Man Fai Lau

Chinese New Years 2020

Posted on 22 Jan 2020 by Man Fai Lau

The Year of the Rat is coming soon. In parts of China, it is customary to celebrate New Years Eve by making dumplings. Dumplings are made to resemble blocks of gold used in the old days. The custom signifies prosperity.

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At 童乐, we learn about culture by experience. The children made dumplings at school and tasted their products too. Wish you prosperity my young friends, that’s gold you are eating.

So Great Writing Today

Posted on 17 Dec 201919 Dec 2019 by Man Fai Lau

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Preparing for our new Elementary Program

Posted on 13 Dec 2019 by Man Fai Lau

Fundraiser Thank you gift

We are very happy with our first Fundraiser. Our families were excited to participate, the children made gifts to show their appreciation.

A great start to funding our new Elementary Classroom slated to start in Sept 2021. Our Elementary program will continue our heritage of using authentic Montessori principles and Chinese Immersion. Want to know more? Come to our presentation on March 14 to learn more. Bring a friend, free to all interested families, register here.

Beautiful Planters

Posted on 11 Nov 201913 Nov 2019 by Man Fai Lau

Much applause and appreciate for the hard work of may families over the weekend to beautify our planters. They look amazing. Thank you very much to everyone involved!

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Halloween 2019

Posted on 1 Nov 2019 by Man Fai Lau

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We celebrate Halloween a little differently here at Tong Le. We learn about the pumpkin. We learned that we eat the pumpkins pulp, and that the pumpkins grow on a vine. We learned the name of the parts in the pumpkins such as stem, rind, fibrous strand, blossom end etc. The children were hands-on, they scooped the seeds out, felt the slimy and stickiness of the seeds and the juice. We cut the pumpkin into cubes, roasted it and the seeds, they taste great.

On Halloween day, children wore clothing from around the world, Mexico, Canada, Jewish, Puerto Rico, Polish, Indian, Chinese, Irish, African, Italian, English and all the while being Americans! We learned about the continents these countries are located, recognized the flags that represent the countries. Older children drew flags and labeled them, writers wrote about their Halloween experience. The whole class sang a song about children of the world, to accept everyone as they are, and to be kind to everyone.