{"id":2317,"date":"2026-09-19T03:32:22","date_gmt":"2026-09-19T03:32:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pcls.org\/?p=2317"},"modified":"2026-09-19T20:22:51","modified_gmt":"2026-09-19T20:22:51","slug":"__trashed-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/pcls.org\/?p=2317","title":{"rendered":"Weekly Newsletter September 18, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Upcoming Event<\/p>\n<p>9\/20<\/p>\n<p>Adult activities \uff2fpen \uff28ouse<\/p>\n<p>Zumba (lower gym, 2:50-3:50 PM, complete WAIVER<\/p>\n<p>Calligraphy (cafeteria, 3:00-5:00 PM)<\/p>\n<p>Adult Taiwanese conversation class (4:20 &#8211; 5:00 PM, Room 212)<\/p>\n<p>Culture Class Change Request open (deadline 9\/27)<\/p>\n<p>9\/27<\/p>\n<p>Language class back-to-school meeting \u8a9e\u8a00\u8ab2\u65b0\u5e74\u5bb6\u9577\u8aaa\u660e\u6703 (in your child\u2019s classroom)<\/p>\n<p>Last day to submit Culture Class Change Request <\/p>\n<p>10\/4<\/p>\n<p>No school due to PDS open house<\/p>\n<p><strong>Message from Principal<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Class Schedule: <\/p>\n<p>Taiwanese class: 1:45 &#8211; 2:30 PM (if registered)<\/p>\n<p>Language class: 2:30 &#8211; 4:15 PM<\/p>\n<p>Culture class: 4:20 &#8211; 5:00 PM<\/p>\n<p>For the full school calendar, please click PCLS SY26-27 Calendar. <\/p>\n<p>New! Personal Device Policy: <\/p>\n<p>In alignment with New Jersey\u2019s new bell-to-bell personal device policy, PCLS students may not use personal internet-enabled devices during school hours, including class time and recess.<\/p>\n<p>We strongly encourage students to leave cell phones and other personal devices at home. If brought to school, devices must be turned off and kept away throughout the school day.<\/p>\n<p>Teachers may provide a designated storage area for devices during class.<\/p>\n<p>Payment:<\/p>\n<p>If tuition is still outstanding, please pay via Zelle or bring a check to the Admin Table. <\/p>\n<p>Students with outstanding tuition will not receive textbooks until payment is completed. <\/p>\n<p>Tuition checks will be deposited within one week of receipt. Please ensure sufficient funds are available.<\/p>\n<p>Parent duty refund checks must be deposited by 10\/31\/2026.<\/p>\n<p>Meet the Admin Team:<\/p>\n<p>Yvonne Liang (Academic Director), Jan-Huey Chen (Culture Director), Veronica Chen (Chairperson), and I (Cindy Chen) will be at the Admin Table. Please stop by to say hello\u2014we\u2019ll be happy to answer any questions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Message from Academic Director<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Textbooks will only be distributed to registered and paid students. If you haven\u2019t paid the tuition, please bring in your check (NO cash please as we can\u2019t track it) this Sunday. You\u2019ll receive the textbooks once tuition is paid.<\/p>\n<p>Language Class Changes<\/p>\n<p>Every student has ONE chance to change language class during the 2nd and 3rd week. After 9\/27, NO change to the language class is allowed. If you have any questions regarding the class placement, please reach out to me at academic@pcls.org. <\/p>\n<p>Trial Class<\/p>\n<p>We offer trial classes on 9\/20 and 9\/27. If your friends are interested in joining our school and would like to sign up for a trial class, please sign up before they come.  <\/p>\n<p><strong>Message from Culture Director<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Culture Class Changes <\/p>\n<p>If your child(ren) wishes to change his\/her culture class, please discuss the change with the Culture Director prior to making any change and then, complete the change request form by Sunday, 9\/27\/2025. Note this is the ONLY chance in the year to switch culture classes.   <\/p>\n<p>Culture Class Waivers<\/p>\n<p>Students in the following classes are required to sign a WAIVER:<\/p>\n<p>Taekwondo<\/p>\n<p>YoYo<\/p>\n<p>Dance<\/p>\n<p>Basketball<\/p>\n<p>An email will also be sent to the students with a link to a Google form for electronic sign-off. Please take a moment to complete the waiver when you receive it. <\/p>\n<p>Culture Class Material Fees<\/p>\n<p>Students in Chinese Knotting \u4e2d\u570b\u7d50, Chinese Brush Painting \u570b\u756b, Chinese Calligraphy \u66f8\u6cd5, and Craft STEM STEM\u5de5\u85dd\u624b\u4f5c are required to pay a $25 materials fee. This fee covers the materials students use in class during the entire school year. Students should bring a check for $25 (payable to PCLS) or cash by 9\/27\/2025 to their culture teacher, or Zelle (epay@pcls.org) to school. Please include your child\u2019s name and culture class in the notes section of your Zelle payment. <\/p>\n<p>Adult Activities <\/p>\n<p>OPEN HOUSE this Sunday!  <\/p>\n<p>Zumba: 2:50-3:50pm (WAIVER Needed!) in Lower gym<\/p>\n<p>Chinese Calligraphy: 3:00-3:50pm in Cafeteria<\/p>\n<p>Taiwanese: 4:20-5:00pm in Room 212<\/p>\n<p>To register the following adult activities, please click HERE for more information and fees. <\/p>\n<p>Basketball<\/p>\n<p>Badminton<\/p>\n<p>Zumba (WAIVER Needed!)<\/p>\n<p>Chinese Calligraphy (min. 3 students) <\/p>\n<p>Taiwanese <\/p>\n<p><strong>PTA Update<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Parent participation and involvement are essential to the success of the school\u2019s operation and events. Please make sure you have signed up for required parent duties which are One Type A duty, One Type B duty, and One of the parent meetings for each family. If you are able to spare more time to our community, we would be very thankful. To check your parent duty sign ups, please click this SignupGenius link.<\/p>\n<p>Deposit refund requirement: Please note that only after the parent duties are fulfilled will the deposit be refunded. Detailed parent duty instructions and information can be found in the PCLS Parent Duty Guidelines. Please make sure to sign in at the event\/duty to log the completion of your duty. Also, if any events\/parent duty signups are canceled\/moved, it is the family\u2019s responsibility to sign up for another parent duty or the rescheduled time to fulfill the requirement in order to receive the deposit.<\/p>\n<p>Room Parent Volunteers: We would also love to hear from parents who are interested in volunteering as a Room Parent for the following classes:<br \/>\nT2, T4, T5, T6, CSL1, and CSL3<\/p>\n<p>If you are interested in helping with class activities, parent communication, and other class-related matters, please feel free to reach out to Erin Liang while at school or at PTA@pcls.org.<\/p>\n<p><strong>EXTERNAL EVENT <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>PCLS shares external events for informational purposes only and does not endorse or have any affiliation with the organizers.<\/p>\n<p>\u5f9e\u5bb6\u5ead\u672a\u4f86\u5230\u5718\u5713\u6642\u5149\uff0c\u8b9310\/3 \u9019\u500b\u9031\u516d\uff0c\u5145\u6eff\u610f\u7fa9\uff01<\/p>\n<p>\u6d3b\u52d5\u5730\u9ede\uff1a1127 River Road, Hillsborough, NJ 08844  (\u516d\u8449\u6587\u5316\u57fa\u91d1\u6703: The Neshanic Mill)<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udca1\u63d0\u65e9\u898f\u5283\uff0c\u70ba\u5bb6\u4eba\u7559\u4e0b\u66f4\u5b89\u5fc3\u7684\u672a\u4f86\uff01<\/p>\n<p>9:30~11:00: See Estate Planning Flyer<\/p>\n<p>\u628a\u63e1\u6a5f\u6703\u53c3\u52a0\u7531\u5c08\u696d\u4eba\u58eb\u4e3b\u8b1b\u7684\u8ca1\u52d9\u8207\u907a\u7522\u898f\u5283\u8b1b\u5ea7\u3002\u5167\u5bb9\u6db5\u84cb\u907a\u7522\u898f\u5283\u3001\u7bc0\u7a05\u53ca\u6148\u5584\u6350\u8d08\u7b49\u91cd\u8981\u8b70\u984c\uff0c\u5354\u52a9\u60a8\u53ca\u65e9\u601d\u8003\u5bb6\u5ead\u672a\u4f86\u3002\u672c\u8b1b\u5ea7\u514d\u8cbb\uff0c\u4ee5\u5206\u4eab\u8207\u6559\u80b2\u70ba\u4e3b\uff0c\u7121\u4efb\u4f55\u92b7\u552e\u884c\u70ba\uff0c\u4f46\u52d9\u5fc5\u81f3\u6b64 