{"id":2139,"date":"2025-12-05T23:23:17","date_gmt":"2025-12-05T23:23:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pcls.org\/?p=2139"},"modified":"2025-12-06T23:28:26","modified_gmt":"2025-12-06T23:28:26","slug":"weekly-newsletter-december-5-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/pcls.org\/?p=2139","title":{"rendered":"Weekly Newsletter December 5, 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\">12\/7<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Lunar New Year practice <span dir=\"ltr\">starts at <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\">1:30pm<\/span> sharp<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Dragon Dance (T6, T7, CSL5): Upper Gym<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Lion Dance (T8, T9, CSL6\/7): Little Gym (aka TKD gym)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Raffle Prize Donations accepted at Admin Table<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span dir=\"ltr\">12\/14<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Writing Contest \u5beb\u5b57\u6bd4\u8cfd<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span dir=\"ltr\">12\/21<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Christmas Concert \u8056\u8a95\u97f3\u6a02\u6703<\/p>\n<\/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\">\nI hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving with family and friends!<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Just a friendly reminder: We are starting our preparation for the Lunar New Year celebration! Please keep an eye out for important notices from your teachers. Additionally, please be sure to read the PCLS newsletter, as it contains important announcements regarding the celebration.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Message from Academic Director<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">N\/A<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Message from Culture Director<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\">\ud83e\udde7 2026 LNY DRAGON and LION Dance Practice<\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">We are so excited to continue the PCLS tradition of Dragon and Lion dances at the LNY celebration! To make this a fun and successful experience for everyone, consistency is key. We ask that students fully commit to the schedule, as missing practice makes it difficult for the group to move forward. Please keep an open line of communication with the teachers so we can plan practices that work for the team. Thank you for your support!<\/p>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\">\ud83e\udde7 2026 LNY Raffle Prize Donations Needed<\/h2>\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\">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<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Tax receipts are available upon request.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\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\">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 dir=\"ltr\"><span dir=\"ltr\">12\/14<\/span>: \u00a0\u53f0\u7063\u597d\u6ecb\u5473<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"yiv4241371087gmail-docs-internal-guid-874e6dd3-7fff-7d49-0b17-671c2497bb58\">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><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"yiv4241371087gmail_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: #efeae7; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: verdana, sans-serif;\"><b><span>Cindy Chen<span style=\"color: #efeae7;\">,\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 12\/7 Lunar New Year practice starts at 1:30pm sharp Dragon Dance (T6, T7, CSL5): Upper Gym Lion Dance (T8, T9, CSL6\/7): Little Gym (aka TKD gym) Raffle Prize Donations accepted at Admin Table 12\/14 Writing Contest \u5beb\u5b57\u6bd4\u8cfd 12\/21 Christmas Concert \u8056\u8a95\u97f3\u6a02\u6703 Message from Principal I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving with family and friends! Just a friendly reminder: We are starting our preparation for the Lunar New Year celebration! 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