Weekly Newsletter February 27, 2026

Upcoming Event

3/1

  • Dragon Dance practice: 1:30 – 3:00 PM, Upper & Lower Gym

  • Lion Dance practice: 1:30-4:15 PM, Small Gym

  • LNY rehearsal for language classes: 3:00-4:15 PM, Upper Gym

  • YoYo and Dance class/LNY practice: 4:20-5:45 PM, Upper Gym

  • TKD: 4:20-5:45 PM, Small Gym

  • LNY raffle ticket sale: 2:30-4:30 PM, main entrance

  • 2025-2026 Yearbook distribution

3/8

  • LNY dress rehearsal: 12-2:20 PM

  • LNY celebration: 2:30 – 4:45 PM

  • Daylight saving time begins

3/15

  • PCLS Chinese Chess Contest: 4:20 – 5:00 PM. Register here by 3/13

Lunar New Year Raffle Ticket Sale Starts!!

Lunar New Year raffle ticket pre-sale will be held on 3/1. Don’t worry. If you miss the pre-sale, you can still purchase the tickets on 3/8. Below is the price chart. Please note the sale is CASH and CHECK ONLY.

Yearbook Distribution

2025-2026 Yearbook will be distributed this Sunday. Each family gets one copy. Please email principal@pcls.org, if your family doesn’t get one.

Message from Culture Director

PCLS at Princeton Library, Saturday 2/28, 11:30-1pm for Lunar New Year Celebration!

Come join the PCLS at the Princeton Public Library for a vibrant Lunar New Year celebration! We are thrilled to feature a high-energy Chinese YoYo performance and three interactive culture stations where you can try your hand at traditional Chinese knotting, learn the basics of the Chinese YoYo, or get creative at our stamps and bookmark-making booth.

普林斯頓中文學校象棋比賽 Chinese Chess Contest

Date & Time: 3/15/2026 and 3/22/2026, 4:20-5:00pm

The competition time overlaps with the PCLS culture class hour. All contestants must attend the competition on March 15th. Any matches unable to finish on March 15th will continue on March 22nd.

Register here by 3/13. All are welcome!

PTA Update

Due to the postponement of the LNY event, many duties have been affected. Please check the updated list for the changes.

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.

3/1:  OK Canaan Flushing 台灣好滋味  (Pre-Order & OnSite)

3/1: 北方麵粉團 (PreOrder/OnSite)

3/6: David Kao ZongZi 粽子 (PreOrder)


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

 
Cindy Chen, 校長 Principal