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December 12, 2025

Port Gardner Newsletter

December 12, 2025 Port Gardner Newsletter
December 12,2025Port Gardner Newsletter

December 12, 2025 December 12, 2025

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Principal's Monthly Newsletter - Click Here
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🎁DECEMBER🎁

Dec 12 - Overall Progress Evaluations - No classes today

Dec 20 - Jan 4 - Winter Break

⛄JANUARY⛄

Jan 5 - Progress Due

Jan 9 - PRs received after noon today will be marked Overall Unsatisfactory

Jan 13 - SLP Appt Sign up Due on Parent Square by Noon Today

Jan 15 - 2nd Semester class sign ups begin

Jan 16 - Overall Progress Evals - No classes today

Jan 19 - Martin Luther King Jr. Day - No school today

Jan 23 - Student Learning Plan appointments for incoming new families

Jan 26-29 - Student Learning Plan appointments for current familes

Cafeteria Corner - Check Here Weekly! Cafeteria Corner - Check Here Weekly!

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🍽️ Cafeteria Updates & Lunch Info 🍽️

🥪Grab n Go lunch Friday, Dec 19🥪


📄 For more details, refer to the Cafeteria & Lunch Info 2025–2026 document below.

2nd Semester Schedule At-a-Glance 2nd Semester Schedule At-a-Glance

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Paper copies in the PGS mailroom

ALE Full Class Schedule - Click Here & Filter to 2nd Semester
Make sure to filter to the correct school year and semester when searching for current classes

2nd Semester Class Sign ups in January!

Please note the following dates:


  • Tuesday, January 13 SLP Appt sign-up due on Parent Square by noon.
  • Thursday, January 15 at 10 am. - 1st round of class sign ups.
  • Student Learning Plan Appointments: January 26 -29

Got Rolls? Got Rolls?

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Mrs. Hinds Needs Paper Towel & Wrapping Paper Rolls!

Please save your paper towel & wrapping paper rolls and drop them off in the PGS mail room!


* No toilet paper rolls please*

Name Our Mascot! Name Our Mascot!

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Our mascot needs a name!

Vote now - one vote per person.

Voting ends on Friday, January 9, 2026!

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Special thanks to Rebecca Mbwilo for donating the huge stuffed white tiger!

Returning a Reach Box? Returning a Reach Box?

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Did you...


  1. Arrange in numerical order?
  2. Verify all reader books are there? (Full list on the inside of the box.)
  3. Confirm the Teacher Guide and Discussion Guide paper folders are there?
  4. Once steps 1 - 3 are completed please return to the Library cart in the gym.


Thank you for your help!

Mrs. Hinds' Classes Mrs. Hinds' Classes

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Mrs. Hinds' Numbers to 99 students worked in teams to solve the problem of the day!

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Mrs. Hinds' Balls and Ramps students experiment with ramp systems.

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Mrs. Johnson's Classes Mrs. Johnson's Classes

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Mrs. Johnson's students tested three different designs of helicopter twirlers to see which one would spin the best.

These young scientists will tell you all about the forces of gravity and air resistance!

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Mrs. Bailey's Classes Mrs. Bailey's Classes

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Mrs. Bailey's middle school science students give presentations on the physics of sports!

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Gym Time! Gym Time!

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Twinning!

PTSA NEWS! PTSA NEWS!

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Thank you PTSA Volunteers!

Special thank you to all who ordered items from the PTSA

Stadium Flowers Fundraiser!

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Click Here to Join the PTSA
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In the event of severe weather, power outages, or other emergencies, Everett Public Schools may adjust schedules to ensure the safety of students and staff. Using multiple communication methods, we aim to inform families and staff about schedule changes by 5:30 a.m. We will post any school closure or delay decision on the district website as soon as it is made.


School closure and late start information

Accelerated Reader - CLICK HERE TO LOG ON
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Want to start reading with Accelerated Reader?

Click on the banner above or go to the PGS Student Tools page on the Port Gardner EPS website.

https://www.everettsd.org/domain/4527


Your student's User Name and Password are as follows:

UN = student's school ID number

PW= student's birth month, hyphen, day. For exampleaa birthday of July 8th, the pw would be 07-08.


Need to find a AR level?


Here is the Book Finder: https://www.arbookfind.com/UserType.aspx?RedirectURL=%2fdefault.aspx

Attendance Reporting Info
⬆CLICK ABOVE for more details⬆
Attendance Email: pgsattendance@everettsd.org or call 425-385-5105
cc your student's teachers too
Be ready with the following:
Student’s First & Last Name
Date
Your relationship to the student
Reason for Absence

Attendance Email: pgsattendance@everettsd.org

Been Absent? When to Return to School Info After an Illness
Please note that Everett Public Schools is no longer excluding students and they are allowed to return when they are "symptom free" but must wear a mask
Cafeteria Lunch & Breakfast Info 25-26

Click on the banner above for details on Lunch & Breakfast

Breakfast served from 9 - 9:10 am

Lunch 11:20-11:50 am

All students need active supervision for breakfast & lunch.

Lunch food service ends at 11:40 am and cafeteria closes at 11:50am

No cost lunch for enrolled students

Calendar for Port Gardner 25-26 School Year
Class Schedule - Spring 2026
Everett Public Schools Website
Inclement Weather Info
Math Supplemental Resources - Click Here
Port Gardner Facebook Group Invite
'Friend' Megan P. Gardner and she will add you to the PGS Facebook Group
PGS Online Resources for 25-26
PGS Outside & Courtyard Rules
Port Gardner Twitter
Port Gardner Webpage
School Supply List 25-26
Volunteer Website for Everett Public Schools
Volunteer Info for Port Gardner 2025-26 School Year

ALE How To's Below ALE How To's Below

ALE Website
Student's Schedule Printing CLICK HERE
Click on this link to get directions on how to print your student's schedule on ALE
How to Give Monthly Progress on ALE
How to View and Acknowledge Your Student's Monthly Progress
Accessing your Student's SLP with Details
⬆️Click above to see your student's Student Learning Plan. ⬆️
This includes the Description of each class (onsite and at home), Materials Used, Learning Activities, Methods of Evaluation, and the Learning Goals for your student for this year.

Contact Us:

Jack Roy, Principal: jroy@everettsd.org 425-385-5190

Autumn Slater, School Counselor: aslater@everettsd.org 425-385-5110

Megan Slaker, Secretary: mslaker@everettsd.org 425-385-5150

Mandy Trimble, Para Educator: atrimble@everettsd.org 425-385-5180

Audra Van Volkenburg, Health Room Nurse: avanvolkenburg@everettsd.org 425-385-5158

Allison Hinds, Primary Teacher: ahinds@everettsd.org 425-385-5183

Celeste Johnson, Primary Teacher: cjohnson@everettsd.org 425-385-5183

Jocelyn Sievers-Bailey, Intermediate Teacher: Jsievers-bailey@everettsd.org 425-385-5186

Laura Wight, High School Teacher: lwight@everettsd.org 425-385-5141

Mark Ryder, High School Teacher: mryder@everettsd.org 425-385-5142

Sherm Iversen, Online Instructor: siversen@everettsd.org 425-385-5144

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Thank you for your time and attention in reading through the Port Gardner Newsletter.


Questions? Contact Megan Slaker at mslaker@everettsd.org


Phone: 425-385-5150

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