{"id":1899,"date":"2024-10-20T14:47:15","date_gmt":"2024-10-20T14:47:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pcls.org\/?p=1899"},"modified":"2024-10-20T14:47:23","modified_gmt":"2024-10-20T14:47:23","slug":"weekly-newsletter-october-20-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/pcls.org\/?p=1899","title":{"rendered":"Weekly Newsletter October 20, 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Message from Principal<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Dear PCLS families,<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">I hope everyone is enjoying the great weather and pretty fall colors!!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">My name is Cindy Chen. I am delighted to serve as the principal of PCLS for 2024-2026. I want to first thank Veronica for her leadership and dedication to PCLS for the past two years. We will continue to have Veronica\u2019s support in her new role as the Chairperson of the Board.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Language learning is a life-long process. It is my hope that we, school and families, will work together to best support our students. As Principal, my door is always open, and I sincerely welcome your input. Please do not hesitate to reach out to me (<a href=\"mailto:principal@pcls.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">principal@pcls.org<\/a>), Sophia (<a href=\"mailto:academic@pcls.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">academic@pcls.org<\/a>) and Whitney (<a href=\"mailto:culture@pcls.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">culture@pcls.org<\/a>) with any questions, concerns, or ideas that you would like to share.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">I look forward to meeting you at the First Semester Welcome Meeting on November 10th!<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Cindy<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Upcoming Events<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" align=\"left\">\n<table>\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"58\" \/>\n<col width=\"496\" \/><\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">10\/20<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">1:30 &#8211; 2:25 PM\u00a0 Drawing contest \u7e6a\u756b\u6bd4\u8cfd &#8211; Day 1<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">1:50 &#8211; 3:30 PM\u00a0 Taiwan i Card (i-\u50d1\u5361) Application<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">2:40 &#8211; 4:00 PM\u00a0 Photo Day<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">2:45 &#8211; 4:30 PM\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1RLd5ZphUS8x-0K2cAkZb9NOIWG4H2xg-\/view?usp=drive_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Children\u2019s Halloween Costume Fair<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">10\/27<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">1:30 &#8211; 2:25 PM\u00a0 Drawing contest \u7e6a\u756b\u6bd4\u8cfd &#8211; Day 2<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">2:45 &#8211; 4:15 PM\u00a0 Halloween parade<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">11\/3<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Daylight saving time ends<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Taiwan i-\u50d1\u5361 \u4eba\u4eba\u62bd\u734e\u718a\u8b9a\u79ae, \u76f8\u63ea\u8fa6\u5361\u6dd8\u5bf6\u8da3<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/icard.taiwan-world.net\/tw\/index\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Taiwan i \u50d1\u5361<\/a>\u00a0\u597d\u8655\u591a\u591a\uff01<br \/>\n\u900f\u904e i \u50d1\u5361\uff0c\u5728\u53f0\u7063\u53ca\u7f8e\u570b\u53ef\u7372\u5f97\u8cfc\u7269\/\u4f4f\u5bbf\/\u65c5\u904a\u7b49\u512a\u60e0\u3001\u4eab\u53d7\u91ab\u7642\u5065\u6aa2\u7279\u5225\u6298\u6263\u3001\u514d\u8cbb\u4f7f\u7528\u7dda\u4e0a\u5716\u66f8\u9928\uff0c\u4e26\u7d50\u5408\u50d1\u59d4\u6703\u5404\u9805\u667a\u80fd\u670d\u52d9\uff01<\/p>\n<p>\u7533\u8acb\u5f88\u7c21\u55ae\uff01<br \/>\nPCLS\u70ba\u5c08\u6848\u8fa6\u5361\u7684\u6307\u5b9a\u5b78\u6821\uff0c\u900f\u904e\u672c\u6821\u5c08\u6848\u7533\u8acb\u6642\uff0c\u51fa\u793a\u7533\u8acb\u4eba\u7684\u8b77\u7167(\u53f0\u7063\u6216\u7f8e\u570b)\uff0c\u7121\u9700\u4e0a\u50b3\u4efb\u4f55\u96b1\u79c1\u8cc7\u8a0a\u3002\u7533\u8acb\u5f8c10\u5929\u5167\uff0c\u5c07\u900f\u904e\u96fb\u90f5\u6536\u5230\u60a8\u7684\uff49\u50d1\u5361\uff0c\u5373\u53ef\u7acb\u523b\u4f7f\u7528\uff01<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u8acb\u65bc\u672c\u5468\u65e5 10 \u6708 20 \u65e5\u4e0b\u53481:50\u81f33:30 \u81f3 PDS Cafeteria \u7533\u8acb\uff0c\u6bcf\u4f4d\u7533\u8acb\u4eba\u7686\u6709\u62bd\u734e\u6a5f\u6703\uff0c\u4e8c\u4eba\u6216\u56db\u4eba\u76f8\u63ea\u8fa6\u5361\uff0c\u9084\u53ef\u73fe\u5834\u7372\u8d08\u984d\u5916\u8fa6\u5361\u79ae\u5594\uff01<a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1Drgjbo6xVOv_V5OQQ4l9P4jLLcUz2Vmo\/view?