{"id":1129,"date":"2021-10-09T04:33:29","date_gmt":"2021-10-09T04:33:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pcls.org\/?p=1129"},"modified":"2021-10-09T04:33:56","modified_gmt":"2021-10-09T04:33:56","slug":"newsletter-oct-8-2021-virtual-learning-this-sunday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/pcls.org\/?p=1129","title":{"rendered":"Weekly Newsletter: Oct 8, 2021, Virtual learning this Sunday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\">The rental search for an alternate site has yielded some possibilities. We are in the process of negotiating with a couple of promising sites (<i>Mercer County Community College, South Brunswick High School<\/i>). As a result, we will continue online learning this Sunday and hope to meet in-person next Sunday.<\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\">Taiwan Center for Mandarin Learning \u53f0\u7063\u83ef\u8a9e\u6587\u5b78\u7fd2\u4e2d\u5fc3<\/h3>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Taiwan Center for Mandarin Learning (TCML) is a global program with a regionally-focused curriculum. <span class=\"il\">PCLS<\/span> welcomes all 18+ adults in the area who are interested in learning Mandarin to join our class. No prior experience necessary. Through TCML, you will also get to explore future opportunities to study Mandarin in Taiwan, which offers a free and democratic environment. For more information, please contact Justine (<a href=\"mailto:chairperson@pcls.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">chairperson@<span class=\"il\">pcls<\/span>.org<\/a>).<\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\">Messages from the Academic Director<\/h3>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><em>Class Zoom link<\/em><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The Zoom link will be sent out before 9 pm this Saturday, 10\/9. If you don\u2019t see it by 9 am this Sunday, 10\/10, please contact me, but you may also want to check your spam folder.<\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\">Messages from the Culture Director<\/h3>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><em>Culture Class Change Requests<\/em><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Please hold off on requesting culture class changes until <span class=\"il\">PCLS<\/span> makes a final decision on virtual vs. in-person based on our facility search result.\u00a0 At that time, a Google Form will be released for you to submit your request.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><em>\u201cYear of the Tiger\u201d Virtual Drawing Contest<\/em><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Get your crayons and paint brushes ready!\u00a0 Registration for the &#8220;Year of Tiger&#8221;\u00a0 virtual drawing contest will open soon. Students will complete their drawing on paper, independently at home and submit their scanned art work using a Google Form.\u00a0 It\u2019s a great way to earn extra coupons so mark your calendars for submission by 11\/21\/2021!<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><em>Material Fee<\/em><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">As a reminder, If your child is enrolled in a culture class that requires a material fee:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">$20 for Chinese Knotting &#8211; please pay to the teacher at material pick up<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\">Messages from the PTA<\/h3>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Due to the uncertainty surrounding in-person or virtual learning this semester, the Class Parent Meeting has been postponed until further notice.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">PTA team has downloaded parent sign-ups from Sign-up Genius and is busy preparing for upcoming competitions and will be contacting parents soon. Please do NOT change your sign ups.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The rental search for an alternate site has yielded some possibilities. We are in the process of negotiating with a couple of promising sites (Mercer County Community College, South Brunswick High School). As a result, we will continue online learning this Sunday and hope to meet in-person next Sunday. Taiwan Center for Mandarin Learning \u53f0\u7063\u83ef\u8a9e\u6587\u5b78\u7fd2\u4e2d\u5fc3 Taiwan Center for Mandarin Learning (TCML) is a global program with a regionally-focused curriculum. PCLS welcomes all 18+ adults in the area who are interested <a href=\"http:\/\/pcls.org\/?p=1129\" class=\"read-more\">Read More &#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1129","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-announcement"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/pcls.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1129","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/pcls.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/pcls.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/pcls.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/pcls.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1129"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/pcls.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1129\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1132,"href":"http:\/\/pcls.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1129\/revisions\/1132"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/pcls.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1129"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/pcls.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1129"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/pcls.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1129"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}