An Update

Gung Hay Fat Choy, Parents! (That's Happy New Year in Chinese)

We have been very busy in first grade! We just finished learning about Chinese New Year. Did you know it was the year of the dragon this year? Chinese New Year, also known as the Lunar New Year, lasts for 15 days. The people who celebrate get haircuts, new clothes, and clean the house to get rid of last year's bad luck. The children get leisees, or little red envelopes, with money in them for good luck. There are parades and specials meals to celebrate. The Chinese have many things in red during this celebration because red is good luck for them.

We've been doing an excellent job with our reading. We know so many words now and are trying to read everything. Let's keep practicing reading at home too!

We've got a very busy week ahead of us. It's Catholic Schools Week and we have many special events to take part in. Also upcoming is Groundhog Day, Valentine's Day, a bake sale on Valentine's Day, the 100th Day of School, and Presidents' Day. We take it back - we're going to have a very busy month of February!

Make sure you send in Superhero items for the class basket and don't forget to send in the donations for the Valentine's Day party!