December 12, 2025
Port Gardner Newsletter
December 12, 2025
🎁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 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
Paper copies in the PGS mailroom
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?
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!
Our mascot needs a name!
Vote now - one vote per person.
Voting ends on Friday, January 9, 2026!
Special thanks to Rebecca Mbwilo for donating the huge stuffed white tiger!
Returning a Reach Box?
Did you...
- Arrange in numerical order?
- Verify all reader books are there? (Full list on the inside of the box.)
- Confirm the Teacher Guide and Discussion Guide paper folders are there?
- 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' Numbers to 99 students worked in teams to solve the problem of the day!
Mrs. Hinds' Balls and Ramps students experiment with ramp systems.
Mrs. Johnson's Classes
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!
Mrs. Bailey's Classes
Mrs. Bailey's middle school science students give presentations on the physics of sports!
Gym Time!
Twinning!
PTSA NEWS!
Thank you PTSA Volunteers!
Special thank you to all who ordered items from the PTSA
Stadium Flowers Fundraiser!
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.
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 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
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
ALE How To's Below
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
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