{"id":2011,"date":"2025-03-29T14:24:59","date_gmt":"2025-03-29T14:24:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pcls.org\/?p=2011"},"modified":"2025-03-29T14:26:21","modified_gmt":"2025-03-29T14:26:21","slug":"weekly-newsletter-march-29-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/pcls.org\/?p=2011","title":{"rendered":"Weekly Newsletter March 29, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Message from Principal<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Upcoming Events<\/span><\/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\">3\/30<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Online Chinese Typing Contest<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Healthy Vision for Children &#8211; Myopia Prevention Seminar<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">PCLS Chinese Chess Contest during culture class<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">4\/6<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">PCLS Yoyo Contest will be rescheduled to 5\/4<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">4\/13<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Spring Break &#8211; No School<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">4\/20<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Spring Break &#8211; No School<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">4\/27<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Word Recognition Contest<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Taiwanese Conversation Course Survey<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">PCLS is considering offering a Taiwanese Conversation Course in the next school year (2025-2026). To assist with our planning, please let us know if you are interested in attending the course by\u00a0completing\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSd66bEj6IPLrcQv0RJTLOtK9Eaho1KzVgUJm0eda_V_V3uD2Q\/viewform?usp=pp_url\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">this survey<\/a>\u00a0by April 6, 2025.\u00a0Thank you!<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Fun Day Survey<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Fun day is planned to take place on\u00a0May 18, 2025 at Rosedale Park. To help us better understand potential participation, please indicate your interest by\u00a0completing\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSfBds6jlKQZy1SDgu1ci9pxYDzYr3f0z2E3kZGAMPzMZWYcHg\/viewform?usp=pp_url\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">this survey<\/a>\u00a0by April 6, 2025.\u00a0Thank you!<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">External Event<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><em>Healthy Vision for Children &#8211; Myopia Prevention Seminar<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Date and Time: Sunday, March 30, 2025 2:45 PM @ PDS cafeteria<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Seminar Overview: In this informative seminar, we\u2019ll explore the origins of myopia, including genetic factors and the impact of modern screen time on children\u2019s eyesight. More importantly, we\u2019ll review the latest treatment options available, including orthokeratology (OK) lenses, atropine drops, specialty contact lenses, and emerging therapies like red-light treatment.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">More information: <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/12WjlA9dkANee7YFARkDV-hcYoaqV9eec\/view?usp=drive_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Healthy Vision for Children<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/18TRLMFNTtPedJyz7NhyMsx26JvMA4QFk\/view?usp=drive_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Myopia Prevention Seminar Flyer<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><em>\u591a\u8a9e\u6559\u990a\u7cfb\u5217\u8b1b\u5ea7<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u4eba\u5728\u5317\u7f8e\uff0c\u8a72\u600e\u9ebc\u6559\u5b69\u5b50\u5b78\u4e2d\u6587\uff1f\u600e\u9ebc\u6a23\u8b93\u4ed6\u5011\u5c0d\u4e2d\u6587\u95b1\u8b80\u6709\u8208\u8da3\u4e14\u80fd\u6301\u7e8c\u9032\u6b65\uff1f\u4e2d\u6587\u5b78\u6821\u3001\u7dda\u4e0a\u8ab2\u7a0b\u3001\u96d9\u8a9e\u5b78\u6821\u3001\u53f0\u8a9e\u5b78\u6821\u8a72\u600e\u9ebc\u9078\uff1f\u5927\u7d10\u7d04\u53f0\u7063\u6821\u53cb\u6703 &amp; \u7d10\u7d04\u54f2\u5b78\u661f\u671f\u4e94 2025 \u5e74\u5c07\u8209\u8fa6 \u591a\u8a9e\u6559\u990a\u7cfb\u5217\u6d3b\u52d5\uff0c\u9080\u8acb\u6709\u7d93\u9a57\u7684\u5bb6\u9577\u4f86\u804a\u804a\u591a\u8a9e\u6559\u80b2\u4ea4\u6d41\u5fc3\u5f97\uff01\u6d3b\u52d5\u5305\u542b\u4e00\u5834\u7dda\u4e0a\u8a0e\u8ad6\u8207\u4e00\u5834\u5be6\u9ad4\u805a\u6703\uff0c\u8b93\u6211\u5011\u4e00\u8d77\u63a2\u7d22\u9069\u5408\u6bcf\u500b\u5bb6\u5ead\u7684\u8a9e\u8a00\u5b78\u7fd2\u65b9\u5f0f!<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u9996\u5834\u7dda\u4e0a\u8b1b\u5ea7: 3\/29 10:00 -11:45 AM \u7f8e\u6771\u6642\u9593 Google Meet<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">RSVP: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/1276780377479\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/1276780377479<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Message from Academic Director<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Chinese Word Recogntion Contest \u4e2d\u6587\u8a8d\u5b57\u6bd4\u8cfd<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">We are excited to host the Chinese Word Recognition Contest on April 27, 2025 this year!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Registration: Now to April 23, 2025. Please register using <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLScmMcDj7M1olBInxaaLl8XlKL4elqx_vhhvFl3_ayG1L-5H-g\/viewform\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">\u8a8d\u5b57\u6bd4\u8cfd\u5831\u540d\u8868<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Contest Date and Time: April 27, 2025 1-2:30 pm<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">More information to be found in:<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Contest brochure for traditional classes: <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1UhcCZCJPHHKW0NlJ8UT2a8Dpr83tUvht\/view?usp=drive_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">2025 \u8a8d\u5b57\u6bd4\u8cfd\u7c21\u7ae0-\u50b3\u7d71\u73ed<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Contest brochure for CSL classes: <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1QFRtDwchByfFqiZYWZlrXI91V25akVdf\/view?usp=drive_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">2025 \u8a8d\u5b57\u6bd4\u8cfd\u7c21\u7ae0-CSL<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Message from Culture Director\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Congratulations to Our Singing Contest Winners!!