Lunar Holiday

 

It was lovely to get some time away from school and for everyone to take a bit of a break.  Reading books, playing on the computer, playing games, meeting up with friends and enjoying the warm weather filled up the holiday quickly.  Highlights were celebrating the Lunar New Year with friends and Korean comfort food, ice skating, a birthday party, and some yummy treats while wandering the Puxi side of the city.

Pip starts her gymnastics CCA this week and both girls are excited for book week upcoming.  We were happy to find a used bookstore where they got a couple of new ones that have gotten plenty of use already.

Happy "Niu" Year

As we start the Year of the Ox (Niu) we've made it through an ordinary January.  Pip lost her front tooth and was co-winner of a spelling bee.  She had to make a few projects and has been reading the My Pet Slime series and a series of plays.  She was also one of the dancers in the school's Chinese New Year assembly.

Nina has started reading Harry Potter and also had to complete a variety of projects, including making a 3D model of a yurt to connect with her studies of Mongolia.  She also wrote a paper about a climate activist which was picked by her teachers to represent this school in a competition amongst the 65+ other Nord Anglia schools. While it's been a good stretch of school, we're definitely happy for a break and we're ready to sleep in a bit.