{"id":1477,"date":"2023-02-11T15:11:46","date_gmt":"2023-02-11T15:11:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pcls.org\/?p=1477"},"modified":"2023-02-11T15:11:46","modified_gmt":"2023-02-11T15:11:46","slug":"weekly-newsletter-february-11-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/pcls.org\/?p=1477","title":{"rendered":"Weekly Newsletter February 11, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"I_ZkbNhI D_FY W_6D6F\" data-test-id=\"message-view-body\">\n<div class=\"msg-body P_wpofO mq_AS\" data-test-id=\"message-view-body-content\">\n<div class=\"jb_0 X_6MGW N_6Fd5\">\n<div>\n<div id=\"yiv9020940843\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>MESSAGES FROM PRINCIPAL<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">A big THANK YOU to all teachers, students and parents for your support in making our first post-pandemic in-person Lunar New Year celebration a huge success.\u00a0 I hope you enjoyed every moment of it like I did!<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Upcoming Events<\/span><\/p>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" align=\"center\">\n<table>\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"94\" \/>\n<col width=\"514\" \/><\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">2\/25-2\/26<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Chinese Typing Contest (online)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">3\/5<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Handwriting Contest (in class)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">3\/19<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">ANJCS Chinese Chess Contest at PDS<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>MESSAGES FROM ACADEMIC DIRECTOR\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u6253\u5b57\u6bd4\u8cfd Chinese Typing Contest<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Did you know that typing in Chinese pinyin can generate many characters which use the same pinyin but have different tones and meanings? Typing Chinese characters is a fun way to learn the language. Through this process, students learn the differences in characters and meanings. We will have our virtual Chinese typing contest on February 25, 2023. More details can be found in the <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/18y0VmMGOmJDT_UBglkal3hD9DsUAuFHQ\/view?usp=share_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Typing Contest Brochure<\/a>. If you have any questions, please contact me (<a href=\"mailto:academic@pcls.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">academic@pcls.org<\/a>). You must register in order to participate.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Registration: Please register via this <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLScq4n6BFltk-GH78ORLkjC1nf3aGX9UnUC4_PWqu3K5CDNmiw\/viewform?usp=pp_url\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Google form<\/a><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Important Dates<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Registration: Now till 9 pm February 17, 2023<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Practice period: February 18, 2023 to February 24, 2023<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">24-hour Chinese Typing Contest Period: Starts at 12 pm February 25, 2023 and ends at 12 pm February 26, 2023.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Best score submission deadline: No later than 12:15 pm February 26, 2023.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>MESSAGES FROM CULTURE DIRECTOR<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><u>ANJCS Chinese Chess Contest \u7d10\u6fa4\u897f\u4e2d\u6587\u5b78\u6821\u5354\u6703\u6821\u969b\u8c61\u68cb\u6bd4\u8cfd<\/u><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">PCLS will host this contest at PDS on 3\/19\/2023 12:00 pm ~ 4:30 pm. All PCLS students, TAs and alumni under age 18 are welcome to participate.\u00a0 Registration for the ANJCS contest will be submitted by the culture director for all PCLS participants.\u00a0 Maximum 4 participants per age group.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Please <a href=\"http:\/\/t.ly\/dTtv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">register here<\/a> if interested. Registration deadline: 2\/24\/2023 (Friday). Detail rules are included in the registration form.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Any questions, please contact Sophia at <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 changes or 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\">Additional ways of support<\/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 in 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 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\">\u7f8e\u98df\u5718\u7248\u898f\u548c\u6ce8\u610f\u4e8b\u9805(Vendor Info and Group Order Rules) Please do read this before you place orders:\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/bdfrdasa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/bdfrdasa<\/a><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">THIS WEEK<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Uni Bread 02\/12\/2023(Sun)Delivery\u00a0 \u2013Closed<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Pickup on 2\/12\/2023 (Sun)4:15pm ~ 5:00pm at Princeton DaySchool parking lot next to the main entrance (650 Great Rd, Princeton, NJ 