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">\u8a73\u60c5\u8acb\u53c3\u95b1\u50b3\u55ae<\/a>\u00a0 PCLS\u900f\u904e\u672c\u5c08\u6848\u5df2\u66ff 170 \u540d\u670b\u53cb\u6210\u529f\u7533\u8fa6 i \u50d1\u5361\uff0c\u5176\u4e2d40\u591a\u4f4d\u5e78\u904b\u4e2d\u734e\u7684\u670b\u53cb\u4e5f\u9818\u5230\u4ed6\u5011\u7684\u734e\u54c1\uff0c\u60a8\u5343\u842c\u5225\u932f\u904e\u5341\u6708\u7684\u6700\u5f8c\u53c3\u52a0\u6a5f\u6703\uff01<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Bring your passport (Taiwan or USA) and stop by Cafeteria at PDS between\u00a01:50-3:30pm on October 20th\u00a0to apply for i-Compatriot Card!\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1Drgjbo6xVOv_V5OQQ4l9P4jLLcUz2Vmo\/view?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Taiwanese souvenir giveaways for those apply!<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Message from Academic Director<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">ANJCS Poem Recitation Contest<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Contest date and time:\u00a0December 15, 2024, 11 am<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Contest place:\u00a0Woodbrook elementary school, (15 Robin Rd., Edison, NJ 08820)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">If your child(ren) is interested, please contact me by\u00a0Nov 3, 2024. Once you\u2019re registered, please make yourself available for all the practice sessions and the contest.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Students will earn 2 coupons for participating in an external contest and another 2 coupons if placed in one of the top 3 places.\u00a0 PCLS will also match the cash price up to $20!<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">PCLS \u6821\u5167\u6f14\u8b1b\u6bd4\u8cfd Speech Contest<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The Speech contest is a great opportunity for our students to practice public speaking in Chinese. We will hold our 2024-2025 speech contest next month. Please find more information below.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Contest date and time:\u00a0Nov 17, 2024 and Nov 24, 2024 1:30-2:25 pm<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Contest location:\u00a0PDS Upper Gym<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Registration deadline:\u00a0Nov 10, 2024 11:59 pm. More information is in the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1KjqIKHiff0DJm9QtPtZsm9vaQY0yVcbB\/view\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">attached brochure<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Please register through this\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLScwmNEw-jE_S_E5pQCFo8JW10f9356k_WthnueAGZjiP5P7kg\/viewform\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Google Form<\/a>. If you have any questions, please contact\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:academic@pcls.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">academic@pcls.org<\/a>\u00a0.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Message from Culture Director<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Drawing Contest<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The drawing contest will take place IN PERSON on\u00a010\/20\/2024\u00a0and\u00a010\/27\/2024\u00a0between\u00a01:30 &#8211; 2:25 PM\u00a0at the PDS cafeteria.\u00a0Please bring your own art supplies, e.g. crayons, color pencils or markers etc.\u00a0Students will have 2 Sundays to complete their drawing. The drawings need to be handed in at the end of the event on 10\/20 and we will distribute again on 10\/27 for the students to finish.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">All participants will earn ONE coupon. Top 3 place winners will earn an extra coupon, a trophy, and have their artwork featured in the PCLS directory!<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Adult Activities<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The following activities are available for adults:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Basketball<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Badminton<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Zumba *<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Flower Arrangement (min. 5 students) *<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Chinese Calligraphy (min. 3 students) *<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">For more information and to register, please click on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1VLoGzQ3qdlj1kOQK9csj9TWO4XSmr3rlM3gFzUsiGwE\/edit?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">this link.