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St Patrick's Day

Last year a leprechaun brought Ella and Julia Lucky Charms cereal and green milk to pour over it.  Obviously, St Patrick's Day became a huge success in this house!

Here is a little more info on St Patrick's Day (courtesy of apples4theteacher.com):

St. Patrick is the patron saint of Ireland and the Irish. He was born about 389 A.D. in Northern Wales, which at that time may have been part of England or Scotland.
Saint Patrick had an adventurous life. He was captured by pirates at the age of 16. The Irish pirates brought him to Ireland to tend the flocks of a chieftain in Ulster. Six years of slavery made him a devoted Christian. He escaped to France and became a monk. In 432, a vision led him to return to Ireland as a missionary bishop. He brought Christianity to Ireland and taught there for 29 years. He used the shamrock, a 3 leaf clover, (Ireland's national flower) to explain the Blessed Trinity. St. Patrick founded 365 churches, baptized over 120,000 people and consecrated 450 bishops.
Many tales sprung up about this popular saint. One of the most popular legends was how he charmed all the snakes of Ireland down to the seashore to be drowned by the water.
According to some Irish writings, St. Patrick died on March 17, 461 A.D. The anniversary of his death is celebrated as St. Patrick's Day. It's interesting to note that the shamrock clover flowers around that time of year.
The first official celebration of St. Patrick's Day in the United States occurred in Morristown, New Jersey in 1780. It was authorized by George Washington. Today St. Patrick's Day is celebrated by the Irish as well as many Americans with parades, parties, wearing of green, Irish songs and jigs. People wear green on this day to represent the lushness of Ireland - The Emerald Isle.

Some more info is it's St Paddy's and never St Patty's.  Four leaf clovers have nothing to do with St. Patrick's Day.  It's a 3 leafed shamrock or bust.   Also do not order an "Irish Car Bomb" shot or a "Black and Tan" beer (half pale beer and half dark beer) as both are considered disrespectful.

Ella at school

Ella's class performed a circus for their Year 6 buddies.  Ella was a tight rope walking leopard who spun a hula hoop on each arm.

 Ella as Fancy Nancy.













Book week.  All the kids came dressed as their favourite book character.

My favourite was the girl who came as The Paperbag Princess.

Julia's first sports day

this and that

 Ella and Julia at a birthday party

 The girls at a beach clean up day

 Julia and her classmate Grace dressed for  CNY

 Ella's school had a Green Week promoting recycling ect.  We took the "walking school bus" to school and wore green.

Walk around Peng Chau island

 I am not sure what these fruits are, maybe durian?

 They are HUGE and heavy!

 Julia wants to steal and eat the bananas