{"id":1464,"date":"2023-01-21T18:44:03","date_gmt":"2023-01-21T18:44:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pcls.org\/?p=1464"},"modified":"2023-01-21T18:44:03","modified_gmt":"2023-01-21T18:44:03","slug":"weekly-newsletter-january-21-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/pcls.org\/?p=1464","title":{"rendered":"Weekly Newsletter January 21, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>MESSAGES FROM PRINCIPAL<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Wishing all PCLS families <strong>Happy Lunar New Year!<\/strong> \u00a0 May this year bring you blessings, growth, peace, and a winning raffle ticket! \u795d\u798f\u5927\u5bb6\u5728\u65b0\u7684\u4e00\u5e74\u88e1, \u52d5\u5982\u812b\u5154\uff0c\u5154\u98db\u731b\u9032\uff0c\u5154\u5e74\u884c\u5927\u904b\uff0c\u4e8b\u4e8b\u5409\u7965\u5982\u610f!<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">No school this Sunday (1\/22).<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Upcoming Events<\/span><\/p>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<table>\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"66\" \/>\n<col width=\"514\" \/><\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">1\/22<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">School closed<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">1\/29<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">LNY rehearsal #1 (more details to come) \/ Raffle ticket pre-sale<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">2\/5<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Lunar New Year celebration (in-person)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">2\/19<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Chinese Typing Contest (online)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u50d1\u59d4\u6703\u6d77\u5916\u9752\u5e74\u82f1\u8a9e\u670d\u52d9\u71df English Teaching Volunteer Service Program for Overseas Youth<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u6d3b\u52d5\u6642\u9593\u65bc2023\u5e747\u67088\u65e5\u81f38\u67083\u65e5\u6b62. \u6709\u8208\u8da3\u4ee5\u53ca\u7b26\u5408\u4ee5\u4e0b\u5831\u540d\u8cc7\u683c\u8005, \u8acb\u806f\u7e6b\u6821 <a href=\"mailto:principal@pcls.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">principal@pcls.org<\/a> \u7d22\u53d6\u8a73\u7d30\u5831\u540d\u8cc7\u6599.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u7533\u8acb\u8cc7\u683c\uff1a<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u5831\u540d\u8005\u9700\u6301\u6709\u50d1\u59d4\u6703i\u50d1\u5361\uff0c\u4e14\u5831\u540d\u6642\u5df2\u5c31\uf95a11\uf98e\u7d1a\u4ee5\u4e0a \u4e14\u65bc2023\uf98e11\u670830\u65e5\u524d\uf98e\u6eff17\u8db3\u6b72\uff0c\u4f46\u672a\u6eff25\u8db3\u6b72\uff08\u4ee5\u8b77\u7167\u6240\u8f09\uf98e\u9f61\u70ba\u6e96\uff09\uff0c\u73fe\u5c45\u82f1\u8a9e\u7cfb\u570b\u5bb6\uff0c\u4e26\u80fd\u4ee5\u7c21\u55ae\u4e2d\u6587\u6e9d\u901a\u8005\u3002<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u5831\u540d\u6642\u9593\uff1a\u5373\u65e5\u8d77\u81f32023\uf98e4\u670828\u65e5\u6b62\u3002<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The Taiwan Overseas Community Affairs Council (OCAC) is offering an English Teaching Volunteer Service Program for overseas youth. The program takes place between July 8th to August 3rd, 2023.\u00a0 If your child meets the eligibility requirement below and is interested in applying, please email principal@pcls for additional details.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Eligibility<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">1. Applicants should hold an I-Compatriot Card when applying for the program.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">2. Applicants must be in the 11th grade or above at the time of application and between the ages of 17 and 25 (as shown on passport) by November 30, 2023, and live in an English-speaking country. \u00a0 Applicants must have basic communication skills in Mandarin.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Application Deadline &#8211; April 28, 2023<\/p>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>MESSAGES FROM ACADEMIC DIRECTOR<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">ANJCS Singing Contest \u7d10\u6fa4\u897f\u4e2d\u6587\u5b78\u6821\u5354\u6703\u5531\u6b4c\u6bd4\u8cfd<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">2023 ANJCS Singing Contest will be held at Edison Chinese School 12 pm on March 4, 2023. Please find more details in the attachment. If your child(ren) is interested, please contact me (<a href=\"mailto:academic@pcls.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">academic@pcls.org<\/a>) by Feb 4, 2023.