Chinese New Year
Chinese New Year is an important traditional festival celebrated by Chinese people around the world. It marks the beginning of the lunar new year and a time for new beginnings. Families come together to celebrate, share meals, and honour their elders. People clean their homes, decorate with red, and give red envelopes to wish good luck. The festival celebrates family, gratitude, and hopes for a happy and prosperous year ahead. 🧧✨
To learn more about the Chinese New Year, please watch the video below.
🧧 All About Chinese New Year for Kids | 29 January | Preparing for Chinese New Year | Twinkl USA
Chinese New Year Activity
To celebrate the Chinese New Year, Highvale Primary students enjoyed the fantastic Lion Dance on Monday. The lovely junior school students created paper lantern craft. The fantastic senior school students created red pocket Craft (Hongbao).
Student Voice
Prep
Shawn Prep A- "I celebrated Chinese new year yesterday, I got lots of money in red pockets!! I have $2,000 and 10 pieces of moneys now!!!!!"
Year 1
Lion Dance Incursion:
Natalie 1GC- I liked it when they stood on each other's shoulders. That was my favourite part. It was so cool!
Casey 1GC- I liked it when the lion sat out the leaves!
Grade 2
2L Yuri - I went to a fancy restaurant with my family to celebrate Chinese New Year!
2L Thomas - I had a big dinner at home with my family.
3&4
Boey 3A- I celebrate Chinese New Year by having dinner with my big family in Melbourne. I also saw the Chinese New Year Lion dance on Monday.
Hayley 3A- I celebrate Chinese New Year by receiving pockets from the adults. I also saw the Chinese New Year lion dance on Monday.
Oscar 3C- Oscar - we meet at my grandparents house and have dinner and cake together.
Gretel 3C- all my family comes over for a big dinner
Nathan Yin 3L- “My family is going to have dinner with my grandpa tonight.”
Kenneth Lin 3L- “My family is going to eat a whole boiled chicken with some other traditional Chinese cuisine.”
XinXin Dai 3L- “My friend came over for dinner at my house and we ate fish together, which means we will have lots of luck.”
Jackie 4C - I get red pockets which has pocket money!!
Raham 4C- we celebrate by putting decorations on the door and window. I also eat dumplings to celebrate with my family.
5&6
Weien 5S- "Today we are having hot pot for dinner, which is like a soup"
Jasmine 5s- "We are eating dumplings for dinner tonight and we are waiting for 12am nighttime to watch the Chinese New Year"
Artus 5s- "We will clean the house and cleanse the house of bad sprits"
E-Dayne 6S - "I love to spend time with my family and eating dumplings & Chinese food"
Zoe 6S - "Making Chinese New Year biscuits and sharing them with others"
Aaron 6S - "Receiving Red pockets and sharing food with my family"
Eelon 6S - "I like reuniting with family I haven’t seen in a long time"
Isabella 6S - "My cousins come to Australia and we play chess"
