{"id":275,"date":"2018-12-16T02:49:17","date_gmt":"2018-12-16T02:49:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pcls.org\/?p=275"},"modified":"2018-12-16T02:49:17","modified_gmt":"2018-12-16T02:49:17","slug":"pcls-newsletter-1216-last-class-of-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/pcls.org\/?p=275","title":{"rendered":"PCLS Newsletter 12\/16 &#8211; Last Class of 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dear Parents\/Guardians\/Teachers:<\/p>\n<p>Please note that this Sunday, 12\/16 will be the last\u00a0PCLS\u00a0class of 2018.\u00a0 We will not have class on 12\/23 and 12\/30, so we will resume classes on 1\/6\/2019.<\/p>\n<p>Once we return in January, we will just have 4 weeks to rehearse for our Chinese New Year Celebration which is<strong>\u00a02\/3\/2019\u00a0<\/strong>at<strong>\u00a0Montgomery High School<\/strong>.\u00a0 More details (the show, raffle ticket sales and prize, the dinner after the show, etc) will be announced in my\u00a0newsletter\u00a0in January.<\/p>\n<p>We would greatly appreciate donations (value of $20 and above) of<strong>\u00a0Raffle Prizes<\/strong>\u00a0for the raffle during our New year&#8217;s festivities.\u00a0 All the donations go to our raffle which helps as a fundraiser for the school. Please drop off the items to\u00a0<strong>Sylvia<\/strong>\u00a0or\u00a0<strong>Sophia<\/strong>\u00a0in the cafeteria until 1\/13\/2019.\u00a0\u00a0We will also provide<u><em><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/u><u><em><strong>donation receipt<\/strong>\u00a0for your tax filing purpose<\/em><\/u>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Pre-own Yo-yo for Sale this Sunday:<br \/>\n<\/u><\/strong>We acquired some pre-owned Sundia yo-yo and will offer PCLS students to purchase at administration table in the cafeteria this Sunday 2:40 ~ 4:50 with Sophia.<\/p>\n<p>These diabolos were originally brought from Taiwan and only used a few times at Chinese summer camp in Michigan.\u00a0 They are the same kind as we use at PCLS yo-yo class. It\u2019s made by soft plastic and comes with wooden sticks.<\/p>\n<p>Each set (1 yo-yo, 1 pair of sticks with string) is sold for $12. (Brand new $30)\u00a0 This is a great opportunity for children interested in Chinese yo-yo class next school year, or the current students need extra yo-yo with lower price.\u00a0 Limited quantities. No reservation available. First come first serve. Cash only.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Seminar this Sunday:<\/u><\/strong><br \/>\nThe seminar &#8221;\u00a0<strong>Screens are hurting children&#8217;s eyesight &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong><strong>How to Preserve Your Child\u2019s Vision<\/strong>&#8221; will take place at\u00a0<u><strong>Room 231 (3:00-4:15)<\/strong><\/u>\u00a0this Sunday.\u00a0These days there are more electronic screens in front of our children than ever before.\u00a0\u00a0The workshop will be given by optometrists and authors Dr. Ivan Lee and Dr. Noah Tannen.\u00a0 Learn the visual, and perhaps emotional, side effects of excessive electronic use and what to do about it. \u00a0<strong>The first 10 parents to attend the workshop will receive a copy of their latest book: <\/strong><i><strong>A Parent\u2019s Guide to Raising Children with Healthy Vision<\/strong><\/i><\/p>\n<p><b><u>Messages from the Academic Director, Molly Yang:<\/u><\/b><\/p>\n<p>We are pleased to announce the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/pcls.org\/?p=273\"><strong>WINNERS\u00a0of the\u00a0Speech\u00a0Contests<\/strong>.<\/a> Thank you to those 60+ students who participated in the\u00a0Speech\u00a0Contests.\u00a0 Congratulations to everyone who participated!<\/p>\n<p>For the winners&#8217; parents: kindly check the names of your children on list.\u00a0If there are any errors, please respond with the correct name to\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:academic@pcls.org\">academic@pcls.org<\/a>\u00a0by Monday 12\/17.\u00a0 The recognition ceremony for the Drawing and Speech Contest winners will be on 1\/6\/2019.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Messages from the Culture Director, Ya-ping Su:<\/u><\/strong><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>Mark your calendar for an afternoon of fun with kids performing and raffles! Chinese New Year Celebration will take place on February 3, 2019 at Montgomery High school from 2-5 pm. Rehearsal starts at 12pm.