Weekly Newsletter September 26, 2025

Upcoming Event

9/28

  • Fire drill

  • Teacher’s Day in Taiwan

  • Class parent meeting 班家長座談 at 3:30 pm in Room 234

10/5

  • No School

10/12

Message from Principal

Please check our website for the school calendar.

Parking

Please save the two rows closest to the building for teachers, who carry heavy materials each week. Parents should use the designated parking areas. Thank you for your cooperation.

Facility Protocols

  • No eating in classrooms. Younger children may eat in the cafeteria during recess.

  • Do not open or play with PDS lockers.

  • Self-screen for illness; please stay home if unwell.

Student Guidelines

  • Parents should review the Student Code of Conduct with their child(ren). PCLS is committed to a safe, supportive learning environment:

  • No violence or inappropriate language

  • No cell phone use in class (phones may be collected after 3 warnings)

Payments

If you registered online but haven’t paid tuition, please bring a check (no cash) to the Admin Table.

Message from Academic Director

Trial Class

We offer trial classes on 10/12. If your friends are interested in joining our school and would like to sign up for a trial class, please sign up before they come.

Message from Culture Director

Class Waivers

Students in Taekwondo, YoYo, Dance and Basketball, and adults participating in Basketball, Badminton and Zumba are required to sign a WAIVER. Sign it now if you have not done so already.

Class Material Fees

Students in Chinese Knotting 中國結, Chinese Brush Painting 國畫 and Craft STEM STEM工藝手作 are required to pay a $25 materials fee. This fee covers the materials students use in class during the entire school year. Students should bring a check for $25 (payable to PCLS) or cash by 9/21/2025 to their culture teacher to guarantee their spot in the class.

Adult Activities – Click HERE for more information and fees

PTA Update

Class parent meeting 班家長座談 at 3:30 pm in Room 234

Deposit refund requirement: Please note that only after the parent duties are fulfilled will the deposit be refunded. To check your 2025-2026 parent duty sign ups, please click this link. Detailed parent duty instructions and information can be found in the PCLS Parent Duty Guidelines. Please make sure to sign in at the event/duty to log the completion of your duty. If any events/parent duty signups are canceled/moved, it is the family’s responsibility to fulfill another parent duty in order to receive the deposit.

Any questions about your parent duties, please reach out to Jan-Huey, PCLS PTA Lead, while at school or at PTA@pcls.org.

Vendor Update

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.  https://line.me/ti/g/QuLI3jTQan.  Click the link to join.

9/28: Golden Buns 金華包子  (Pre-Order)

9/28: Vincy’s Gourmet Kitchen晶鑽台灣私廚  (Pre-Order)

10/3: David Kao 粽子 (Pre-Order)

For additional information on the date, time, location and order link, please see this link.

 
Cindy Chen, 校長 Principal