{"id":2226,"date":"2026-04-25T02:55:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-25T02:55:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pcls.org\/?p=2226"},"modified":"2026-04-25T02:55:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-25T02:55:12","slug":"weekly-newsletter-april-24-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/pcls.org\/?p=2226","title":{"rendered":"Weekly Newsletter April 24, 2026"},"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=\"75\" \/>\n<col width=\"539\" \/><\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span dir=\"ltr\">4\/26<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u626f\u9234\u6bd4\u8cfd Yoyo Contest <span dir=\"ltr\">4:20 &#8211; 5:00 PM<\/span>. Contestants should report to the upper gym <span dir=\"ltr\">at 4:15 &#8211; 4:20 PM<\/span>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">5\/3<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u5bb6\u9577\u5927\u6703 Year-End Report Meeting with Parents &#8211; Fireside Chat <span dir=\"ltr\">3:00 &#8211; 4:15 PM<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u6559\u5b78\u6210\u679c\u5c55 Student work exhibition <span dir=\"ltr\">2:30 &#8211; 4:20 PM<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span dir=\"ltr\">5\/10<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">2026-2027 \u65e9\u9ce5\u8a3b\u518a\u958b\u59cb School Year 2026-2027 Early bird registration begins<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u6587\u5316\u8ab2\u958b\u653e\u65e5 Culture class open house <span dir=\"ltr\">4:20 &#8211; 5:00 PM<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\n<p><strong>Message from Principal<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">End-of-Year Parent Report Meeting &amp; Student Work Exhibition <span dir=\"ltr\">May 3rd<\/span> (<span dir=\"ltr\">Next Sunday<\/span>)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Fireside Chat Q&amp;A \u2014 replacing our traditional presentation. Submit your questions via <a tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/Xy8QaA4PRVxhyjgn6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"Fireside chat survey\">Fireside chat survey<\/a> by <span dir=\"ltr\">May 1st<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Student Work Exhibition \u2014 featuring work from our students plus partners Princeton Day School and Princeton High School<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Light refreshments provided<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Fun Day <span style=\"color: #ff7977;\"><span dir=\"ltr\">May 17th<\/span><\/span> at Mercer Park East<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Action required: Please complete the <a tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/qMQMEhaMGZSEZwUa6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"Fun Day Survey\"><b>Fun Day Survey<\/b><\/a> by <span dir=\"ltr\">May 3rd<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\">.<\/span> <b>We need at least 50% of families to respond \u2014 otherwise the event will be canceled<\/b>. Your response decides whether this happens!<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Message from Academic Director<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Congratulations to the Word Recognition Contest Winners!!<\/p>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" align=\"left\">\n<table>\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"120\" \/>\n<col width=\"150\" \/>\n<col width=\"7\" \/>\n<col width=\"120\" \/>\n<col width=\"150\" \/><\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u4f4e\u5e74\u7d1a\u7b2c\u4e00\u7d44<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u9ad8\u5e74\u7d1a\u7b2c\u4e00\u7d44<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">1st place<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u9ec3\u5ba5\u7136 Brooklyn Huang<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">1st place<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u8521\u4f9d\u73ca Olivia Tsai<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">2nd place<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u674e\u5c11\u6d0b Felix Schroeder<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">2nd place<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u5f35\u5ead Lori Chang<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u4f4e\u5e74\u7d1a\u7b2c\u4e8c\u7d44<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">3rd 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\">1st place<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u5433\u6377\u7fca Lucas Wu<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Honorable mention<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u6797\u5361\u62c9 Cara Horhota<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">2nd place<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u674e\u67cf\u6a02 Winston Li<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u9ad8\u5e74\u7d1a\u7b2c\u4e8c\u7d44<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u4e2d\u5e74\u7d1a\u7b2c\u4e00\u7d44<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">1st place<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u4f55\u5b9a\u8ed2 Derek Hall<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">1st place<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u9673\u9d3b\u502b Leon Harris<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">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\">2nd place<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u5433\u844e Audrey Wu<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">CSL\u7b2c\u4e00\u7d44<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u4e2d\u5e74\u7d1a\u7b2c\u4e8c\u7d44<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">1st