Registration Form \u767b\u8a18\u3002\u8d81\u8457\u9031\u672b\uff0c\u5e36\u8457\u5bb6\u4eba\u4e00\u8d77\u5b78\u7fd2\uff0c\u70ba\u4e0b\u4e00\u4ee3\u591a\u4e00\u4efd\u6e96\u5099\u3001\u591a\u4e00\u4efd\u5b89\u5fc3\uff01<\/p>\n<p>\ud83e\udd6e\u5927\u624b\u727d\u5c0f\u624b\uff0c\u5ea6\u904e\u4e0d\u4e00\u6a23\u7684\u4e2d\u79cb\uff01<\/p>\n<p>11:30~14:30: See One Moon Flyer<\/p>\n<p>\u60f3\u5728\u6b77\u53f2\u78e8\u574a\u88e1\u6b61\u6176\u4e2d\u79cb\u55ce\uff1f\u5317\u7f8e\u6d32\u53f0\u7063\u5a66\u5973\u6703\u7d10\u6fa4\u897f\u5206\u6703 (NATWA-NJ) \uff0c\u9080\u8acb\u60a8\u5e36\u8457\u5bb6\u4eba\u670b\u53cb\u8d70\u9032The Neshanic Mill\uff0c\u5728\u9019300\u591a\u5e74\u7684\u53e4\u8e5f\u5167\uff0c\u4e00\u8d77\u611f\u53d7\u53f0\u7063\u5473\u7684\u4e2d\u79cb\u5348\u5f8c\uff01\u4eab\u7528\u53f0\u5f0f\u5348\u9910\u3001\u6b4c\u8b20\u3001\u624b\u4f5c\u51b0\u76ae\u6708\u9905\u3001\u6545\u4e8b\u5206\u4eab\u3001\u53f0\u7063\u8b0e\u984c\uff0c\u9084\u6709\u523a\u6fc0\u597d\u73a9\u7684\u6311\u6230\u8cfd\uff0c\u7cbe\u7f8e\u734e\u54c1\u7b49\u8457\u5927\u5bb6\u4f86\u8d0f\u53d6\uff01\u8b93\u6211\u5011\u5728\u6b61\u7b11\u4e2d\u5206\u4eab\u5c6c\u65bc\u4e0d\u540c\u4e16\u4ee3\u7684\u8a18\u61b6\u8207\u9023\u7d50\u3002\u5ea7\u4f4d\u6709\u9650\uff0c\u8acb\u76e1\u65e9\u65bc\u6b64 \u5831\u540d\u3002\u932f\u904e\u9019\u6b21\uff0c\u6a5f\u6703\u4e0d\u518d\uff01 <\/p>\n<p><strong>Vendor Update<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>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.  https:\/\/line.me\/ti\/g\/QuLI3jTQan.  Click the link to join.<\/p>\n<p>9\/20: OK Canaan Flushing \u53f0\u7063\u597d\u6ecb\u5473  (Pre-Order &#038; OnSite)<\/p>\n<p>9\/27:  Golden Buns \u91d1\u83ef\u5305\u5b50 (PreOrder\/OnSite)<\/p>\n<p>9\/27:  Malaysian\u99ac\u4f86\u98a8\u5473\u6599\u7406  (Pre-Order)<\/p>\n<p>For additional information on the date, time, location and order link, please see this link.<\/p>\n<p>Cindy Chen, \u6821\u9577 Principal<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Upcoming Event 9\/20 Adult activities \uff2fpen \uff28ouse Zumba (lower gym, 2:50-3:50 PM, complete WAIVER Calligraphy (cafeteria, 3:00-5:00 PM) Adult Taiwanese conversation class (4:20 &#8211; 5:00 PM, Room 212) Culture Class Change Request open (deadline 9\/27) 9\/27 Language class back-to-school meeting \u8a9e\u8a00\u8ab2\u65b0\u5e74\u5bb6\u9577\u8aaa\u660e\u6703 (in your child\u2019s classroom) Last day to submit Culture Class Change Request 10\/4 No school due to PDS open house Message from Principal Class Schedule: Taiwanese class: 1:45 &#8211; 2:30 PM (if registered) Language class: 2:30 &#8211; 4:15 PM <a href=\"http:\/\/pcls.org\/?p=2317\" 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-2317","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-announcement"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/pcls.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2317","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=2317"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"http:\/\/pcls.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2317\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2324,"href":"http:\/\/pcls.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2317\/revisions\/2324"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/pcls.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2317"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/pcls.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2317"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/pcls.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2317"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}