February 13, 2026

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. Hinds nominated Lorelei for exemplifying the Core Value of the Month, Collaboration. Here's what she wrote about Lorelei…

"Lorelei works very well with classmates and consistently shows strong collaboration skills during classroom activities. She enjoys playing math games with peers and is an excellent teammate who shares ideas, practices good turn-taking and supports others patiently. Her calm, patient approach helps create a positive learning environment for everyone."

Congratulations Lorelei!!

💘FEBRUARY💘

Feb 16 -20 - Mid Winter Break - No school

Feb 23 - 12:15 - 1:15 Welcome to Port Gardner classes for new families

Feb 25 - PTSA Meeting 9:30

Feb 25 - Group Photo Day 10:45 am

🍀MARCH🍀

March 1 - Monthy Prorgress Due on ALE

March 2 -12:15 - 1:15 Welcome to Port Gardner class for new families

March 5 - Monthly Progress recieved after noon on this day will be marked Overall Unsatisfactory

March 13 - Overall Progress Evaluations - No classes today

• If your student does not have a Wednesday morning class come to the Gym with your student and sit on the bleachers by 10:45.

• If your student is in class Wednesday mornings there is nothing you need to do for your student to be in the group photo.

• Each student will be part of a group photo with his or her SLP advisory group. A copy of the group picture will be provided at no charge for each student.

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.

Don’t miss the 24 PGS featured artists’ work on display at the Everett Schools CRC from 6–7 p.m. on Thursday, March 5!

🥪Grab n Go - Friday, Feb 27🥪

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

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

Hello Lively Parents, If your students is in the morning session and you would like a grab n go lunch for your student to grab at the end of class, click here to order your student's lunch by noon on Monday Lively AM Class Lunch Order Form - Due by Noon on Monday – Fill out form

Whether you have plans to stay, enroll a sibling in PGS, move to another district or transfer in-district. Please take this super quick survey to let us know your plans for Fall 2026.

Click here: https://forms.office.com/r/CniBxHu1m6

Mrs. Hinds' Numbers to 99 math students play an advanced game of memory to match different representations of tens.

Mrs. Hinds' Sticky Situation students examine and sort sand, gravel and pebble.

How many kids can you fit in a tree stump?

Exploring outdoors at Lively!

Mrs. Bailey's Land and Water science students study moss properties and compare to lichen.

Decorate a bag!

Decorate a cookie, get a temp tatoo, make crafts, get a pic in the photo booth and more!

Engineers at Work!

Thank you PTSA leaders and volunteers for a great party!

Crazy hair day!

Pajama Day!

Field Day Game Day!

Port Gardner Seahawks fans at the Seahawks World Champions Parade!

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