Little "birdie" says M-P students like learning Chinese

Shuttlecock--a version of hacky sack using a badminton-like "birdie" that you kick in the air with your feet (and only your feet, not your hands)--is very popular in Chinese culture.

This is an activity that obviously has fans in both China and the United States!

Here are some first graders in Wellman, who are learning to balance the "birdie" on their heads.

And here is a fifth-grader in Kalona, who like his birdie, is catching some air himself!