Chinese New Year

Yangzheng Primary School welcomed the Year of the Snake with performances, games, and craftwork. Students of all races came together to celebrate Chinese culture and build a sense of belonging.

Last updated 8 August 2026

“Celebrating Diversity & Building a Sense of Belonging” Lunar New Year Celebrations 2025

Blue banner reading "Celebrating Diversity & Building a Sense of Belonging" with diverse hands in a circle and two stick figures.

On 28th January 2025, Yangzheng Primary School ushered in the Year of the Snake 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 red to school, making the atmosphere more vibrant and celebratory.

Young children in red and traditional outfits pose and smile, one group seated on a gym floor, another standing in a classroom.

To kick-start the entire celebration, our Principal Mrs Lim-Foo performed the ‘Dotting the Eyes of the Dragon’ ceremony to ceremonially awaken and bring the dragon to life. Following that, our students were thrilled by an amazing Dragon Dance performance by our Yeung Ching Alumni as they set everyone’s hearts palpitating with excitement.

Performers in red uniforms perform a traditional Chinese dragon dance with a colorful yellow and pink dragon prop.

Following that, Mrs Lim-Foo presented couplet of blessings to each of our P6 classes, wishing our graduating cohort all the very best for their PSLE. She then gave out red packets to our Operational Support Staff and contract cleaners, wishing them good health for the New Year.

Two photos from a Chinese New Year event showing a woman and child holding a banner, and women exchanging red gift bags.

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:

Colorful Chinese New Year decorations with red lanterns, paper crafts, and Chinese calligraphy displayed on school lockers.

Two rooms decorated with colorful Chinese New Year crafts including red lanterns, paper cutouts, and hanging ornaments.

School corridor with lockers decorated in red Chinese New Year ornaments, lanterns, paper cutouts, and banners.

Our talented students put up a stellar performance and brought festive joy to the audience. We had the Chinese Dance and Guzheng CCA groups showcasing their best efforts in this celebration. This year’s concert was also brightened by two adorable CNY performances put up by our MOE Kindergarten K1 and K2 students.

Children perform on stage at Yangzheng Primary School, playing guzheng instruments on the left and dancing in red on the right.

Young children in blue shirts and khaki shorts perform on a stage at Yangzheng Primary School.

In the concert, games continued to be included for the students to learn about Chinese New Year in an engaging and fun way. It was great joy to see students of different races, coming together to understand Chinese culture and traditions.

Three school activity scenes: kids at a cartoon board, a girl studying zodiac animal cards, and students playing a hoop game.

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.

Adults exchange small items at an indoor school event with children seated in the background.

As part of the celebrations, 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.

Two groups of students hold red paper chains in classrooms decorated for Chinese New Year celebrations.

Children in traditional red outfits color craft cards at desks; one girl holds up her completed decorated card.

Two school class displays celebrating Chinese New Year with handmade crafts, student photos, and Lunar New Year greetings.

Two school class boards showing Chinese New Year crafts including paper snakes, lanterns, and student notes celebrating diversity.

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.

Two photos: left shows two boys with an adult on a stage; right shows a group posing at Yangzheng with EAS text.

K2 children in blue uniforms pose with lion dance heads, beside school leaders holding red envelopes for Lunar New Year.

Class 5B students and lower primary teachers pose for Chinese New Year celebration photos at school.