\u00a0 Any parents interested in volunteering to help out in addition to your parent duty sign up and\/or make a donation to raffle prizes, please email\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:culture@pcls.org\">culture@pcls.org<\/a>\u00a0or stop by the culture director table at cafeteria.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Messages from PTA, Shao-ching Cheng<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>(1) Parents please note, you can always check your signups from:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.signupgenius.com\/go\/60b0e49a8ae2fa20-20182019\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.signupgenius.com\/go\/60b0e49a8ae2fa20-20182019&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1545014022394000&amp;usg=AFQjCNE4C58QC18nc5H1kt_bgX0W5UwQwA\">https:\/\/www.signupgenius.com\/go\/60b0e49a8ae2fa20-20182019<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0You should receive the reminder emails from Signup Genius few days prior to the event. If you have never received emails from SignUp Genius even when you first sign up, please double check to see if your email entry is corrected in SignUp Genius.<\/p>\n<p>(2)\u00a0<strong>Please try NOT to change your signups few days prior to the event.<\/strong>\u00a0It will affect the arrangements and won\u2019t have enough time to find other helpers.\u00a0 Thank you.<\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><b><u>Messages from Vendor Coordin<\/u><\/b><u><b>ator<\/b>,<\/u><strong><u>\u00a0Ya-ling Chen.\u00a0\u00a0<\/u><\/strong><strong><u>5 Food Vendors this Week<\/u><\/strong><strong><u>:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>* 2:00 Stella&#8217;s bubble tea AND Taro cake (\u828b\u982d\u7cd5), sweet soup (\u7d05\u8c46\u6e6f\/\u9280\u8033\u6e6f), Mochi (\u9ebb\u7cec), Eggtart (\u86cb\u5854), Spicy Cold Noodle (\u9ebb\u8fa3\u6dbc\u9762), Ramen Noodle (\u65e5\u5f0f\u62c9\u9eb5) and Sushi\u00a0\u58fd\u53f8<br \/>\n* 1:30 <strong>LinGong (\u6797\u5bae\uff09<\/strong>various food items<\/p>\n<p>* 3:00-4:30 <strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Master Huang (<\/strong><strong>\u963f\u5fe0\u6ef7\u5473<\/strong><strong>)<\/strong> from Flushing. Please pick up your pre-order and pay cash by 4:30.<\/p>\n<p>* 2:00 HsiuLing Taiwanese Kitchen (\u79c0\u73b2\u53f0\u5f0f\u5c0f\u5403)<\/p>\n<p>* 3:00-4:30<strong>Taiwa<\/strong><strong>n Baking\u00a0\u53f0\u5473\u70d8\u7119.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Please pick up your pre-order and pay cash by 4:30.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Other valuable information for our parents:<\/u><\/strong>. <br style=\"font-weight: 400;\" \/><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">*\u00a0<strong>Quakerbridge Learning Center\u00a0<\/strong>at Lawrenceville is offering after school programs and SAT classes.\u00a0 There are some brochures in the cafeteria.\u00a0 Please feel free to grab the brochure.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear Parents\/Guardians\/Teachers: Please note that this Sunday, 12\/16 will be the last\u00a0PCLS\u00a0class of 2018.\u00a0 We will not have class on 12\/23 and 12\/30, so we will resume classes on 1\/6\/2019. Once we return in January, we will just have 4 weeks to rehearse for our Chinese New Year Celebration which is\u00a02\/3\/2019\u00a0at\u00a0Montgomery High School.\u00a0 More details (the show, raffle ticket sales and prize, the dinner after the show, etc) will be announced in my\u00a0newsletter\u00a0in January. We would greatly appreciate donations (value <a href=\"http:\/\/pcls.org\/?p=275\" class=\"read-more\">Read More &#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-275","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/pcls.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/275","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\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/pcls.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=275"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/pcls.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/275\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":276,"href":"http:\/\/pcls.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/275\/revisions\/276"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/pcls.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=275"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/pcls.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=275"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/pcls.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=275"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}