Today is the start of Chinese New Year.  This year it’s the year of the dog.  We made dog puppets after reading the story about the animals racing to get years named after them.

“We were making Chinese New Year dogs.” – Amber

“All the animals were having a race and the rat pushed the cat off the back” – Zara

“Chinese New Year!” – Thomas

“The cat fell in the river and it was all wet. He lost!” – Ryan

“It’s Chinese New Year!” – Stuart