2010
12
I accompanied Carmi to Eliana’s class this morning for an emphasis on Chinese New Year (which is Sunday).
Carmi started off by reading The Runaway Rice Cake by Ying Chang Compestine. This book is one of Eliana’s favorites and the other students laughed throughout the story.
Carmi then taught them about the Chinese zodiac and shared a legend about how the animals were chosen. The class especially enjoyed finding out what animal they each were based on their birth year.
To wrap things up, the kids made a dragon mask.
Everyone looked thrilled except for… umm… our daughter.
I think she was still worried that we might stay and eat lunch with her.
While the kids worked on their craft, I wandered around the room to offer assistance and noticed a wall of creative writing pages.
I found Eliana’s page and just had to let you read the first line.
Don’t know about you… but I did a double-take when I first saw it.
I had to look twice too. 
It took me a second to figure out what it really says.
What a great idea to share CNY with your daughter’s class. I would do the same if my girls were in school. Hey, maybe I could go to Sunday School on Sunday and share. I wonder if that would be appreciated? 
I just love seeing Eliana in her pandamonium shirt!!
My Dear daughters loved having me come and share about their culture…up through fifth grade! In sixth grade they learn about ancient China and the Terra Cotta Warriors. Dear daughter does not want me to let her teacher know she has been there and shook hands with one of the farmers who discovered them.
