Across Charles Dickens Primary School, pupils have been learning about the culture and language of China, inspired by The British Council ‘Snakes and Dragons‘ education pack.
The children in Little Dorrit and Gargery Classes set up their own Chinese restaurant complete with menus, decorations and a fully working kitchen  which made its own special fried rice, spring rolls, chop suey and sweet and sour chicken. The restaurant opened its doors to the ‘customers’ on Friday with a special banquet; everyone had fun mastering the art of using chopsticks and you can see we already have a few experts.
Afterwards the children took part in our annual dragon parade; a noisy and fun filled procession which reached new heights of excitement with the arrival of a new ‘dragon’!
A huge and very special thanks to Leo’s parents who generously gave their time and ingredients to teach our children Chinese cooking – you provided a magical afternoon of learning, and to Sinead’s mum who was equally fabulous and took time to teach us all some Mandarin!
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