December 5, 2025

Congratulations Lucy Green on Receiving This Month's Core Value Award for Learning!

Each month an Everett Public Schools student can be nominated by their teacher who demonstrates the Core Value of the Month. The nominations are sent to Administration where students are selected to be recognized as a Core Value Champion.

Mrs.Johnson nominated Lucy for exemplifying the Core Value of the Month, Learning. Here's what she wrote about Lucy…

I would like to recognize Lucy Green, grade 1, for her incredible attitude towards learning! She works hard to achieve high standards and is unintimidated by challenging assignments. Lucy shows patience and positivity in her approach to learning new concepts and skills. She is a wonderful example to her peers and I'm sure she will continue as a life-long learner!

Congratulations Lucy!

🎁DECEMBER🎁

Dec 5 - PRs received after noon today will be marked Overall Satisfactory

Dec 11 - New Parent Orientation

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 Satisfactory

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 curresnt familes

🥪Grab n Go lunch Tuesday, Dec 9🥪

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

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!

They each recieved an Arts in the Classroom grant from the Everett Public Schools Foundation!

Funds will be used in Mrs. Johnson's Past to Present class for learning ballroom dancing

and for henna art Mrs. Bailey's Pattern's All Around Us class.

Mrs. Johnson's Authors & Illustrators students in grades 1-2 designed their own mouse characters after the mice in Kevin Henkes books.

Mrs. Bailey's middle school students build paper roller coasters.

Way to go engineers!

Mrs. Wight's ELA student's created

book review posters for their independent reading books.

Way to go artists!

Jump Rope Limbo at break time!

Tic Tac Toe!

Enjoy the Beauty of the Season from Stadium Flowers!

Pick-up Details:

Orders will be available for pick-up on Wednesday, Dec 10, from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM in the gym.

Thank you for helping us make this season bright — and for supporting our PTSA!

PGS students collected a total of 435 items for the Sequoia Giving Grove!

The 3rd - 5th graders came in as the top collectors with 243 items BUT since everyone did an incredible job supporting their community each student will receive a certificate for a free book from the book cart. Look for certificates in your mail box next week.
Thanks for being community helpers!

PGS parents & students help transport and sort donations in the food pantry.

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

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

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

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