have learned Chinese New Year Song. After Chinese New Year, we will learn more traditional poems.

2nd Grade:

This is our second Chinese New Year! We reviewed the Chinese New Year song that we learned last year. We will learn a new song as well. We have mastered the Chinese Zodiac and Chinese New Year custom. We have learned how to draw rabbits, which is this year’s animal. We also made a rabbit dragon. We will continue to learn origami arts. After Chinese New Year, we will learn new songs and how to write Chinese characters.

3rd Grade:

We have finished our 2023 Chinese calendar. We have learned many things during this project, including patience and concentration along with how the calendar works. We reviewed the New Year's custom, and learned how to make origami rabbits. After we finish up lessons around the Chinese New Year, we will learn the first set of Chinese characters.

4th Grade:

We have learned pinyin and pinyin songs from through thiese exercises we are able to pronounce Chinese characters. We practiced how to put pinyin on the Chinese Zodiac. We have reviewed and practiced Chinese New Year customs. We have learned how to make origami rabbits. In our next block of lessons, we will learn the second set of Chinese characters.

5th Grade:

We are working hard to prepare for the Chinese New Year puppet show. Our class students wrote the story with the teacher translating it into Chinese. We have learned pinyin, and how to use the pinyin to pronounce Chinese characters. The students made puppets for the show with the help of their handwork teacher. After the Chinese Puppet Show, we will learn more Chinese characters and songs.