MESSAGES FROM PRINCIPAL
Donation for Lunar New Year Raffle
If you would like to donate any items for the Lunar New Year celebration raffle, please bring them to school this Sunday. There’ll be a box at the admin tables near the main entrance for drop-off. Tax receipts will be provided upon request. Please consider the following criteria for your donation:
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Retail value of $25 or more
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Item should be NEW and UNOPENED
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Items should be appropriate for the occasion and audience
Upcoming Events
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12/11/2022 |
Speech Contest Part I |
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12/18/2022 |
Speech Contest Part II End of Year Holiday Event |
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12/25 & 01/01 |
Christmas / New Year break (2 weeks) |
MESSAGES FROM ACADEMIC DIRECTOR
Speech Contest
The speech contest for the younger age groups will be held this Sunday in the upper gym. The older age groups will compete next Sunday. Families and friends are welcome to come and listen to the contest.
MESSAGES FROM CULTURE DIRECTOR
成人易經課
本週日 12/11/2022 4:20 ~ 4:40 pm, 子晏老師將會在PDS room 202, 跟大家聊聊易經, 討論未來上課的內容及大綱。有興趣的家長, 歡迎stop-by!
易經既是群經之首，亦是中華文化的總源頭，諸子百家的開始，可謂博大精深，無所不包。而子晏易學講堂的宗旨在於將艱澀的易學普及化，能用於生活與工作中。故「易經生活化，生活易經化」是子晏老師這一生所追尋的目標。如何將易學用於一般生活中，自古以來各家學派皆有不同論斷。子晏講堂的易經是談如何運用在家庭互動，修身立志等將易經六十四卦的每一個卦境與智慧與自身連結，也是子晏老師教學的目的。 成人易經課對家長開放，以中文授課。有興趣者請聯絡文化主任 (culture@pcls.org).
PTA UPDATES
End of year holiday event!
Please come for PCLS’ first end of year holiday event on 12/18/22! We will have a surprise guest attending to take pictures with! Feel free to dress up for the holiday picture! Each class will arrive at the cafeteria at allotted times for pictures and treats. Let’s end the year with joy, cheer, candy and pictures!
Parent Duty
To ensure that all events and activities run smoothly throughout the year, please sign up for at least 2 parent duties. Only if the 2 duties are fulfilled, will the deposit be refunded. If you are able to spare more time to our community, we would be very thankful.
Please note, if any events/parent duty signups are canceled/moved, it is the family’s responsibility to signup for another parent duty or the rescheduled time to fulfill the requirement in order to receive the deposit.
Should you have any questions on your signup, please reach out to Suet Horhota, PCLS PTA Lead, while at school or at PTA@pcls.org.
To check or change your parent duty sign ups, please click this SignupGenius link.
Additional ways of support
As we all get settled into the new school year and head into the holiday season, quick reminder and invitation to all returning PCLS families and new members. There are 2 ways to continue supporting our community through our partnership with RaiseRight and AmazonSmile. This is a great way for you to show support on what you already purchase or plan to purchase.
RaiseRight formerly ShopWithScrip
As the holiday season is here, any physical or electronic gift card purchases will help PCLS, much like the Amazon Smile program. Any fundraising efforts will be at no cost to you and gift cards are purchased based on face value. After you open an account, the gift cards can be purchased on the ShopWithScrip website directly or on their app, RaiseRight (only one login account needed). Once purchased, any e-gift cards are accessible on the app and are reloadable. They can also be emailed as a gift which is convenient during these times. If you prefer to have the gift cards mailed, then there is a small fee of $1 for the first card and $0.50 for each additional. They even have expedited services for those last minute gifts! There is a nominal % transactional fee which applies if using a credit card. If using a bank account, only $0.15 is charged for the entire transaction, whether it’s 1 or multiple gift cards!
However, these gift cards are not limited to only the holiday season. You can reload the funds onto a gift card that was previously purchased through ShopWithScrip and use them at restaurants, grocery stores or any other places you frequent. Just think, you can support PCLS while you buy your normal groceries and can even access the egift cards right on the app at checkout!
To get started, please see the instructions attached and make sure that you use the enrollment code below to link your purchases to the PCLS account. Please advise if there are any questions.
https://www.raiseright.com/enroll
Enrollment code: JEGG74SPECAJ
AmazonSmile
The holiday season is fast approaching! Please make sure you are signed up for AmazonSmile and select Princeton Chinese Language School as your preferred charity at http://smile.amazon.com/ch/22-3357519 . AmazonSmile will donate to us at no cost to you!
Please refer to instructions on this page on how to sign up for Amazon Smile.
Thank you for your continued support and Happy Shopping!
VENDOR UPDATES
Join us at LINE group: “PCLS – Food and Vendors 普林斯頓中文學校美食團” to get the latest information about food ordering and delivery. http://line.me/ti/g/uefDIBC_L5 (click the link to join)
THIS WEEK
Bao and Dumpling (渤海村) on Sunday 12/11/2022
11:30 pm – 1:00 pm at WWP-HS North, 90 Grovers Mill Rd, Plainsboro, NJ 08536.
No PCLS stop this week. Call 917-714-9993 for questions.
NEXT WEEK
Golden Buns 金華包子 2022/12/18
Ｏrder link https://tinyurl.com/4h8xme2y
Ordering Deadline: 12/14/2022 (Wednesday) 8:00 PM
Pickup Date: 12/18/2022 (Sunday)
1:30 pm ~ 2:00 pm at 美東超市 parking lot (10 Schalks Crossing Rd, Plainsboro Township, NJ 08536)
2:30 pm ~ 3:00 pm at Princeton Day School parking lot next to the main entrance (650 Great Rd, Princeton, NJ 08540)
Payment: Cash upon pickup 只收現金
Contact: Call or Text at 732-762-0935
阿扁美食團 12/18/2022 Delivery
https://group.bienkitchen.com/
Order by 12/14/2022 (Wed) 10:00 pm Closed
Pickup on 12/18/2022 (Sun) 5:45 pm ~ 6:15 pm at Plainsboro 美東超巿 parking lot at CVS end (10 Schalks Crossing Rd Unit 100C, Plainsboro Township, NJ 08536)
Every order will pay for a 12% handling fee + $5 toll charge when “Princeton” location is selected.
When placing the order, please leave a note of ’普林斯頓中文學校‘ or ‘Princeton chinese Language school’ at comment field for reference
Contact：text or call Mr. Lin at 347-827-7226
Payment: Venmo: Ley Hua Lin, lindalin1952@gmail.com (頭像開船的就是了!)
Zelle Quick Pay, lindalin1952@gmail.com (BOA), or Cash
Linda’s Seafood 12/21 delivery
Order by 12/15/2022 (Thur) 10:00 PM from t.ly/ditI
Minimum order $50 per order. Linda will confirm the final price with you in the morning of delivery.
Pickup on 12/21/2022 (Wed)11:00 am ~ 11:30 am at Old Asian Food market 舊美東 Parking lot (660 Plainsboro Rd, Plainsboro Township, NJ 08536)
Home delivery option for Princeton / East Windsor / West Windsor / Plainsboro / Montgomery / Skillman area. Delivery date 10/25/2022 or 10/26/2022, actual delivery time TBD.
Free home delivery with minimum order of $80. Less than $80 will charge a $5 delivery fee.
Payment: Zelle, Venmo; Check or Cash in exact amount in envelope.
Contact: Linda at 848-391-9018
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