Ready for the school year?

I have found myself sorting papers and marking up my calendar, and I assume I am not the only one doing this right now!

Mid-Autumn Festival is October 6, 2006 this year. While you do want to tell your child's teacher if you are interested in going into class, this year you can let class get organized a bit before you have to say that. For a basic description, see my Mid-Autumn Festival blog. Resources can be found there too.

Chinese New Year is February 18, 2007. If you plan to do something with this, you may want to also discuss Valentine's Day plans with your child's teacher. While it is nice that the room will already be red, it could be alot of celebrating in one week. For a basic description, see my Chinese New Year blog. There are lots of classroom ideas and resources listed on the site. As soem of our chlidren are getting older, more information can be provided. There are things for the upper elementary crowd there too.

Local Chinese schools should have their schedules available soon - although they probably start classes a couple of weeks after public school does in your area.