mid-autumn celebrations

In China, they celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival. It is when the moon is at its biggest (ironic because even with it being large, you can't really see it through the pollution or cloud cover last week). There are mooncakes, Chinese lanterns, and a ton of red bags everywhere. On the Friday of the last full week of September, the kids could come to school wearing traditional Chinese dress or hair pieces. Here are a few of my favorites:

This is Ray and Noelle, two of my smallest kids in my homeroom and English S+ class. And look the them, little models! Even better is Ray throwing up the peace sign.

This is Mary. Yep, Mary. Sometimes the kids think it is funny that I am Ms. Mary and I will call on Mary. She is tall, so props for that. Her dress was beautiful.

This is Angela. She has a twin sister named Apple in another homeroom. This robe was way too big for her, but she rocked it.

This is Terry. He is a sweetie and a big helper. Love this hat. 

This is Jeremy, another big helper in the homeroom class. He didn't have a hat, so he brought this beautiful fan that is almost half his size. 

This is Joyce. Gotta love the statement she makes with this. 

Katie was the most decked out on the simple side of things. She even brought clips with long braided hair extensions. 

Oh, Amy. The pose! I love the pose. 

Hans! He is a little sweetheart, very shy. You'll never meet a kid that is more excited to go home than him. I love this fan he brought. 

This is Hannah. She is so tall for a first grader, as evidenced by the high-watering of her trousers. 

Flora! She is so kind and so excited about anything. She had this purple hair clips and this random purple belt thing. 

Jerry Ma! What a champ, this kid. He is a bit of a flirt, but a sweetie. He really decked out with the emperor outfit. 

Anna is really shy and wouldn't turn around, but you can see the edge of her butterfly wings on the left. Bright pink, just like her wardrobe!