{"id":2122,"date":"2025-10-31T16:48:41","date_gmt":"2025-10-31T16:48:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pcls.org\/?p=2122"},"modified":"2025-11-01T16:54:00","modified_gmt":"2025-11-01T16:54:00","slug":"weekly-newsletter-october-31-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/pcls.org\/?p=2122","title":{"rendered":"Weekly Newsletter October 31, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Upcoming Event<\/strong><\/p>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" align=\"center\">\n<table>\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"63\" \/>\n<col width=\"551\" \/><\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">11\/2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Daylight saving time ends<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Dance Studio unavailable in November, class will take place at Upper Gym and share the space with YoYo class<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">11\/9<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">First Semester Welcome Meeting with Parents (3:00 &#8211; 4:00 PM) at Cafeteria<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">I-Compatriot Card (i-\u50d1\u5361) Application (2:30 &#8211; 4:30 PM) at Cafeteria<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">11\/16<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Speech Contest (1:30 &#8211; 2:30 PM) at Upper Gym<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">I-Compatriot Card (i-\u50d1\u5361) Application (3:00 &#8211; 4:30 PM) at Admin Table<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Message from Principal<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">First Semester Welcome Meeting with Parents<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Join us next Sunday, November 9 at 3 PM in the Campus Common (cafeteria) to meet the PCLS Admin Team.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">We\u2019ll share an overview of our school operations and upcoming events for this school year. If you\u2019re new to PCLS, this is a great opportunity to learn more and ask questions.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Best Costume Winner<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Congratulations to\u00a0Julian Chen (T5)\u00a0for winning the Best Costume contest at last week\u2019s Halloween parade!<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Message from Academic Director<\/strong><\/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 2025-2026 speech contest next month. Please find more information at the registration page.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Contest date and time:\u00a0Nov 16, 2025 1:30-2:25 pm<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Contest location:\u00a0PDS Upper Gym<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Registration deadline:\u00a0Nov 12, 2025 11:59 pm<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.regstudent.com\/RegisterContest.php?contestID=3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Log into the Registration System to enter the speech contest<\/a>. If you have any questions, please contact Sophia at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:academic@pcls.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">academic@pcls.org<\/a>\u00a0.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Message from Culture Director<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Congratulations to Drawing Contest Winners!<\/span><\/p>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" align=\"left\">\n<table>\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"143\" \/>\n<col width=\"120\" \/>\n<col width=\"100\" \/>\n<col width=\"68\" \/><\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"4\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Age group \u5e74\u9f61\u7d44: 6 year old and under<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">1st place<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Gemma<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Hsu<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">2nd place<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Ananya<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Srinivasan<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">3rd place<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Felix<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Schroeder<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u674e\u5c11\u6d0b<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Honorable mention<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Shin-Yun<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Hsiao<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u856d\u99a8\u4e91<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"4\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Age group \u5e74\u9f61\u7d44: 7 &#8211; 9 year old<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">1st place<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Ethan<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Tsai<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u8521\u6c6d\u7a4e<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">2nd place<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Chloe<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Wei<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u9b4f\u5c91\u5ead<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">3rd place<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Yu Hsun(Lulu)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Lin<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u6797\u80b2\u65ec<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Honorable mention<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Tristan<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Yen<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"4\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Age group \u5e74\u9f61\u7d44: 10 &#8211; 11 year old<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">1st place<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Olivia<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Tsai<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u8521\u4f9d\u73ca<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">2nd place<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Damon<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Lin<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u6797\u5bb6\u6a02<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">3rd place<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Charlotte<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Jen<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u4efb\u598d\u84c1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Honorable mention<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Maddie<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Chew<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Honorable mention<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Evan<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Hung<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u6d2a\u6d69\u7def<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"4\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Age group \u5e74\u9f61\u7d44: 12 year old and older<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">1st place<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Louiessa<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Ocampo<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u738b\u74b5\u81fb<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">2nd place<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Josephine<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Chen<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u9673\u96ea\u82ac<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">3rd place<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Audrey<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Wu<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u5433\u5955\u81fb<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>PTA Update<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Deposit refund requirement:\u00a0Please note that only after the parent duties are fulfilled will the deposit be refunded.\u00a0To check your 2025-2026 parent duty sign ups, please click\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1FAkq64Qy2bNXo-nI3GYDgzJUMgYyy6zj\/view?usp=drive_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">this link<\/a>.\u00a0Detailed parent duty instructions and information can be found in the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1i1yBbMxwW3KjzEq-CC87Phj5NUdtoeUc2dUpLmlvBCg\/edit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">PCLS Parent Duty Guidelines<\/a>.\u00a0Please make sure to sign in at the event\/duty to log the completion of your duty. If any events\/parent duty signups are canceled\/moved, it is\u00a0the family\u2019s responsibility\u00a0to fulfill another parent duty in order to receive the deposit.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Any questions about your parent duties, please reach out to Jan-Huey, PCLS PTA Lead, while at school or at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:PTA@pcls.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">PTA@pcls.org<\/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 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\">11\/07: David Kao\u7cbd\u5b50<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">11\/09:\u00a0\u53f0\u7063\u597d\u6ecb\u5473 from Flushing, NY<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">11\/09: \u5317\u65b9\u9eb5\u7c89\u5718<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"yiv2736044528gmail-docs-internal-guid-59c9aad4-7fff-1a7c-732a-eb316846f3fe\">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><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"yiv2736044528gmail_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>Upcoming Event 11\/2 Daylight saving time ends Dance Studio unavailable in November, class will take place at Upper Gym and share the space with YoYo class 11\/9 First Semester Welcome Meeting with Parents (3:00 &#8211; 4:00 PM) at Cafeteria I-Compatriot Card (i-\u50d1\u5361) Application (2:30 &#8211; 4:30 PM) at Cafeteria 11\/16 Speech Contest (1:30 &#8211; 2:30 PM) at Upper Gym I-Compatriot Card (i-\u50d1\u5361) Application (3:00 &#8211; 4:30 PM) at Admin Table Message from Principal First Semester Welcome Meeting with Parents Join <a href=\"http:\/\/pcls.org\/?p=2122\" 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-2122","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-announcement"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/pcls.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2122","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=2122"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/pcls.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2122\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2125,"href":"http:\/\/pcls.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2122\/revisions\/2125"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/pcls.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2122"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/pcls.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2122"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/pcls.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2122"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}