{"id":2127,"date":"2025-11-07T15:43:41","date_gmt":"2025-11-07T15:43:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pcls.org\/?p=2127"},"modified":"2025-11-08T15:50:39","modified_gmt":"2025-11-08T15:50:39","slug":"weekly-newsletter-november-7-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/pcls.org\/?p=2127","title":{"rendered":"Weekly Newsletter November 7, 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\/9<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">3:00 &#8211; 4:00 PM: First Semester Welcome Meeting with Parents at Cafeteria<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">2:30 &#8211; 4:30 PM: I-Compatriot Card (i-\u50d1\u5361) Application 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\">1:30 &#8211; 2:30 PM: Speech Contest at Upper Gym<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">3:00 &#8211; 4:30 PM: I-Compatriot Card (i-\u50d1\u5361) Application at Admin Table<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">11\/23<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\"><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\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 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\">\ud83c\udf89 To make things even more fun, join our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1H4-e0fhVRfNpa-CWeZTUplp4da-OBbAY\/view?usp=drive_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Icebreaker Bingo<\/a>\u00a0during the meeting \u2014 a great way to meet new friends and win small prizes!<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Taiwan i-\u50d1\u5361 \u3000\u4eba\u4eba\u6709\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\uff0c\u4fbf\u5229\u53c8\u5feb\u901f\u3002\u8acb\u65bc\u672c\u5468\u65e5\u4e0b\u53482:30\u81f34:30 \u81f3 PDS Cafeteria \u7533\u8acb\u3002\u6bcf\u4f4d\u7533\u8acb\u8005\u7686\u53ef\u7372\u5f97\u4e00\u4efd\u8fa6\u5361\u79ae\uff1b\u4e09\u4eba\u76f8\u63ea\u8fa6\u5361\uff0c\u9084\u53ef\u518d\u9078\u5169\u9805\u5347\u7d1a\u597d\u79ae\u5594\uff01<a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1oUDaFypEuOCxiNSmCOfdBlA3wnxDn4bS\/view?usp=drive_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">\u8a73\u60c5\u8acb\u53c3\u95b1\u50b3\u55ae<\/a><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Bring your passport (Taiwan or USA) and stop by Cafeteria at PDS between\u00a02:30-4:30pm this Sunday\u00a0to apply for i-Compatriot Card!\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1oUDaFypEuOCxiNSmCOfdBlA3wnxDn4bS\/view?usp=drive_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Taiwanese souvenir giveaways for those who apply!<\/a><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>External Events<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u5168\u7f8e\u4e2d\u6587\u5b78\u6821\u806f\u5408\u7e3d\u6703\u3010\u6b4c\u5531\u5f71\u7247\u5927\u8cfd\u3011<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u70ba\u4e86\u63d0\u9ad8\u5b78\u751f\u5b78\u7fd2\u83ef\u8a9e\u7684\u8da3\u5473\u6027\uff0c\u5168\u7f8e\u4e2d\u6587\u5b78\u6821\u806f\u5408\u7e3d\u6703\u7279\u8209\u8fa6\u3010\u6b4c\u5531\u5f71\u7247\u5927\u8cfd\u3011\u3002\u6b64\u6b21\u6d3b\u52d5\u65e8\u5728\u9f13\u52f5\u5404\u6703\u54e1\u5b78\u6821\u53ca\u83ef\u8a9e\u6587\u5b78\u7fd2\u4e2d\u5fc3\u7684\u5b78\u751f\uff0c\u901a\u904e\u6b4c\u5531\u4f86\u9ad4\u9a57\u83ef\u8a9e\uff0c\u4e26\u85c9\u6b64\u5c55\u73fe\u4ed6\u5011\u7684\u97f3\u6a02\u624d\u83ef\u3002\u6211\u5011\u8aa0\u646f\u9080\u8acb\u5404\u6821\u7684\u6821\u9577\u548c\u8001\u5e2b\u5011\u71b1\u5fc3\u652f\u6301\uff0c\u4e26\u7a4d\u6975\u9f13\u52f5\u5b78\u751f\u5011\u8e34\u8e8d\u53c3\u52a0\u9019\u9805\u7cbe\u5f69\u7684\u6bd4\u8cfd\u3002<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u6709\u95dc\u5831\u540d\u65b9\u5f0f\u3001\u6bd4\u8cfd\u898f\u5247\u4ee5\u53ca\u5176\u4ed6\u8a73\u7d30\u8cc7\u8a0a\uff0c\u8acb\u53c3\u95b1\u96a8\u9644\u7684\u6bd4\u8cfd\u8fa6\u6cd5\u3002<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The National Council of Associations of Chinese Language Schools (NCACLS) is hosting a Video Singing Contest to encourage students to learn Chinese through singing and to showcase their musical talents. We sincerely invite principals and teachers from all member schools to actively support and encourage students to participate in this exciting competition.