Weekly Newsletter: Dec 3, 2021, Beth Chaim this Sunday

As I mentioned previously, we will be relocating to Beth Chaim ( 329 Village Rd E, Princeton Junction, NJ 08550) this Sunday. To ease the transition into the new facility, we ask your cooperation in the following: Arrive by 2:20pm this Sunday to allow extra time for your child(ren) to find his/her classroom and settle in prior to the class Cooperate with the temperature checks at the entrance. Mask on at all times when indoors Do not bring any pork or Read More …

Update Dec 2, 2021, Relocate to Beth Chaim this Sunday 12/5

Happy Thursday! I am happy to annouce that we will be moving to a new facility this Sunday!   Our last few weeks at MCCC was great but the cold weather has presented many challenges lately (e.g, the long walk to parking lot, classrooms spread out into 4 different buildings, lack of gym space for YoYo).  These were expected and as such, the PCLS administration team has been working hard to find an alternate facility. We just signed an agreement Read More …

Weekly Newsletter: Nov 19, 2021, COVID-19 Screening; Participate in Speech and Drawing Contest; new food vendor

It was great meeting some of you during parent meeting in Zoom last Saturday. Thank you for all the great suggestions and feedback to our team!   As a reminder, next Sunday is Thanksgiving Break! No school! Class will resume on December 5. We will also have a speech contest on December 12.  Given the current COVID-19 outbreak at Grover middle school at West Windsor (10 positive cases, 100+ students in contact tracing and the entire 6th grade has gone virtual), Read More …

Weekly Newsletter: Nov 12, 2021, Parent meeting Saturday at 8pm, Picture day on Sunday

Hope you all had a great weekend off last week. Here’s important reminders for this week. Attached is the revised School calendar. Changes are noted in red. Saturday, 11/13, 8pm: Parent Meeting via Zoom. The PCLS admin team will be reporting on our school operation and long term plans. You can find the zoom meeting link from the Pricipal’s newsletter email. 11/14 Sunday: Picture day for language class. Dress your child in a PCLS T-shirt to show school spirit! PCLS Read More …

Weekly Newsletter: Oct 29, 2021, T-Shirt Sale, Speech & Drawing Contests, New Food Vendor

I hope by now you are finding your ways around campus. Thanks to all teachers, TAs, parents and helpers helping our kids settle into this new campus. Please, Self-monitor if there are any COVID-19 symptoms. Do NOT send a sick child to school. Be cooperative of temperature checks at the entrance of MS and AD buildings. Bring your children to the language classroom by 2:25pm and culture class by 4:15pm. Pick up your children by 4:10pm in front of their Read More …

Weekly Newsletter: Oct 22, 2021, YOU are on your own; Speech and Drawing contest

It was great seeing you all at Mercer County Community College last Sunday. Thanks to all room parents, parents and helpers that assisted in our transition to a new school last week. Although it seemed chaotic at times, we made it! We saw lots of happy little faces! Here’s what you need to know and do this week. Please read carefully: Self-monitor if there are any COVID-19 symptoms. Do NOT send a sick child to school. Since the majority of Read More …

Weekly Newsletter: Oct 17, 2021, IMPORTANT In-person this Sunday at MCCC

We are happy to announce that we will be starting our in-person this Sunday at Mercer County Community College. Our admin staff have contacted almost every school in the area. We settled on MCCC because of its location, cost and ability to accommodate our needs in a quick turnaround time. We will be at MCCC starting this Sunday until the end of January. There will be no virtual learning days unless MCCC is unavailable. In Nov/Dec, if PDS allows us Read More …

Weekly Newsletter: Oct 8, 2021, Virtual learning this Sunday

The rental search for an alternate site has yielded some possibilities. We are in the process of negotiating with a couple of promising sites (Mercer County Community College, South Brunswick High School). As a result, we will continue online learning this Sunday and hope to meet in-person next Sunday. Taiwan Center for Mandarin Learning 台灣華語文學習中心 Taiwan Center for Mandarin Learning (TCML) is a global program with a regionally-focused curriculum. PCLS welcomes all 18+ adults in the area who are interested Read More …

Weekly Newsletter: October 1, 2021, Drawing & Speech Contest info, Class Parent Meeting Canceled

Happy October 1st! The rental search for an alternate site has yielded some possibilities such as Mercer County Community College, South Brunswick High School, Rider University, and Montgomery High School. But none of these have been finalized as there are many hoops we have to jump through. There is also a high surcharge for cleaning and custodian fees that make it unaffordable. Some sites are also concerned about us using the facility on Sunday afternoon and their students returning Monday Read More …

Weekly Newsletter: September 24, 2021, Back to School meeting with Language teachers

As I shared in my email last night, we are actively looking for an alternate site to start in-person learning on October 10. I want to personally thank those of you who have offered your help and support to our admin team. Thank you! We continue to enroll adults 18 and older to join our Mandarin class. Anyone who’s interested in the adult class, please email Justine at chairperson@pcls.org. Class will run during the regular PCLS class time with optional Read More …