Chinese New Year

On Wednesday 15^th February, all the pupils in Year Four celebrated Chinese New Year.

We started the day by watching some clips of children celebrating Chinese New Year. We found out about the decorations, food, clothes, dancing and gifts.

Next, we made Chinese lanterns and decorated them. We even counted in mandarin and did some writing.

We ended the morning by singing Chinese songs and doing the actions.

In the afternoon, we ate lots of delicious Chinese food. There was plenty for everyone! We sang more songs and then went into the hall to watch a video of Chinese children doing their daily exercises in school. We tried to copy their movements. It was a lot of fun!

We would like to thank Mrs Woo for helping to organise such a fun learning experience for us.

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Llancaiach Fawr

On Friday 13th January, our class visited Llancaiach Fawr, a manor house built in Tudor times.

       During our visit, we found out lots about the everyday life of the Tudor people in Wales. We went inside different rooms in the house. First, we visited the servant’s hall where we made our own ‘plague bags’ or ‘herb bags’ as they were sometimes called. We used some cloth, string and a selection of pleasantly scented herbs. We were allowed to take these home. In the kitchen, Kai had to pretend to be the ‘spit boy’ turning the spit. In the armoury, Danny was asked to try on some armour. It was very heavy.  

     After lunch, we took part in a writing activity where we wrote with hand cut quill pens & real ink. We concentrated well & Mrs King couldn’t believe how quiet we all were!

    Later we had chance to try on some Tudor clothes and to sit in the stocks. It’s a shame we didn’t have any rotten tomatoes to throw!!

     A good time was had by all! 

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