CHINSE NEW YEAR 2023 - SCHOOL ASSEMBLY

This year, Chinese New Year will be celebrated on Sunday 22nd January 2023

Attached is a Chinese New Year whole school assembly with all the resources you need.

Duration of assembly: 15 minutes (approx.)

Included in your purchase is a 27-slide PowerPoint to display and refer to whilst delivering your assembly and an assembly manual.

The assembly begins by wishing the children ‘Happy New Year’ in Chinese … ‘Gong Hey Fat Choy!’ (on slide 2).

PowerPoint contents:

Slide 3: Some basic facts about China (ending with the fact that China is famous for Kung Fu).

Slide 4: A video of Bruce Lee performing some Kung Fu.

Slide 5: If you have a child(ren) in your school who practice Kung Fu, ask them to perform a small routine in front of the school … there is also some appropriate music on this slide for the child(ren) to perform to … just click on the picture and the music will begin.

Slides 6 - 9: These slides explain the Chinese Zodiac. It tells the children that it is the ‘YEAR OF THE RABBIT’. On Slide 7, there is a link to a short Chinese New Year cartoon for the children to watch.

Slides 10 - 23: This is a lovely story for you (or some children) to read aloud … it’s about a family preparing for Chinese New Year. On slide 20 there is also a link to a dragon/lion dance video (attached).

Slides 24 - 27: Sing the song ‘Gong xi, Gong xi’ (which means congratulations). English lyrics/music provided PLUS Chinese lyrics/music too!

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