February 8 was Chinese New Year. On this day, the CIE was invited to give a presentation on Chinese New Year at the Thorncliff School assembly, recognizing Chinese New Year for the very first time.
All the students and teachers were very excited to view the presentation from the CIE. It began with a presentation from teacher, Ms. Liu Zhiyu, about Chinese customs and traditions related to Chinese New Year. At the assembly, a short video was also played to telling a story about Chinese New Year.
CIE teacher, Ms. Du Jinjin, performed a traditional peacock dance and Tai Chi at the assembly. Many of the students were impressed by the beautiful dance, costume and Tai Chi movements.
At the end of the assembly, a number of student won prizes provided by CIE. And finally, one student won a special prize consisting of a huge monkey which had been provided by the school (see photo above).
After the presentation, students were able to participate in the chopstick competition. The students were trying very hard to use the chopsticks to pick up as many beans as possible in a minute. it was a lot of fun.