3rd Grade Experiences Different Cultures (Happy Chinese New Year)

A Second New Year
A Chinese New Year

Educating a student is more than making them sit in a class, listen to a lecture, and recite information back. At North Valley Academy we strive to teach students about life, to expose them to the wonders and joys that the rest of the world has to offer. On Friday our third-grade class was welcomed with "Happy New Year" as Friday was Chinese New Year. To stay most students were shocked would be an understatement. The students continued a mast of questions wondering what is going on. A few students already knew about Chinese New Year and were excited to share their knowledge. To start the morning off students learned how to write numbers using Chinese symbols. This is a difficult task. They completed math problems using the traditional English numbers, and also completed problems using Chinese symbols. Students completed the lesson by writing all the Chinese symbols 0 to 10, then 100, 1000, and 10000. Learning to see the world can happen at any age and at North Valley Academy we hope to create those leaders that are ready to change the world for the better. Check out some fun pictures of our students with their Chinese symbols.