Summer News & School Supply List
Port Gardner Newsletter
June 19, 2026
Fall School Supply List
Correction! Kinder students do not need a notebook, lined paper or dividers.
Plan Ahead for September!
Plan Ahead for Opening Day
All Families Attend Both AM & PM on September 2nd
🍁September🍁
Please note fall dates below are TENTATIVE due to it being a contract negotiation year, watch for a confirmation notification this summer.
- *Sept 2 - Opening Day AM All families join Zoom from 10 – 10:45 AM
- *Sept 2 - Opening Day PM, All families come in person to campus, sign paperwork and pick up curriculum 12:45 - 2:15 PM :
- Last name A-F come from 12:45-1:15 pm
- Last names G-P come from 1:15-1:45 pm
- Last names R-Z come from 1:45-2:15 pm
- *September 3 - New families attend an in-person Grade Level Curriculum Training & Pick Up your student’s curriculum
- Grade K - 2 and 6 - 8 -- 9:00 to 10:00 am
- Grade 3 - 5 -- 10:30 to 11:30
- *September 8-14 - All families attend an in-person one-on one individual Student Learning Plan meeting (one per student) with your student’s advisor.
- *Sept 21, 28 and Oct 5, 12, 19 & 26 - Mondays from 12:15 - 1:15: New families attend all Welcome to Port Gardner Classes (most in person, some may be on Zoom)
- *Sept 10 – Onsite Classes Begin for Kinder & High School-Level Students
- *Sept 16 – Onsite Classes Begin for Grades 1 - 8
- Sept 17 – Picture Day for All
*The meeting dates marked with an asterisk above are mandatory for all PGS families.
Fall 26-27 Onsite Class Schedule
Full class descriptions available here
Above is an at-a-glance for our fall schedule.
Classes are now loaded into ALE for you to read the class descriptions.
https://pgs.schooldata.net/v2/ale-sis-public/#/
Click the link above and filter the school year colum to 26-27 to see the class offerings.
Thank you, Megan
This Week's Port Gardner Pics
Congratulations Taylor! Your teachers are proud of you!
PTSA NEWS!
Community Events
Port Gardner Explorers
Port Gardner Explorers community group field trips!
Check out this video to see what the Explorers did this past year 25 -26!
Port Gardner Explorers Video 25-26
Want to Join the Port Gardner Explorers for 26-27...
Contact Abby Green at abby.leonard4@gmail.com
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://portgardner.everettsd.org/student/port-gardner-specific-student-tools
Your student's User Name and Password are as follows:
UN = student's school ID number
PW= student's birth month, hyphen, day. For example, a 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
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.
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 425-385-5144 or 5182
Mark Ryder, High School Teacher: mryder@everettsd.org 425-385-5145
Sherm Iversen, Online Instructor: siversen@everettsd.org 425-385-5159
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