<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Congratulations to the following students for a wonderful job during this year\u2019s singing contest. Please report to the Admin table during the school hours to pick up your cash prize \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\" align=\"left\">\n<table>\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"160\" \/>\n<col width=\"158\" \/><\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Solo Junior &#8211; 1st place<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u7530\u5b87\u6674 Amelia Tyan<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Solo Junior &#8211; 2nd place<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u6797\u80b2\u65ec Yu Hsun Lin<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Solo Junior &#8211; 3rd place<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u9673\u5f8b\u7199 Lucy Chen<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Solo Senior &#8211; 1st place<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u738b\u74b5\u81fb Louiessa Ocampo<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Solo Senior &#8211; 2nd place<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u5433\u5955\u6f54 Julia Wu<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Solo Senior &#8211; 3rd place<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u5433\u5955\u81fb Audrey Wu<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Duet &#8211; 1st place<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u5433\u5955\u81fb, \u5433\u5955\u6f54<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Duet &#8211; Honorable mention<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u90b1\u4eae\u6137, \u8a31\u54f2\u744b<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Duet &#8211; Honorable mention<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u7f57\u7231\u5f6c, Meera Srinivasan<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Congratulations to ANJCS Chinese Yoyo Contest Winners!!<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Congratulations to the following students for their outstanding performance in the ANJCS Yoyo contest on 3\/15\/2025!<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Congratulations to the following PCLS students for their outstanding performance at the 2025 ANJCS Yoyo Contest! \u606d\u559c\u4ee5\u4e0b\u5b78\u751f\u5011\u5728\u4eca\u5e74\u65b0\u6fa4\u897f\u4e2d\u6587\u5b78\u6821\u5354\u6703\u626f\u9234\u6bd4\u8cfd\u7684\u7cbe\u5f69\u8868\u73fe\uff01<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\u500b\u4eba\u7d44 Singles Group<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\u4f4e\u5e74\u7d1a\u7d44 1st place &#8211; \u5433\u5955\u6f54 Julia Wu<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\u4f4e\u5e74\u7d1a\u7d44 2nd place &#8211; \u6d2a\u6d69\u744b Evan Hung<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\u4e2d\u5e74\u7d1a\u7d441st place &#8211; \u5433\u5955\u81fb Audrey Wu<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\u9ad8\u5e74\u7d1a\u7d442nd place &#8211; \u9ec3\u552f\u51e1 Lucas Huang<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\u9ad8\u5e74\u7d1a\u7d443rd place &#8211; \u65bd\u67cf\u4e1e Winston Shih<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\u96d9\u4eba\u7d44 Doubles Group<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">2nd place &#8211; \u9ec3\u552f\u51e1 Lucas Huang &amp; \u65bd\u4f2f\u4e1e Winston Shih<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">3rd place &#8211; \u5433\u5955\u81fb Audrey Wu &amp; \u5433\u5955\u6f54 Julia Wu<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">See OCAC News release link\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ocacnews.net\/article\/393712?cid=2&amp;fbclid=IwY2xjawJGjaNleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHc_HCsWCRKNJr7zmU7ayWTeGDzrw8B9SThzvOscDJgFgg7ltkxf8SKluGA_aem_M_yXyWo3IkTNk5Y3IiSKhA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>PTA Update<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><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\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">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\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\u00a03\/30: OK Canaan Flushing \u53f0\u7063\u597d\u6ecb\u5473\u00a0 (Pre-Order &amp; OnSite)<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\u00a03\/30: Sunmerry Bakery Cafe\u00a0 (\u00a0OnSite)<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\u00a04\/13: School Closed<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\u00a04\/20: School Closed<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">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>\n<div class=\"yiv4358830752gmail_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>\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 Upcoming Events 3\/30 Online Chinese Typing Contest Healthy Vision for Children &#8211; Myopia Prevention Seminar PCLS Chinese Chess Contest during culture class 4\/6 PCLS Yoyo Contest will be rescheduled to 5\/4 4\/13 Spring Break &#8211; No School 4\/20 Spring Break &#8211; No School 4\/27 Word Recognition Contest Taiwanese Conversation Course Survey PCLS is considering offering a Taiwanese Conversation Course in the next school year (2025-2026). To assist with our planning, please let us know if you are <a href=\"http:\/\/pcls.org\/?p=2011\" 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-2011","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-announcement"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/pcls.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2011","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=2011"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"http:\/\/pcls.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2011\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2015,"href":"http:\/\/pcls.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2011\/revisions\/2015"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/pcls.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2011"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/pcls.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2011"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/pcls.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2011"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}