{"id":2133,"date":"2025-11-21T16:08:56","date_gmt":"2025-11-21T16:08:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pcls.org\/?p=2133"},"modified":"2025-11-22T16:14:53","modified_gmt":"2025-11-22T16:14:53","slug":"weekly-newsletter-november-21-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/pcls.org\/?p=2133","title":{"rendered":"Weekly Newsletter November 21, 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\"><span dir=\"ltr\">11\/23<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Accepting Raffle Prize Donations (see Culture Update)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span dir=\"ltr\">11\/30<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Thanksgiving Holiday \u2013 No School<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span dir=\"ltr\">12\/7<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Lunar New Year dragon and lion dance practice begins<\/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\">Lost and Found<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Missing a bag? Please check in at the admin table <span dir=\"ltr\">this Sunday<\/span> \u2014 we may have it!<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Message from Academic Director<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">2025 \u5168\u7f8eAP\u4e2d\u6587\u8907\u7fd2\u8003\u8a66 (National Preparation Test for AP Chinese)<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Eligibility: 6th to 12th grade students<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Registration period: 2025-12-01 to 2026-01-23<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Registration fee: $15<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Test date: <span dir=\"ltr\">2026-02-28<\/span> or 2025-03-01<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Registration has to go through PCLS. If your child(ren) is interested, please send the English full name of your child and the email your child plans to use for receiving test information to <a href=\"mailto:academic@pcls.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">academic@pcls.org<\/a> and a $15 check payable to PCLS by <span dir=\"ltr\">Jan 18, 2026<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Please see more details in the <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1lOMN6G3L_Ujq2Pn61T6eBm2G1PCF8gjy\/view?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">attachment<\/a>.<\/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 <span dir=\"ltr\">before December 21, 2025<\/span>.<\/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: Please note that only after the parent duties are fulfilled will the deposit be refunded. To check your 2025-2026 parent duty sign ups, please click <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1FAkq64Qy2bNXo-nI3GYDgzJUMgYyy6zj\/view?usp=drive_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">this link<\/a>. Detailed parent duty instructions and information can be found in the <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1i1yBbMxwW3KjzEq-CC87Phj5NUdtoeUc2dUpLmlvBCg\/edit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">PCLS Parent Duty Guidelines<\/a>. Please 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 the family\u2019s responsibility to 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 <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 LINE group: &#8220;PCLS &#8211; Food and Vendors \u666e\u6797\u65af\u9813\u4e2d\u6587\u5b78\u6821\u7f8e\u98df\u5718&#8221; to get the latest information about food ordering and delivery.<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\"><span dir=\"ltr\">11\/23<\/span>:\u00a0 Golden Bun<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span dir=\"ltr\">11\/25<\/span>: \u00a0Linda Seafood<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span dir=\"ltr\">12\/05<\/span>: \u00a0\u7cbd\u5b50 Zongzi, David Kao<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span dir=\"ltr\">12\/07<\/span>: \u00a0Lin&#8217;s Palace \u6797\u5bae<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span dir=\"ltr\">12\/07<\/span>: \u00a0Vincy\u2019s \u6676\u947d\u53f0\u7063\u79c1\u5eda<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span dir=\"ltr\">12\/07<\/span>: \u00a0\u5317\u65b9\u9eb5\u7c89\u5718<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"yiv8304911711gmail-docs-internal-guid-ec6a6830-7fff-a13d-6904-2e952bf1f9d5\">For additional information on the date, time, location and order link, please see <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=\"yiv8304911711gmail_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: #efeae7; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: verdana, sans-serif;\"><b>Cindy Chen<span style=\"color: #efeae7;\">,\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\/23 Accepting Raffle Prize Donations (see Culture Update) 11\/30 Thanksgiving Holiday \u2013 No School 12\/7 Lunar New Year dragon and lion dance practice begins Message from Principal Lost and Found Missing a bag? Please check in at the admin table this Sunday \u2014 we may have it! Message from Academic Director 2025 \u5168\u7f8eAP\u4e2d\u6587\u8907\u7fd2\u8003\u8a66 (National Preparation Test for AP Chinese) Eligibility: 6th to 12th grade students Registration period: 2025-12-01 to 2026-01-23 Registration fee: $15 Test date: 2026-02-28 or 2025-03-01 <a href=\"http:\/\/pcls.org\/?p=2133\" 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-2133","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-announcement"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/pcls.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2133","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=2133"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/pcls.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2133\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2135,"href":"http:\/\/pcls.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2133\/revisions\/2135"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/pcls.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2133"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/pcls.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2133"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/pcls.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2133"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}