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Contest Guidelines\uff1a<a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1rY5wHyD8o_vGWMJq45sAQF5z8I09TZz2\/view?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">2025-2026\u5b78\u5e74\u5168\u7f8e\u3010\u6b4c\u5531\u5f71\u7247\u5927\u8cfd\u3011\u5831\u540d\u7c21\u7ae0<\/a><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Registration Form\uff1a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/X7qMStGP3qbNYENP7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">2025-2026\u5b78\u5e74\u5168\u7f8e\u3010\u6b4c\u5531\u5f71\u7247\u5927\u8cfd\u3011\u5831\u540d\u8868<\/a><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Poster\uff1a<a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1tMUYYhRtwJ9dafKxszehung4xasWKplo\/view?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">\u00a02025-2026\u5b78\u5e74\u5168\u7f8e\u3010\u6b4c\u5531\u5f71\u7247\u5927\u8cfd\u3011\u6d77\u5831<\/a><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u3010\u5982\u4f55\u8b93\u5728\u7f8e\u570b\u6210\u9577\u7684\u9752\u5c11\u5e74\uff0c\u8207\u53f0\u7063\u7236\u6bcd\u4e4b\u9593\u91cd\u65b0\u5efa\u7acb\u7406\u89e3\u8207\u9023\u7d50\u3011<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u7576\u5b69\u5b50\u9081\u5165\u9752\u6625\u671f\uff0c\u89aa\u5b50\u4e4b\u9593\u7684\u5c0d\u8a71\u662f\u5426\u8d8a\u4f86\u8d8a\u96e3\uff1f<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">ATANY \uff08\u5927\u7d10\u7d04\u5730\u5340\u53f0\u7063\u6821\u53cb\u6703\uff09\u7279\u5225\u70ba\u79fb\u6c11\u5bb6\u5ead\u8a2d\u8a08\u7684\u7dda\u4e0a\u8b1b\u5ea7\uff0c\u9080\u8acb\u5230\u53f0\u7063\u77e5\u540d\u89aa\u8077\u6559\u80b2\u8b1b\u5e2b\u2014\u2014\u6fa4\u7238\uff0c\u8207\u5927\u5bb6\u4e00\u8d77\u63a2\u8a0e\u3010\u5982\u4f55\u8b93\u5728\u7f8e\u570b\u6210\u9577\u7684\u9752\u5c11\u5e74\u8207\u53f0\u7063\u7236\u6bcd\u4e4b\u9593\u91cd\u65b0\u5efa\u7acb\u7406\u89e3\u8207\u9023\u7d50\u3011<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u65e5\u671f\u6642\u9593\uff1a11\/08 \u9031\u516d\u65e9\u4e0a 10:30-\u4e2d\u5348 12:00(\u6771\u5cb8\u6642\u9593)<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u5730\u9ede\uff1a\u7dda\u4e0a\u8996\u8a0a\uff0c\u6b61\u8fce\u5404\u5730\u53f0\u7063\u5bb6\u5ead\u52a0\u5165\uff0cmulti-tasker \u53cb\u5584\u6d3b\u52d5<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u6f14\u8b1b\u8005\uff1a\u6fa4\u7238\uff08\u9b4f\u744b\u5fd7\uff09\uff0c\u5728\u89aa\u5b50\u5929\u4e0b\u64d4\u4efb\u5c08\u6b04\u4f5c\u5bb6\uff0c\u5f9e\u53f0\u7063\u79fb\u5c45\u5230\u7f8e\u570b\u5169\u5e74\uff0c\u6709\u9752\u5c11\u5e74\u5e74\u9f61\u7684\u5b69\u5b50<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">ATANY (Taiwan Alumni Network of New York) is hosting a\u00a0special online seminar designed for immigrant families, featuring\u00a0Zeh Ba (Wei Weizhi)\u00a0\u2014 a well-known parenting educator from Taiwan. Together, we will explore\u00a0how to rebuild understanding and connection between Taiwanese parents and their teenagers growing up in the United States.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Date &amp; Time:\u00a0Saturday, November 8, 10:30 AM \u2013 12:00 PM (Eastern Time)<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Location:\u00a0Online (video conference) \u2014 Taiwanese families everywhere are welcome to join. This is a\u00a0multi-tasker-friendly\u00a0event!