- We have been learning all about Chinese New Year this week. Can you remember any of the animals in the story? (rat, cat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, monkey, rooster, goat, dog, pig)
- Which animal won the race? (the rat)
- What did the rat do to the cat? (pushed him in the river!)
- What was the name of the man in the story? (Emperor)
- What year of the zodiac is it this year? (year of the rabbit)
- Can you remember why the pig arrived last? (they stopped to eat and then have a sleep!)
- What is the lucky colour in China? (red)
- We have been doing some cooking this week and made a stir fry! What ingredients did we use? (pepper, mushroom, onion, carrot, noodles)
- Can you remember what shape you had to put your hand in when you were chopping?
- In maths we have been measuring lengths and heights. Can you find an object longer than your foot? Can you find an object shorter than your grown ups/siblings foot?
- We have been learning a Chinese dragon dance. What actions did we do? (dance and prance, hop hop hop, shake their tail, turn around, go to sleep)
- We Talked Pants and watched the Pantosaurus song. Can you name someone you trust that you would talk to if you were feeling worried?
- What flowers did Mrs Roberts bring in this week, that we painted on Friday? (daffodils)
- We made dragon heads in our house groups. What did we use to decorate them? (red, yellow and orange tissue paper and crayons)
- We have learnt the digraphs ch, sh, th, ng – can you write these down or think of some words that have these sounds in?
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Pontesbury C.E. Primary School
Bogey Lane,
Pontesbury,
Shropshire.
SY5 0TF
Tel: 01743 790226
Headteacher: Mr Tom Lowrie-Herz
School Business Manager: Mrs Sara Andrew
