Children at The Gleddings have been learning about traditional customs related to Chinese New Year. This year is the Year of the Dragon.

The children have been greeting each other by saying, “Gōng xí fā cái,” (恭喜发财 – which means congratulations and prosperity) and “Xīn nián kuài lè” (新年快乐 – which means Happy New Year).

They have also been writing auspicious New Year messages on red coloured cards. The colour red is chosen as it is a lucky colour for Chinese people.

Our Headboy and Headgirl would like to wish everyone a very happy and successful Year of the Dragon.

These children from MIV show us their hand-written Chinese New Year messages.

Close-up of the Chinese New Year messages：

大吉(pronounced as dà jí) means plenty of good luck.

福 (pronounced as fú) means fortune.

This weeks winners are the ‘Red’ team

Nursery person of the week - Sarah Shaw

YOU CHOOSE BADGE WINNERS:

LI – Mia Clegg-Ingram (11)

FI – Zoe Greenwood (8)
Alayna Hussain (8)

FII – Charlie Barron (8)

FIII – Bintay Hassnain (13)

LIV – Alexandra Wilkinson (10)

MIV – Anna Brierley (17)

UIV – Emily Hought (12)

Kindness cup:

Mrs Fleming

Sports Person:

James Cooper

Musician of the Week:

Ben Wheeler

Middle IV children had great fun this week acting out a scene from ‘The Phantom Sausage Stealer’ by Johnny Ball .  They had learned their lines extremely well and brought props from home to enhance their performances.  We discovered a wealth of acting talent in our midst!

The children have also been learning how to write their own playscripts based on poems and fairy stories.

This weeks winners are the ‘Green’ team

Nursery person of the week – Nimra Hanif

YOU CHOOSE BADGE WINNERS:

LI – Amelia Finnett (13)

FI – Daniel Finnett (8)

FII – Kassim Zaman (18)

FIII – Rajdeep Pailt (19)

LIV – Oliver Jackson-Bolton (10)

MIV – Philippa Robinson (10)

UIV – Fizah Hasan (8)

Kindness cup:

Zoe Greenwood

We knew you could do it:

Kassim Zaman

Sports Person:

Edward Chippendale

Musician of the Week:

Alexandra Wilkinson

ANIMAL MODEL WINNERS:

Sam Wilde – Turtle

Marcus Trevor – Polar Bear

Anna Brierley – Sheep

Philippa Robinson – Giraffe

This weeks winners are the ‘Green’ team

Nursery person of the week – Marcel Robinson

YOU CHOOSE BADGE WINNERS:

LI - Medhi Hassnain (11)

FI - Imogen Stanger (8)

FII - Jake Van Gestel (8)
Emma Watson (8)

FIII - Samuel Loh (20)

LIV - Ursula Depledge-Miller (12)

MIV - Elliot Lack (8)

UIV - Hannah Wilkinson (9)

Kindness cup:

Connie Slater

In their first French lesson of the new year, Middle IV children celebrated ‘La Fete des

Rois’. In this Epiphany festival, traditionally celebrated in France on January 6^th, families share a cake in which is hidden a bean or a feve (a porcelain charm). The person who finds the bean or charm in their slice of cake becomes king (le roi) for the day, and is able to issue orders.  Middle IV crowned a queen!

This week saw the children of Upper IV working in their music lesson with the Fizzbooks and sequencing  software (Sony Acid Xpress).  This was the first time the children had used the software but they were able to produce some very creative compositions!

This weeks winners are the ‘Yellow’ team

Nursery person of the week – Olivia Falkingbridge

YOU CHOOSE BADGE WINNERS:

LI - Tom Rushworth (12)

FI - Edward Young (11)

FII - Sylas Orley (14)
Theo Hawes (14)

FIII - Esther Bond (21)

LIV - Sophie Bingham (5)

MIV - Ummayyah Azeb (16)

UIV - Emily Hought (14)

Kindness cup:

Emily Schoheld

Despite cool temperatures on the last day of term, all the children greatly enjoyed playing on the giant inflatables.  In the afternoon they had a visit from Father Christmas himself!

On Monday 12th December Upper IV visited C I Adventures. They participated in several activities including circus skills and indoor rock climbing. The children all had a great time!