September 26, 2025

You will be recording progress on ALE for each of your students on work completed in home based subjects since the start of the school year. Click on the link below for directions.

PLEASE WAIT until October 1st to report on ALE. (You can keep your notes on a Word or Google document to copy over if you would like to start ahead of time.) Questions? Contact your Student Learning Plan Advisor.

Click on the Buttons below:

#1: Read the PGS Handbook (pages 1-21) and the Everett Public Schools

Annual Notice Regarding Discrimination, Harassment, Intimidation and Bullying (pages 22-82).

#2: Read and Sign the one page Port Gardner Partnership Agreement.

Port Gardner Accelerated Readers can track their monthly progress on the gym wall. As students use the AR site to take quizzes after reading AR-leveled books, they'll see their guitars glide across the keyboard—marking each milestone along their reading journey.

Thank you Miss Mandy for the creative AR board!

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

🍎SEPTEMBER🍎

Sept 29 -- *Welcome to PG Class on Zoom 12:15 - 1:15

Sept 30 -- Oral Reading Fluency Grades 1 & 2. No Johnson Classes

Sept 30 -- PGS Handbook Agreement Due

🍁OCTOBER🍁

Oct 1 -- Progress Reports Due on ALE

Oct 5 -- Progress received after noon today will be marked Overall Unsatisfactory

Oct 1-2 -- Oral Reading Fluency Grades 1 & 2. No Johnson Classes

Oct 6, 13 -- *Welcome to PG Class for New Families on Mondays 12:15 - 1:15

Oct 10 -- Teacher Professional Development Day - No Classes Today

Oct 17 -- Overall Progress Reporting - No Classes today

• Grade 1 & 2 Parents: If you have not already done so, sign up on Parent Square for an ORF appointment
• Grade 1 - 5 Parents: Check your ALE schedule on these dates to see the canceled Johnson classes.

Hello New PGS Parent Educators,

We are excited to have you participate in our Welcome to PG Parent Educator Course (WPG for short) on Monday afternoons! The next class is this Monday, September 29 from 12:15 - 1:15 pm on Zoom. Watch for an email with more details.

See you on Zoom Monday! Your PGS Advisors

Mrs. Hinds' Balls & Ramps science students apply the engineering design process to construct mazes using blocks and Magna-Tiles. Once built, they explore how various types of balls travel through their creations—powered solely by air pressure as they blow through straws to propel the motion

Way to go scientists!

Mrs. Johnson's Balance & Motion students learn to use counterweights to find a stable position.

Mrs. Bailey's Washington State history class teaches about the 5 different regions!

Mrs. Bailey's collision lab was a "hit" in MS Science!

Mrs. Bailey's art students crafting distinct texture designs on every finger of their hand.

Mrs. Wight's ELA middle school students learning how to use the Destiny Library System from Heather at the Sequoia Library.

Thank you Miss Heather!

Mrs. Wight's Pre-AP 1 ELA students with their first independent book selection.

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