place<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Maddie Chew<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">1st place<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u8521\u6c6d\u7a4e Ethan Tsai<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">CSL\u7b2c\u4e8c\u7d44<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">2nd place<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u90b1\u4eae\u6137 Katherine Chiu<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">1st place<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u6587\u7406 Ethan Rowe<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">3rd place<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u8a31\u54f2\u744b Theodore Hsu<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">2nd place<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u8b1d\u6d77\u6b23 Oceana Hsieh<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u5168\u7f8e\u4e2d\u6587\u5b78\u6821\u806f\u5408\u7e3d\u6703 2026\u5e74\u5168\u7f8e\u6210\u8a9e\/\u5e38\u7528\u8a9e\u6bd4\u8cfd<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u6bd4\u8cfd\u6642\u9593\uff1a<span dir=\"ltr\">2026-05-16<\/span> (\u661f\u671f\u516d) \u521d\u7d1a\u7d44<span dir=\"ltr\">12:30PM<\/span> \/ \u4e2d\u7d1a\u7d44<span dir=\"ltr\">1:30PM<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u6bd4\u8cfd\u65b9\u5f0f\uff1a\u500b\u4eba\u6bd4\u8cfd\uff0c\u5728\u7db2\u8def\u4e0a\u8209\u884c\u3002<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u5831\u540d\u65b9\u5f0f\u8207\u6642\u9593\uff1a\u5831\u540d\u7531\u5404\u6821\u7d71\u4e00\u5831\u540d\uff0c\u6709\u8208\u8da3\u53c3\u52a0\u7684\u540c\u5b78\uff0c\u8acb\u65bc<span dir=\"ltr\">2026-04-28<\/span>\u524d\u8207Sophia \u806f\u7d61 (<a tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\" href=\"mailto:academic@pcls.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"academic@pcls.org\">academic@pcls.org<\/a>)\u3002\u8d85\u904e\u6642\u9650\u6055\u4e0d\u53d7\u7406\uff01<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Message from Culture Director<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">PCLS Yo-Yo Competition <span dir=\"ltr\">April 26, 2026<\/span> &#8211; Report to upper gym <span dir=\"ltr\">at 4:15pm<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>PTA Update<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Due to the postponement of the LNY event, many duties have been affected. Please check <a tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1FAkq64Qy2bNXo-nI3GYDgzJUMgYyy6zj\/view?usp=drive_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"the updated list\">the updated list<\/a>for the changes.<\/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 tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1FAkq64Qy2bNXo-nI3GYDgzJUMgYyy6zj\/view?usp=drive_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"this link\">this link<\/a>. Detailed parent duty instructions and information can be found in the <a tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1i1yBbMxwW3KjzEq-CC87Phj5NUdtoeUc2dUpLmlvBCg\/edit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"PCLS Parent Duty Guidelines\">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 tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\" href=\"mailto:PTA@pcls.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"PTA@pcls.org\">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 tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/line.me\/ti\/g\/QuLI3jTQan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"https:\/\/line.me\/ti\/g\/QuLI3jTQan\">\u00a0https:\/\/line.me\/ti\/g\/QuLI3jTQan<\/a>.\u00a0 Click the link to join.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"yiv7181793322gmail-docs-internal-guid-e1ade227-7fff-1a91-d3a4-3a8c06c58250\"><br \/>\nFor additional information on the date, time, location and order link, please see <a tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1I6l9x2SBIUkM9AKtF4iPJwsUR84juBNBcGGsxCiv1Pg\/edit?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"this link\">this link<\/a>.<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"yiv7181793322gmail_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 4\/26 \u626f\u9234\u6bd4\u8cfd Yoyo Contest 4:20 &#8211; 5:00 PM. Contestants should report to the upper gym at 4:15 &#8211; 4:20 PM. 5\/3 \u5bb6\u9577\u5927\u6703 Year-End Report Meeting with Parents &#8211; Fireside Chat 3:00 &#8211; 4:15 PM \u6559\u5b78\u6210\u679c\u5c55 Student work exhibition 2:30 &#8211; 4:20 PM 5\/10 2026-2027 \u65e9\u9ce5\u8a3b\u518a\u958b\u59cb School Year 2026-2027 Early bird registration begins \u6587\u5316\u8ab2\u958b\u653e\u65e5 Culture class open house 4:20 &#8211; 5:00 PM Message from Principal End-of-Year Parent Report Meeting &amp; Student Work Exhibition May 3rd (Next Sunday) Fireside Chat <a href=\"http:\/\/pcls.org\/?p=2226\" 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-2226","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-announcement"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/pcls.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2226","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=2226"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/pcls.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2226\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2227,"href":"http:\/\/pcls.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2226\/revisions\/2227"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/pcls.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2226"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/pcls.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2226"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/pcls.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2226"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}