{"id":1969,"date":"2025-02-09T01:36:07","date_gmt":"2025-02-09T01:36:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pcls.org\/?p=1969"},"modified":"2025-02-09T01:36:07","modified_gmt":"2025-02-09T01:36:07","slug":"weekly-newsletter-february-8-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/pcls.org\/?p=1969","title":{"rendered":"Weekly Newsletter February 8, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Message from Principal<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">!!\u00a0Important Announcement\u00a0!!<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Due to inclement weather,\u00a0we will have a 1-hour delay for the LNY celebration. The rehearsal will start at 1:30 PM and the performance will start at 3:30 PM.\u00a0Below is the updated schedule.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">1:30 &#8211; 3:00 PM: Rehearsal<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" align=\"left\">\n<table>\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"145\" \/>\n<col width=\"216\" \/><\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Rehearsal Time<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Class<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">13:30<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">T10 + TCML<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">13:35<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">T7 + CSL 5\/6<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">13:40<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">T8 + T9<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">13:50<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">TCML<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">13:55<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">T4<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">14:00<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">T3 + T5<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">14:05<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">T6 + T6 parents + TCML<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">14:10<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Dance<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">14:15<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Chinese Yo-Yo<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">14:30<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">T10 + TCML<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">14:35<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">CSL2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">14:40<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">T2 + T1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">14:45<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">PreK + K + CSL1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">14:50<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Taekwondo<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">3:30 &#8211; 5:30 PM: Performance<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Please look out for the email from your child\u2019s teacher. The teachers will share an updated arrival\/practice schedule with you based on the needs of each class.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Sorry about the inconvenience. I have been actively discussing potential alternatives with our admin team and PDS since Thursday. As a result, the 1-hour delay seems to be the least impactful change. I hope it won\u2019t cause too much disruption on your plan.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Our teachers and students have been working extremely hard on their program. Let\u2019s look forward to their performance!!<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Other important things about LNY Celebration<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Parking<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Families are encouraged to arrive in one car, or carpool as much as possible.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">If the regular parking is full, there are 2 additional parking lots \u2013 see map below.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">VIP parking &#8211; 4 spots in front of the main entrance are reserved for VIP guests and marked with orange cones. Please do not park in these spots.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Enter the building through the main entrance<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"ymail_ctr_id_-51167-1\" src=\"https:\/\/ecp.yusercontent.com\/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Flh7-rt.googleusercontent.com%2Fdocsz%2FAD_4nXdg76epg7vDU3y3_qk8W5rdJ858dO_eCkMYV6ijJtvzSXH5r8fnMHr4tgpumfo71nOoyInkdUsQYm-zfXaL11p-A-lWzjabdmqku7DeY69WRyHLV--El0GO6NtnJ_5p9V2xAKoOeg%3Fkey%3DxmkdFHQvxTde0bqCEbist-5X&amp;t=1738980097&amp;ymreqid=7fb5fcd7-4a6a-29d3-2287-120009010600&amp;sig=wQHwD_XGgQDS5BAzLRqXvw--~D\" width=\"624\" height=\"443\" \/><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Raffle Tickets<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">If you bought the raffle tickets at the pre-sale, please remember to bring them with you this Sunday. We will NOT be able to reissue raffle tickets.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Raffle tickets are available for sale between 1:30 \u2013 2:30 PM. Costs &#8211; $10 for 10 tickets. $20 for 22 tickets<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Each raffle ticket has 2 parts. Please tear at the perforation. We suggest you put your name on the back of the top part and drop that part into the bag for drawing. Keep the bottom part of the ticket to claim your prize.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Please make sure you drop all your tickets into the bags before 3:00 PM as the bags will be taken into the gym for raffle drawing.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Food &amp; Drinks<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">If time permits, families are encouraged to eat before arriving at the school for rehearsal \/ celebration.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Food consumption is allowed ONLY in the cafeteria. Please clean up afterwards. NO eating allowed in other parts of school.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Entry \/ Seating in Upper Gym<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Upper gym door will be closed until 3:30 PM<\/span>. Please avoid congregating in front of the upper gym entrance. Students should enter with their class, not individually with their parents.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">As seating is limited in the upper gym, parents and students are encouraged to leave their jackets and other belongings in the kids\u2019 classrooms. Please bring valuables with you to the upper gym. <b>PCLS is not responsible for lost or stolen items.