08540)<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">****************************************************************************************<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">New Vendor Trial<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Harmonious Baker 02\/12\/2023(Sun)\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Trial Sales and Product Demo: On 2\/12\/2023 (Sun) 2:20pm ~ 2:50pm at Princeton DaySchool parking lot next to the main entrance (650 Great Rd, Princeton, NJ 08540)<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Please come and check it out! Here are pictures of her products:<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/harmoniousbaker\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/harmoniousbaker\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/harmoniousbaker\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/harmoniousbaker\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">****************************************************************************************<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Bao and Dumpling (\u6e24\u6d77\u6751)\u00a0 02\/12\/2023(Sun)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">11:30 am &#8211; 1:00 pm at WWP-HS North, 90 Grovers Mill Rd, Plainsboro, NJ 08536<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Next Week<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Linda\u2019s Seafood 02\/22\/23 delivery<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Order by 2\/17\/2023 (Fri) 10:00 PM from <a href=\"https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/3xwh3ahp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/3xwh3ahp<br \/>\n<\/a>Minimum order $50 per order. Linda will confirm the final price with you in the morning of delivery<br \/>\nPickup on 2\/22\/2023 (Wed)11:00 am ~ 11:30 am at Old Asian Food market \u820a\u7f8e\u6771 Parking lot (660 Plainsboro Rd, Plainsboro Township, NJ 08536)<br \/>\nHome delivery option for Princeton \/ East Windsor \/ West Windsor \/ Plainsboro \/ Montgomery \/ Skillman area. Delivery date 2\/22\/2023, actual delivery time TBD.<br \/>\nFree home delivery with minimum order of $80. Less than $80 will charge a $5 delivery fee.<br \/>\nPayment: Zelle, Venmo; Check or Cash in exact amount in envelope.<br \/>\nContact: Linda at 848-391-9018<br \/>\n****************************************************************************************<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Golden Buns \u91d1\u83ef\u5305\u5b50 2023\/02\/19<\/strong><br \/>\n\uff2frder link <a href=\"https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/e9h78nth\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/e9h78nth<br \/>\n<\/a>Ordering Deadline: 02\/15\/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)<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">2:30 pm ~ 3:00 pm at Princeton Day School parking lot next to the main entrance (650 Great Rd, Princeton, NJ 08540)<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;\">UPCOMING<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Lin\u2019s Palace \u6797\u5bab 2\/25\/2023 (Sat)\u00a0 Delivery<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Nuro Beef Soup \u6b63\u4e2d\u53f0\u7063\u725b\u8089\u9eb5 2023\/02\/26(Sun) Delivery<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\nSpread the word for Princeton Chinese Language School.\u00a0 Invite your friends to visit our school and join our community!!<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"yiv9020940843gmail_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=1676127487&amp;ymreqid=7fb5fcd7-4a6a-29d3-1c90-b70001016f00&amp;sig=3IVcPAoRObkyISUnoT2tOQ--~D\" width=\"200\" height=\"34\" \/><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jb_0 X_6MGW N_6Fd5\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"H_7jIs D_F ab_C Q_69H5 E_36RhU\" data-test-id=\"toolbar-hover-area\">\n<div class=\"D_F W_6D6F r_BN gl_C\" data-test-id=\"card-toolbar\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MESSAGES FROM PRINCIPAL A big THANK YOU to all teachers, students and parents for your support in making our first post-pandemic in-person Lunar New Year celebration a huge success.\u00a0 I hope you enjoyed every moment of it like I did! Upcoming Events 2\/25-2\/26 Chinese Typing Contest (online) 3\/5 Handwriting Contest (in class) 3\/19 ANJCS Chinese Chess Contest at PDS MESSAGES FROM ACADEMIC DIRECTOR\u00a0 \u6253\u5b57\u6bd4\u8cfd Chinese Typing Contest Did you know that typing in Chinese pinyin can generate many characters which <a href=\"http:\/\/pcls.org\/?p=1477\" 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-1477","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-announcement"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/pcls.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1477","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=1477"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/pcls.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1477\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1478,"href":"http:\/\/pcls.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1477\/revisions\/1478"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/pcls.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1477"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/pcls.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1477"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/pcls.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1477"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}