Weekly Newsletter March 25, 2023

Congratulations to the PCLS Contestants at the ANCJS Chinese Chess Contest

PCLS hosted the 2023 ANJCS Chinese Chess contest at PDS on 3/19/2023. 8 PCLS students across 3 different age groups participated.  Each participant will receive one extra coupon and those who placed in top 3 will receive another coupon plus PCLS-matched cash prize up to $20!  See news release and photos here.

 

Congratulations to the PCLS winners:

低年級組 1st place – Evan Hung 洪浩緯

3rd place – Logan Kim 金仁勇

中年級組 1st place – Everest Kim 金仁義

高年級組 1st place – Zeke Lopez 樓咨克

2nd place – Parker Woo 胡佳豪

 

“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

4/2

Storytelling Contest 看圖說故事比賽 (Registration closes this Sunday!)

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

4/30

PCLS Chinese YoYo contest / PCLS 扯鈴比賽

 

MESSAGES FROM ACADEMIC DIRECTOR 

看圖說故事比賽  StoryTelling Contest – LAST CALL

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 be closed on Sunday, March 26, 2023. Please use this Google Form to register

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

  • Contest Location: PDS upper gym

 

ANJCS 演講比賽 Speech Contest 

  • Registration: Please contact me (academic@pcls.org) by Thursday, March 30, 2023 (hard deadline, no extension) if you’re interested. I will submit the registration for our school. If multiple students in the same age group are interested in the contest, priority will be given to the students who won the PCLS speech contest.

  • Contest Date & Time: April 22, 2023 12:30 pm

  • Contest Location: 梅山中文學校

  • For more information, please refer to the ANJCS Speech Contest Brochure

 

ANJCS 書法比賽 Calligraphy Contest 

  • Registration: Please contact me (academic@pcls.org) by Thursday, March 30, 2023 (hard deadline, no extension) if you’re interested. I will submit the registration for our school.

  • Contest Date & Time: April 23, 2023 1:30 pm

  • Contest Location: 博根中文學校

  • For more information, please refer to the  ANJCS Calligraphy Contest Brochure

 

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

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

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) —  CLOSED
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 -– CLOSED

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, 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

 

阿扁美食團 03/26/2023(Sun)Delivery — CLOSED

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

 

Next Week

Linda’s Seafood 03/29/23 delivery  — CLOSED

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

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