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Registration Deadline:\u00a0 2\/11\/2023 11PM<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Contest Location:\u00a0 John Adams Middle School (1081 New Dover Road Edison NJ 08820)<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">AP Chinese Prep test<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">2023 National preparation test for AP Chinese language and culture will be held online on March 11 or 12, 2023. Please find more details in the <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1ERWjyE67xupub8d1BbURUm83h9pu9g2d\/view?usp=share_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">brochure<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Eligibility: 6th &#8211; 12th grade students<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Registration period: Feb 15 &#8211; Feb 28, 2023. Because the registration has to be done by school, if your child(ren) is interested in taking the exam, please contact me (<a href=\"mailto:academic@pcls.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">academic@pcls.org<\/a>) by Feb 19, 2023 to ensure that we have enough time to complete the registration.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Registration fee: $10 per student. Please send in your check within 1 week after you notify me. I will not register your kid until I receive the check.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>MESSAGES FROM CULTURE DIRECTOR\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u6210\u4eba\u6613\u7d93\u8ab2<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u5831\u540d\u8868: <a href=\"https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/jden69rk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/jden69rk<br \/>\n<\/a>\u6709\u4efb\u4f55\u554f\u984c, \u8acb\u9023\u7e6b\u6587\u5316\u4e3b\u4efb <a href=\"mailto:culture@pcls.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">culture@pcls.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>PTA UPDATES<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Parent Duty<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">To check or change your parent duty sign ups, please click this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.signupgenius.com\/go\/20f0a49ada823aafe3-20222023\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">SignupGenius link<\/a>.\u00a0 Should you have any questions on your signup, please reach out to Suet Horhota, PCLS PTA Lead, while at school or at <a href=\"mailto:PTA@pcls.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">PTA@pcls.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Additional ways of support<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">There are 2 ways to continue supporting our community through our partnership with:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">RaiseRight (formerly ShopWithScrip)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">AmazonSmile (will be discontinued on Feb 20, 2023)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Please click on <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1Tf4-XnuWvqnwKLuKlFaZS_mi2Ij5C7H9ir9MozILHZQ\/edit?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">this link<\/a> to get more info.\u00a0 Thank you for your continued support and Happy Shopping!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>VENDOR UPDATES<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Join us at LINE group: &#8220;PCLS &#8211; Food and Vendors \u666e\u6797\u65af\u9813\u4e2d\u6587\u5b78\u6821\u7f8e\u98df\u5718&#8221; to get the latest information about food ordering and delivery.\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/line.me\/ti\/g\/uefDIBC_L5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/line.me\/ti\/g\/uefDIBC_L5<\/a>\u00a0 (click the link to join)<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">THIS WEEK<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Golden Buns \u91d1\u83ef\u5305\u5b50 2023\/01\/22 \u2013CLOSED<br \/>\nOrdering Deadline: 01\/18\/2023 (Wednesday) 8:00 PM<br \/>\nPickup Date: 01\/22\/2023 (Sunday)<br \/>\n1:30 pm ~ 2:00 pm at \u7f8e\u6771\u8d85\u5e02 parking lot (10 Schalks Crossing Rd, Plainsboro Township, NJ 08536)<br \/>\nPayment: Cash upon pickup \u53ea\u6536\u73fe\u91d1<br \/>\nContact: Call or Text at 732-762-0935<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Next Week<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Nuro Beef Soup \u6b63\u4e2d\u53f0\u7063\u725b\u8089\u9eb5 2023\/01\/29 Delivery<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\uff2frder link <a href=\"https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/3chsxxwd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/3chsxxwd<\/a><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Spicy Beef Soup \u5ddd\u5473\u7d05\u71d2\u725b\u8089\u6e6f $15<br \/>\nTomato Beef Soup (Non-spicy) \u8543\u8304\u725b\u8089\u6e6f $15<br \/>\n\u4e0d\u542b\u9eba, \u9644\u9178\u83dc<br \/>\nOrder by 1\/26\/2023 (Thur) 10:00 pm<br \/>\nPickup on 1\/29\/2023 (Sun)<br \/>\n1:30 &#8211; 2:00 pm at \u7f8e\u6771\u8d85\u5e02 parking lot (10 Schalks Crossing Rd, Plainsboro Township, NJ 08536)<br \/>\n2:30 &#8211; 3:00 pm at\u00a0 Princeton Day School parking lot next to the main entrance (650 Great Rd, Princeton, NJ 08540)<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Cash upon pickup. \u53ea\u6536\u73fe\u91d1.. Call or Text Ken at 646-286-9288 for questions<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">UPCOMING<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">David Kao ZongZi \u7cbd\u5b5002\/07 &amp; 02\/08\/2023 Delivery<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\uff2frder link <a href=\"https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/2s475zpk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/2s475zpk<\/a><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Will stop accepting orders when the total amount reaches $1,200.