Spring begins this weekend on Sunday, March 20!
Enjoying the spring weather and outdoor activities!
We are continuing our mask mandate indoors since we have families coming from different parts of NJ and PA. The West Windsor-Plainsboro school district also requires K-5 to continue wearing masks indoors. Please also cooperate with temperature checks at the front entrance at Beth Chaim.
Messages from the Academic Director
Writing Contest 寫字比賽
Writing contest will be held on April 3, 2022. It’ll take place during the first 30 minutes of the first language class, so please arrive at school on time. No registration needed. All students will participate..
Word Recognition Contest 認字比賽
Word recognition contest will be held on April 10, 2022. Please register using this Google Form by March 27, 2022. All students are encouraged to participate. More information about the contest can be found in the Traditional Class Word Recognition Contest flier and CSL Class Word Recognition Contest flier.
Upcoming Contest:
5/8/2022: 看圖說故事比賽 Storytelling Competition – stay tuned!
Messages from the Culture Message from the Culture Director
Culture Class Open House
The culture class open house will take place on 4/24/2022. This is a great opportunity for students to try a different culture class and the experience might help them in deciding what they would like to take during the 2022-2023 school year. Please sign up using this Google form by 04/08/2022.
New culture class – Lion Dance 舞獅
Lion Dance is one of the most important traditions in Lunar New Year celebrations and is performed to bring good luck and fortune. It is also performed at important occasions such as business opening events, special celebrations or wedding ceremonies. The lion is typically operated by 2 people, one in the front (head) and one in the rear (tail) of the lion.
PCLS is delighted to announce that in the 2022-2023 school year, we will be offering a Lion Dance class, taught by one of our own PCLS parents!! The class will start with physical conditioning to warm up and build strength & stamina, then students will have the opportunity to learn about the culture aspects and moves of lion dance. If you are interested, be sure to sign up for it in the Culture Open House registration Google Form.
We would like to encourage parents to join too – it will be a great chance to exercise and have fun with your kids! Priority for registration in the 2022-2023 school year will be given to the students. If there are additional spaces left, parents are welcome to join the class, either as one of the dancers, or as volunteer helpers.
Fun Day 2022 – Mark your calendar!
Fun Day will return this year on 5/22/2022 at Rosedale Park. To assist us with planning, a Google Form will be released in April to gauge the size of attendance. Mark your calendar, come out and have fun with other PCLS families!
ANJCS Chinese Calligraphy Contest
The ANJCS Chinese Calligraphy Contest will take place at 1:30PM on Sunday 4/24/2022 in Bergen Chinese School (Tenafly High School, 19 Columbus Drive, Tenafly, NJ 07670). See this brochure for details. If you are interested in participating, please email me at culture@pcls.org and I’ll submit registration on behalf of all PCLS contestants.
Messages from the PTA
Parent Duty
If you are unsure of which parent duty you have signed up for, please check in the following link or reach out to PTA@pcls.org. If you have not signed up yet or did not complete your parent duty due to virtual classes, sign up here . If you are available for additional signups to support our community, please sign up for the remaining empty slots that are still available. PCLS appreciates your support.
We are in need of additional volunteers for the remaining open signups such as the PCLS Fun Day. Please sign up if you have not completed your parent duty or if you are able to spare more time to show your support. Thank you!
ShopWithScrip Fundraising
To continue showing support to PCLS, we partnered with a fundraising organization, ShopWithScrip. You should have received an invitation email to sign up from ShopWithScrip. Please follow the instructions and make sure that you use the enrollment code to link your purchases to the PCLS account.
Enrollment code: JEGG74SPECAJ
Thank you for your continued support and Happy Shopping!