Weekly Newsletter March 18, 2023

National Council of Associations of Chinese Language Schools Online Contests  全美總會線上比賽

There are 3 online contests:

(1) Teacher appreciation card design contest

(2) Speech contest

(3) Multimedia presentation contest.

If you are interested, please see the brochure at this link for eligibility and registration details.  Please note that pre-selection within each region may be required.

全美總會的三項線上比賽:謝師卡競賽、國語演講比賽、多媒體簡報比賽.  詳情請查看上面報名簡章連結.

 

“A Letter to A’ma” movie event《給阿媽的一封信》觀影活動

Taiwanese Association of America NJ Chapter (TAANJ) & Rutgers Taiwan Study Association (RUTSA) will be hosting an excellent movie “A Letter to A’ma” at Rutgers Cinema on 4/22/2023 at 11AM. This is a documentary co-created by 3,000 Taiwanese students.  After the movie, audience will also have the chance to engage in close conversation with the director.  紐澤西台灣同鄉會 (TAA-NJ) 和台灣研究社 (RUTSA)  即將在 4/22/23 11AM 舉辦一場精彩的電影《給阿媽的一封信》 觀看活動.  這是一部由 3,000 位台灣囡仔共同創作的紀錄片, 入圍 2021金馬獎最佳紀錄片, 以及2021台灣國際女性影展台灣競賽金獎.  導演陳慧齡將會在電影放映後與大家進行座談.

 

For more information and to register, please click on this link.

Upcoming Events

3/19

ANJCS Chinese Chess Contest at PDS / ANJCS 象棋比賽

4/2

Storytelling Contest 看圖說故事比賽

4/9

Spring Break – school closed

4/23

Word Recognition Contest 認字比賽

Culture Class Open House 文化課開放日

 

MESSAGES FROM ACADEMIC DIRECTOR 

寫字比賽  Handwriting Contest

Congratulations to the handwriting contest winners! Please see the list of winners at this link.

 

看圖說故事比賽  StoryTelling Contest

Storytelling is a fun way to practice Chinese speaking. PCLS will host the “Chinese Story Telling Contest” on April 2nd, 2023. We cordially invite all students (from preK to 10th grade) to participate. Please find more details in the Contest Brochure

  • Registration: Registration will start today and close on Friday, March 24, 2023. Please use this Google Form to register

  • Contest Date & Time: April 2nd, 2023 1 – 2:25 pm

  • Contest Location:PDS upper gym

 

MESSAGES FROM CULTURE DIRECTOR 

Culture Class Open House

Culture class open house is coming on 4/26/2023!  If your child is interested in trying out any of the culture classes, please sign up here by Sunday 4/16/2021. Please note that culture class offerings may be different next year and some classes are subject to extra material fees and/or purchase of uniform/instrument if you decide to enroll next school year.

PTA UPDATES

Parent Duty

To check or change your parent duty sign ups, please click this SignupGenius link.  Should you have any changes or questions on your signup, please reach out to Suet Horhota, PCLS PTA Lead, while at school or at PTA@pcls.org.

Additional ways of support

Please click on this link to get more info.  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)

美食團版規和注意事項(Vendor Info and Group Order Rules) Please do read this before you place orders:  https://tinyurl.com/bdfrdasa

THIS WEEK

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Next Week

Lin’s Palace 林宫 2023/03/25 (Sat)  Delivery

New Products: 蘿蔔糕 (Turnip Cake) and  肉焿

Order link https://tinyurl.com/mr3da4x3

Ordering Deadline: 3/23/2023 (Thur) 10 PM

Pickup Date: 3/25/2023 (Sat) 3:30pm ~ 4:00pm

Pickup Location: Plainsboro Dollar Store Parking Lot

Payment: Cash or Check upon pickup

Contact: Mr. Lin at 973-727-3276

 

Golden Buns 金華包子 2023/03/26(Sun) Delivery)
Order link https://tinyurl.com/3wf63wu8
Ordering Deadline: 03/22/2023 (Wednesday) 8:00 PM
Pickup Date: 03/26/2023 (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

 

Nuro Beef Soup 正中台灣牛肉麵 2023/03/26(Sun) Delivery

Order link https://tinyurl.com/yc4u2rh2

Ordering Deadline: 03/23/2023 (Thursday) 10:00 PM

Order will be canceled if total amount is less than $800.

Pickup Date: 03/26/2023 (Sun)

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 Ken at 646-286-9288

 

Linda’s Seafood 03/29/23 delivery

Order by 3/22/2023 (Wed) 10:00 PM from https://tinyurl.com/mrvrpud5

Minimum order $50 per order. Linda will confirm the final price with you in the morning of delivery
Pickup on 3/29/2023 (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 3/29/2023, 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

阿扁美食團 03/26/2023(Sun)Delivery

https://group.bienkitchen.com/

Order by 3/22/2023 (Wed)10:00 pm

Pickup on 3/26/2023 (Sun) 4:15pm ~ 4:45pm at Princeton Day School parking lot next to the main entrance (650 Great Rd, Princeton, NJ 08540)

From now till 2023/5/31, handling fee reduced from 12% to 8%.

Every order will pay for a 8% 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: @Leyhualin 5615709497 (頭像開船的就是了!)

Zelle Quick Pay, 347-827-7226 (JS import  BOA), or Cash

 

UPCOMING

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Spread the word for Princeton Chinese Language School.  Invite your friends to visit our school and join our community!!

 
Veronica Chen, 校長 Principal