<\/a><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">*Additional instructor \/ material fee apply<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>PTA Update<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Halloween Costume Fair<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Children\u2019s Halloween Costume Fair will be\u00a0this Sunday (10\/20) between 2:45 &#8211; 4:30 pm\u00a0in the hallway after coming from the main entrance at PDS. You may purchase with\u00a0$5\u00a0or use\u00a0a voucher\u00a0to exchange for a set of costumes or outfits.\u00a0Many gently-used girls\u2019 Halloween costumes (mostly under 10 yo) for sale!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Parent Duty Reminder<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Please arrive at your sign-up duty event on time, especially for the events starting before 2:30pm.\u00a0If you fail to show up on time, the duty will not be counted as fulfilled, and the parent duty deposit will not be refunded.\u00a0Detailed parent duty instructions and information can be found in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/u\/0\/d\/1i1yBbMxwW3KjzEq-CC87Phj5NUdtoeUc2dUpLmlvBCg\/edit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">the PCLS Parent Duty Guidelines<\/a>.\u00a0If you need to adjust your sign-up duty, please contact the PTA Lead (<a href=\"mailto:pta@pcls.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">pta@pcls.org<\/a>).\u00a0Do Not change your sign-up without notifying PTA Lead.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Vendor Update<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Join us at\u00a0LINE group: &#8220;PCLS &#8211; Food and Vendors \u666e\u6797\u65af\u9813\u4e2d\u6587\u5b78\u6821\u7f8e\u98df\u5718&#8221;\u00a0to get the latest information about food ordering and delivery.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/line.me\/ti\/g\/QuLI3jTQan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">\u00a0https:\/\/line.me\/ti\/g\/QuLI3jTQan<\/a>.\u00a0 Click the link to join.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">10\/20: OK Canaan Flushing \u53f0\u7063\u597d\u6ecb\u5473\u00a0 (Pre-Order)<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">10\/20:\u00a0Nuro Beef Soup \u6b63\u4e2d\u725b\u8089\u6e6f (Pre-Order)<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">10\/27: Golden Buns \u91d1\u83ef\u5305\u5b50\u00a0 (Pre-Order)<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">10\/30:\u00a0Linda Seafood\u00a0(Pre-Order)<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">11\/03:\u00a0Sunmerry Bakery Cafe (On-site)<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">For additional information on the date, time, location and order link, please see\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1I6l9x2SBIUkM9AKtF4iPJwsUR84juBNBcGGsxCiv1Pg\/edit?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">this link<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"yiv6343163684gmail_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 style=\"color: #000000; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: verdana, sans-serif;\"><b><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Cindy Chen,\u00a0<\/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><\/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>Message from Principal &nbsp; Dear PCLS families, &nbsp; I hope everyone is enjoying the great weather and pretty fall colors!! &nbsp; My name is Cindy Chen. I am delighted to serve as the principal of PCLS for 2024-2026. I want to first thank Veronica for her leadership and dedication to PCLS for the past two years. We will continue to have Veronica\u2019s support in her new role as the Chairperson of the Board. &nbsp; Language learning is a life-long process. <a href=\"http:\/\/pcls.org\/?p=1899\" 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-1899","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-announcement"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/pcls.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1899","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=1899"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/pcls.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1899\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1901,"href":"http:\/\/pcls.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1899\/revisions\/1901"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/pcls.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1899"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/pcls.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1899"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/pcls.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1899"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}