October 17, 2025
Port Gardner Newsletter
October 17, 2025
This Month's Core Value Champion!
Congratulations Claire Covey on Receiving This Month's Core Value Award for Respect!
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. Bailey nominated Claire for exemplifying the Core Value of the Month, Respect. Here's what she wrote about Claire…
Claire Covey is a hardworking, dedicated student who is always respectful to peers, staff and parents. Claire is a quiet student who not only observes, but she also always does the right thing. She is helpful, kind and respectful in all she does. She is a student who has worked hard to be an active participant at school which has allowed her to be a good friend and leader. It is my honor to nominate Claire Covey for the Core Value of RESPECT for Port Gardner this month.
Congratulations Claire!
🍁OCTOBER🍁
Oct 27 -- 31 Spirit Week
Oct 29 -- Picture Retakes. Drop In anytime from 11:50 to 12:30 in the Gym
Oct 29 -- PTSA Fall Festival & Literary Pumpkin Contest 2:15 - 3 pm (Pumpkins there by 2:15)
🍎NOVEMBER🍎
Nov 1 -- Progress Reports Due on ALE
Nov 5 -- Progress received after noon today will be marked as Overall Unsatisfactory
Nov 11 -- Veterans Day - No School Today
Nov 14 -- Overall Progress Evaluations
Nov 26-28 -- Thanksgiving Break - No School Today
Spirit Week is Coming!
Drop in Picture Retakes from 11:50 am to 12:30 pm
PTSA NEWS!
Port Gardner & Jackson Elementary Trunk or Treat Coming!
PTSA Literary Pumpkin Contest -- Get your Pumpkins Ready!
Bring your literary pumpkin right at 2:15 to display for the Fall Festival
Mrs. Hinds' Classes
Mrs. Hinds' Balls and Ramps students scientifically measure the bounciness of different balls.
Mrs. Hinds students then record the bouciness data on a graph.
Mrs. Johnson's Classes
Students in Balance & Motion work to balance a pencil on it's tip by using counterweights.
Mrs. Johnson's Ready, Set, Go! Kindergarten students practicing scissors skillls to cut sight words and bear art for B day.
Mrs. Johnson's students in What is Justice ELA & Art class learning to paint landscapes with rivers.
Gym Time
Lego building, coloring, limbo and castle building in the Gym together - good times!
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