Monday 1st June was Children's Day in China and even though there were no regular classes (I had the day off), the kids came to school and played games and competitions organised by the teachers. It is a day where all children under the age of 14 (little emperors and emporesses) are celebrated. Because I work in a public primary school this meant the whole school got into the festivities.
In the morning there was an assembly for the young kids (grades 1-2) held out on the athletic field with lots of fanfare. Afterwards, each child was given a score card and they could go around to each of their grade 1 and 2 classes participating in the activities that the teachers had organised. Once they completed an activity, they would get their card signed and they could move onto the next class. Once they received enough signatures they could run off across to the other side of the school to pick up their prize.
I decided to attend in the afternoon to watch my grade 3 & 4 classes in action. The activities ranged from pin 'the nose on the clown', musical chairs, blowing out candles, skipping competitions and so on. There was a great
atmopshere in the school as all the classrooms were decorated with colourful pictures, bunting and balloons. It was also good to watch hundreds of kids running around having fun with their teachers.
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| Morning assembly |
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| Grade 3 kids decorating their class |
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| Hopping with balloons between their legs |
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| Little Sissy doing her pose |
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| The score card |
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| The prize - a plastic fan |
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| A very competitive game of Muscial Chairs |
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