March 6, 2026

Creative jump ropers at gym time!

🍀MARCH🍀

March 9 - Kindergarten Writing Workshop

March 11 - New Family Tour - 9:30

March 13 - Overall Progress Evaluations - No classes today

March 18 - New Family Tour - 9:30

March 18 - PTSA Meeting - 9:30

🌷APRIL🌷

APRIL 1 - Progress Due

APRIL 1 - New Family Tour - 9:30

APRIL 6-10 - Spring Break - No School

APRIL 13 - Progress recieved after noon today will be marked Overall Unsat

APRIL 15 - New Family Tour - 9:30

APRIL 17 - Overall Progress Evaluations - No classes today

APRIL 28, 29, 30 - Grade 3-8 Smarter Balance Assessment - No classes today

We’re excited to invite Kindergarten parents to our Writing Workshop on Monday, March 9, from 9:20–10:30 a.m. This special event gives you the opportunity to observe your child as a writer in Mrs. Johnson’s Off and Running class.

We’ll begin in Room H102 with Mrs. Hinds to collaborate on writing development in Kindergarten and First Grade, discuss strategies for supporting reluctant writers and answer common questions about early writing.

Once Mrs. Johnson’s class has settled into their routine, we’ll join them in Room H104 to observe their writing time in action. Afterward, we’ll return to H102 for debrief and discussion.

We hope you’ll join us for this engaging workshop. Our goal is to support you in encouraging your young author’s confidence and growing their writing skills.

🥪Grab n Go - Wednesday, March 11 & Friday March 20🥪

March 11 ORDER AHEAD.

Wednesday is SATs so your student's lunch will be delivered to the Gym.

Thursday mornings at Lively? - see link below to order ahead.

Click Here to Order or Update Lively Lunches by Noon on Mondays

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

Mrs. Hinds' math students debating which one does not belong.

Dissecting owl pellets in Mrs. Hinds’ class and discovering what the owl had for dinner.

Mrs. Hinds' students investigating different layers of sand, silt and clay.

Finding woodland treasures on the trail!

Basketball in Mrs. Bailey's PE class - way to go athletes!

• Look in your family mailbox for a flyer with the fundraiser code.
• Swing by the MOD Pizza on Thursday at 7909 Evergreen Way --Everett, WA 98203
• Eat pizza knowing that 20% of your order supports the PGS PTSA!

Below is the cover to last year's yearbook.

Our yearbook team is gearing up to create something truly special this year—but we can’t do it alone. We’re looking for a few creative volunteers to help us capture the school year by taking photos at events and sorting images for the yearbook.

If you’re interested or curious, I'd love to hear from you. Come help us make something our students will treasure for years to come! Contact me at mslaker@everettsd.org or stop by the PGS Office.

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 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

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