<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Speaker: Zeh Ba (Wei Weizhi)\u00a0\u2014 parenting columnist for\u00a0CommonWealth Parenting (\u89aa\u5b50\u5929\u4e0b), who relocated from Taiwan to the United States two years ago and is also a parent of teenagers.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Registration link:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/tally.so\/r\/mJ7MN7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/tally.so\/r\/mJ7MN7<\/a><\/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\u00a0(Last week for registration!)<\/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<h2 dir=\"ltr\">\ud83e\udde7 Get Ready for 2026 LNY! Raffle Prize Donations Needed<\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">It&#8217;s never too early to start preparing for a party! We are officially diving into the planning for our 2026 Lunar New Year (LNY) celebration.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">To make our annual LNY Raffle a success and to keep everyone happy with the prize inventory, we need your help with donations.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">If you&#8217;d like to donate a raffle prize:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Please bring it to the PCLS Admin Team on any Sunday before December 21, 2025.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">A few ground rules for donations (because we love clarity):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Retail Value: $25 or more. (We&#8217;re aiming for prizes that make people shout!)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Condition: Must be NEW and UNOPENED. (No dusty relics, please.)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Appropriateness: Items should be suitable for the occasion and our audience.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Tax receipts are available upon request.<\/p>\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\/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 dir=\"ltr\">11\/16:\u00a0\u00a0Wu Fish\u00a0\u87f9\u5bf6-\u5433\u6c0f\u9b5a\u6e6f<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"yiv6367595721gmail-docs-internal-guid-bc638ed8-7fff-dc77-613b-c03912107107\">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=\"yiv6367595721gmail_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>\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\/9 3:00 &#8211; 4:00 PM: First Semester Welcome Meeting with Parents at Cafeteria 2:30 &#8211; 4:30 PM: I-Compatriot Card (i-\u50d1\u5361) Application at Cafeteria 11\/16 1:30 &#8211; 2:30 PM: Speech Contest at Upper Gym 3:00 &#8211; 4:30 PM: I-Compatriot Card (i-\u50d1\u5361) Application at Admin Table 11\/23 Message from Principal First Semester Welcome Meeting with Parents Join us Sunday, November 9 at 3 PM in the Campus Common (cafeteria) to meet the PCLS Admin Team. We\u2019ll share an overview of <a href=\"http:\/\/pcls.org\/?p=2127\" 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-2127","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-announcement"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/pcls.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2127","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=2127"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/pcls.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2127\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2129,"href":"http:\/\/pcls.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2127\/revisions\/2129"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/pcls.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2127"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/pcls.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2127"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/pcls.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2127"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}