Chinese New Year Celebration

Yangzheng Primary School rang in the Year of the Rabbit with lion dances, performances, games, and craftwork. Read on to find out how students celebrated Chinese New Year together.

Last updated 13 August 2026

“Celebrating Diversity, Edifying Yangzhengnites”

Red semicircle graphic with three cartoon children representing different cultures, titled Celebrating Diversity and Edifying Yangzhengnites.

To promote a deeper understanding of the different cultures, the school has a common theme -“Celebrating Diversity, Edifying Yangzhengnites” - for the celebration of the 3 festivals - Chinese New Year, Hari Raya Puasa and Deepavali. As we celebrate our diverse cultures across the 3 festivals, the school plans for common shared experiences for our Yangzhengnites to develop their 21CC skills.

A large group of young children wearing face masks sit on a floor together in what appears to be a school assembly.

On 20th January 2023, Yangzheng Primary School ushered in the Year of the Rabbit with a host of activities which are planned for the students using the “Head, Hand and Heart (3H)” approach because we believe that values & beliefs cannot just remain as head knowledge. As part of the celebrations, the students wore traditional ethnic costumes to school, making the atmosphere more vibrant and celebratory.

A montage showing 4 classrooms with chinese new year decorations

To kick-start the entire celebration, our Principal Mrs Lim-Foo and Yangzheng “God of Fortune” presented couplet of blessings to each of our P6 classes, wishing our graduating cohort all the very best for their PSLE.

A montage of three pictures with a group of girls playing the guzheng in the first picture, a group of teachers doing a dance in the second picture and a group of pupils performing the wushu martial arts in a hall in the third picture

Following that, our students were thrilled by the amazing footwork of our Yeung Ching Scouts Lion Dance Troupe as they set everyone’s hearts palpitating with excitement.

Mrs Lim-Foo then gave a Chinese New Year speech to the whole school, followed by giving of red packets to our Operational Support Staff and contract cleaners, wishing them good health for the New Year.

Next, the results of the CNY Best Decorated Classroom competition were revealed. All classes had put in their finest efforts in the competition, putting up gorgeous festive decorations to liven up the CNY atmosphere in the school. There were so many well-decorated classrooms that the judges had a difficult time to pick the winners this year. The following are some of the stunning decorations by the winning classes:

Four classroom walls decorated with red Chinese New Year banners, rabbit cutouts, and "Happy Chinese New Year 2023" signs.

Our talented students put up a stellar performance and brought festive joy to the audience. We had the Wushu and Guzheng CCA groups showcasing their best efforts in this celebration. An addition to this year’s concert was a CNY Dance performance put up by our talented teachers which entertained our students.

Three Chinese New Year celebration scenes: children playing guzheng, performers doing martial arts with staffs, and adults dancing on stage.

Games were introduced for the students to learn more about Chinese New Year in an engaging and fun way. It is great joy to see students of different races, coming together to understand Chinese culture and traditions.

Four scenes of a Chinese New Year school event showing children at activities, a lion dance, and an assembly with raised hands.

The concert included jovial Chinese New Year wishes by our school leaders, staff and students. It ended on a high note with mass singing. At the same time, our school leaders also gave each staff a pair of mandarin oranges as part of the Chinese tradition which signifies blessing of prosperity upon the recipient. It was a vibrant Chinese New Year Celebrations this year and it was wonderful to see the students’ involvement and excited faces today.

Children gather in a school hall for a Chinese New Year celebration with performers on stage and two hosts in costumes.

After the concert, students were engaged in CNY craftwork activities in the class. It was really heartening to see students of different races working together to complete their craftwork activity. The school also leveraged on an e-card platform (kudoboard) to post the pictures of the students’ completed craftwork, together with a Chinese New Year Greeting and reflection of their experience of completing the activity with their classmates.

Children in a classroom make colorful paper origami crafts, with digital displays showing completed rabbit-shaped paper art.

The school would like to take this opportunity to thank our staff, students and parents for their support as we celebrate our diversity and edify our Yangzhengnites to learn about national identity and harmony in a fun and uplifting way.