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The folding chairs on the floor are reserved for students. Parents &#8211; please sit on the bleacher<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The first row of the bleacher is reserved for parents with small children (non students) and also grandparents.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Message from Academic Director<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Storytelling Contest \u770b\u5716\u8aaa\u6545\u4e8b\u6bd4\u8cfd<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">PCLS will host the \u201cChinese Story Telling Contest\u201d on 2\/23\/2025. We cordially invite all students to participate. Speaking is one of the key components in Chinese language learning. In addition to daily conversations and reciting textbook contents, \u201cstory-telling\u201d is a fun way to practice speaking and communicating in Chinese.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Contest Date and Time: 2\/23\/2025 1:25-2:25 PM<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Contest Location: PDS upper gym<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Registration Period: Please use\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/u\/5\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSeaUwlWRKhKc4Okbqh8nUF2tRNPtHMG_VC0rr2e-z1_KLi8qA\/viewform?usp=preview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">the Google Form<\/a>\u00a0to register between 1\/24\/2025 to 2\/16\/2025.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Please find more information in the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1mAGQMoJhDlO3LXZCOuyXnSMycoMR-0dY\/view?usp=drivesdk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Storytelling Contest Rules<\/a><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Message from Culture Director<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">PCLS \u6b4c\u5531\u6bd4\u8cfd Singing Contest<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Singing contest is coming!! It will be held on 3\/2\/2025 between 1:30 &#8211; 2:25 PM. Please encourage your child(ren) to participate and register by\u00a02\/21\/2025.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/MqjaDUa7cHpkV9158\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Register Here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Find more details about this contest\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1RghgayAMJEgww4FuaNIXImNtg7OziW-X\/view?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">PCLS 2025 Singing Contest Rules.docx 2.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">ANJCS Chinese Chess Contest \u7d10\u6fa4\u897f\u4e2d\u6587\u5b78\u6821\u5354\u6703 \u6821\u969b\u8c61\u68cb\u6bd4\u8cfd<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u5831\u540d\u622a\u6b62\u6642\u9593\uff1a2\/21\/2025<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u6bd4\u8cfd\u6642\u9593\uff1a3\/9 (Sunday) 12:30 PM<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u6bd4\u8cfd\u5730\u9ede\uff1a\u666e\u6797\u65af\u9813\u4e2d\u6587\u5b78\u6821<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1yz9rQ9FUF12ABsFTSRPHNGDv56jTdNuk\/view?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">More Information<\/a><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u6bcf\u500b\u5b78\u6821\u6709\u53c3\u52a0\u4eba\u6578\u7684\u9650\u5236\uff0c\u5982\u679c\u6709\u8208\u8da3\u8acb\u8207\u6587\u5316\u4e3b\u4efb Whitney \u806f\u7d61\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:culture@pcls.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">culture@pcls.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>PTA Update<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1nwM9owoNjmkYl9agl1fiBc_r5tJP2v-s\/view?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">2024-2025 Parent Duty Sign-up Sheet<\/a><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Vendor Update<\/strong><\/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<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">2\/9: BaoHai Dumpling (HighSchool North Parking)<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">2\/16: Nuro \u6b63\u4e2d\u725b\u8089\u9762(PreOrder)<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">2\/16:\u00a0Lin\u2019s Palace\u00a0\u6797\u5bae\u00a0\u00a0(PreOrder\/OnSite)<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">2\/18:\u00a0David Kao ZongZi\u00a0\u7cbd\u5b50\u00a0(PreOrder)<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">2\/23:\u00a0Golden Buns \u91d1\u83ef\u5305\u5b50\u00a0\u00a0(PreOrder\/OnSite)<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">2\/23:\u00a0OK Canaan Flushing \u53f0\u7063\u597d\u6ecb\u5473\u00a0\u00a0(PreOrder\/OnSite)<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"yiv0330859863gmail-docs-internal-guid-aa2622fe-7fff-e8bb-88a3-829137cf178e\"><\/p>\n<p>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>.<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"yiv0330859863gmail_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;\">Cindy 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\" id=\"ymail_ctr_id_-372590-2\" src=\"https:\/\/ecp.yusercontent.com\/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.google.com%2Fuc%3Fexport%3Ddownload%26id%3D1EzBFLQSeW5yewKvqn99qKcVJCirXv1ki%26revid%3D0B6nXdFL9YEOSWDMxSHp1RDhpOFBVOW1OYzh4dWtSSzBYOHhNPQ&amp;t=1738980097&amp;ymreqid=7fb5fcd7-4a6a-29d3-2287-120009010600&amp;sig=ioeS6AxNDmcctEUakPQLcw--~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<p><!--more--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Message from Principal !!\u00a0Important Announcement\u00a0!! Due to inclement weather,\u00a0we will have a 1-hour delay for the LNY celebration. The rehearsal will start at 1:30 PM and the performance will start at 3:30 PM.\u00a0Below is the updated schedule. 1:30 &#8211; 3:00 PM: Rehearsal Rehearsal Time Class 13:30 T10 + TCML 13:35 T7 + CSL 5\/6 13:40 T8 + T9 13:50 TCML 13:55 T4 14:00 T3 + T5 14:05 T6 + T6 parents + TCML 14:10 Dance 14:15 Chinese Yo-Yo 14:30 T10 <a href=\"http:\/\/pcls.org\/?p=1969\" 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-1969","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-announcement"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/pcls.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1969","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=1969"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/pcls.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1969\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1970,"href":"http:\/\/pcls.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1969\/revisions\/1970"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/pcls.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1969"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/pcls.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1969"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/pcls.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1969"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}