Lunar New Years 2026
Year of the Fire Horse
Hi mamas,
Happy Lunar New Year! ๐๐ชญ๐ฎ
Itโs year of the Fire Horse! ๐ฅ๐ด A very rare and powerful zodiac combination occurring only once in a generation (every 60 years).๐ฅ๐ด
The last Fire Horse Year was in 1966.
This yearโs theme is in total alignment with our brand new Horsemanship Curriculum!! โค๏ธ๐ด๐๐
In our shop now for all our horse loving families learning from home! โค๏ธ๐ด ๐๐
The Year Of The Fire Horse ๐ฅ๐ดwill be filled with passionate determination, leadership, courage, emotional strength, and ambition! All of which are pillars here in The Little Red Schoolhouse.
Lunar New Year 2026 Schoolhouse Set Up
Hi mamas,
Setting up for our Lunar New Year 2026-Year of the Fire Horse! ๐ฅ๐ด
Students will be reading, ๐writing, ๐learning, and tasting ๐ฅข๐ฅกour way through this fun lesson!
Learning all about the meaning of the Fire Horse, as well as culture and ancient customs.๐ฎ๐งง๐ชญ
Gung Hay Fat Choy! ๐
Lunar New Year K-1st Grade Students
Hi mamas,
Kindergarten through first grade students celebrated the Year of the Fire Horse ๐ฅ๐ด by exploring Lunar New Year traditions and cultural customs. ๐ฎ๐งง
They practiced reading ๐ and writing ๐ about the holiday, enjoyed mini language lessons in Cantonese and Japanese ๐ฃ๏ธ๐, and celebrated together by eating long noodles ๐ฅข๐ for longevity and oranges ๐ for sweetness.
As they learned about the Fire Horseโs traits of power ๐ช, strength ๐, speed โก, and bravery ๐ฆ, our classroom was filled with curiosity, culture, and joy! ๐โจ
Gung Hay Fat Choy! ๐
Lunar New Year 4th-8th Grade Students
Hi mamas,
Listen in to hear 4th-8th grade students celebrate Lunar New Year ๐๐ฎby learning about the Year of the Fire Horse, ๐ฅ๐ด including the symbolism and traits such as intensity, ambition, leadership, courage, big energy, and emotional strength!
Students explored why this very special Fire Horse ๐ฅ๐ด appears only once every 60 years and why 2026 represents a year of bold transformation! โจ
The celebration also included traditional foods ๐ฅก๐ฅขlike longevity noodles, ๐and oranges, ๐along with a โmini language lessonโ on how to say Happy Lunar New Year in Mandarin and Cantonese, as well as how to say fire horse ๐ฅ๐ด in Japanese!
Happy Lunar New Year! ๐
Lunar New Year Pre-K Students
Hi mamas,
Our Pre-K students celebrated the Year of the Fire Horse ๐ฅ๐ด by celebrating the customs and culture of the Lunar New Year ๐ฎ๐ชญ while learning about the Fire Horse and what it means and represents โ power, strength, speed, and bravery ๐ช๐โก๐ฆ.
They enjoyed a mini language lesson in Cantonese, Mandarin, and Japanese ๐ฃ๏ธ๐ and had so much fun trying new things like longevity noodles ๐ฅข๐ and sweet oranges ๐ with their friends ๐ฅก.
Our classroom was filled with culture, curiosity, and joy as we celebrated together! ๐
Gung Hay Fat Choy! ๐