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Pick up time: 2\/07\/2023 (Tue) and 2\/08\/2023 (Wed) 5:10 pm ~ 5:30 pm.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Pick up location: Parking lot behind CVS, 4 Shalks Crossing Rd, Plainsboro Township, NJ 08536<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Payment: Zelle:\u00a0 718-666-0177 (David Kao) or Venmo: @Amy_kao (Please do not leave any note on payment)<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Contact: Eric at <a href=\"mailto:mydeareric@gmail.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">mydeareric@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">NOTE:\u00a0 * All Zongzi contain peanuts. No peanuts version upon request. However, no-peanuts version is prepared with other zongzi and may have contact with peanuts. Not recommended for those who are allergic to peanuts.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">* Vegetarian version upon request.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"yiv5758973732gmail-docs-internal-guid-2af64376-7fff-ee4c-ef47-454d65579050\"><br \/>\nSpread the word for Princeton Chinese Language School.\u00a0 Invite your friends to visit our school and join our community!!<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"yiv5758973732gmail_signature\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div>\n<div><b><span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: verdana, sans-serif;\"><b><span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Veronica Chen,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u6821\u9577\u00a0Principal<\/b><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: verdana, sans-serif;\"><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/div>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ecp.yusercontent.com\/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.google.com%2Fuc%3Fexport%3Ddownload%26id%3D1EzBFLQSeW5yewKvqn99qKcVJCirXv1ki%26revid%3D0B6nXdFL9YEOSWDMxSHp1RDhpOFBVOW1OYzh4dWtSSzBYOHhNPQ&amp;t=1674326469&amp;ymreqid=7fb5fcd7-4a6a-29d3-1cd4-a3000101e500&amp;sig=IoJs65QjZo7cnoOUPa1IaQ--~D\" width=\"200\" height=\"34\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MESSAGES FROM PRINCIPAL Wishing all PCLS families Happy Lunar New Year! \u00a0 May this year bring you blessings, growth, peace, and a winning raffle ticket! \u795d\u798f\u5927\u5bb6\u5728\u65b0\u7684\u4e00\u5e74\u88e1, \u52d5\u5982\u812b\u5154\uff0c\u5154\u98db\u731b\u9032\uff0c\u5154\u5e74\u884c\u5927\u904b\uff0c\u4e8b\u4e8b\u5409\u7965\u5982\u610f! No school this Sunday (1\/22). Upcoming Events 1\/22 School closed 1\/29 LNY rehearsal #1 (more details to come) \/ Raffle ticket pre-sale 2\/5 Lunar New Year celebration (in-person) 2\/19 Chinese Typing Contest (online) &nbsp; \u50d1\u59d4\u6703\u6d77\u5916\u9752\u5e74\u82f1\u8a9e\u670d\u52d9\u71df English Teaching Volunteer Service Program for Overseas Youth \u6d3b\u52d5\u6642\u9593\u65bc2023\u5e747\u67088\u65e5\u81f38\u67083\u65e5\u6b62. \u6709\u8208\u8da3\u4ee5\u53ca\u7b26\u5408\u4ee5\u4e0b\u5831\u540d\u8cc7\u683c\u8005, \u8acb\u806f\u7e6b\u6821 principal@pcls.org \u7d22\u53d6\u8a73\u7d30\u5831\u540d\u8cc7\u6599. \u7533\u8acb\u8cc7\u683c\uff1a \u5831\u540d\u8005\u9700\u6301\u6709\u50d1\u59d4\u6703i\u50d1\u5361\uff0c\u4e14\u5831\u540d\u6642\u5df2\u5c31\uf95a11\uf98e\u7d1a\u4ee5\u4e0a \u4e14\u65bc2023\uf98e11\u670830\u65e5\u524d\uf98e\u6eff17\u8db3\u6b72\uff0c\u4f46\u672a\u6eff25\u8db3\u6b72\uff08\u4ee5\u8b77\u7167\u6240\u8f09\uf98e\u9f61\u70ba\u6e96\uff09\uff0c\u73fe\u5c45\u82f1\u8a9e\u7cfb\u570b\u5bb6\uff0c\u4e26\u80fd\u4ee5\u7c21\u55ae\u4e2d\u6587\u6e9d\u901a\u8005\u3002 \u5831\u540d\u6642\u9593\uff1a\u5373\u65e5\u8d77\u81f32023\uf98e4\u670828\u65e5\u6b62\u3002 The <a href=\"http:\/\/pcls.org\/?p=1464\" 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-1464","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-announcement"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/pcls.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1464","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=1464"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/pcls.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1464\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1465,"href":"http:\/\/pcls.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1464\/revisions\/1465"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/pcls.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1464"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/pcls.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1464"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/pcls.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1464"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}