Garfield Elementary Tiger News

Monday June 10

• Imagine Learning Canceled
• Walking Club 8:40 -9:00 am
• Safety Patrol Field Trip 11:00 am-2:00pm (Garfield Park)

• Imagine Learning 8:15-9:00 am (Multi-Purpose Room)
• Extended Resource Rooms Field Trip 12:30-2:30pm (Garfield Park)

Wednesday June 12

• Imagine Learning 8:15-9:00 am (Multi-Purpose Room)
  
• Walking Club 8:40-9:00 am (Last One for the School Year!)
• 5th Grade Field Trip 9:30-11:00am (North Middle School)

• EHS Grad Walk 2:30pm (Former students come and walk at Garfield!)

Thursday June 13

• Imagine Learning 8:15-9:00 am (Last One for the School Year!)
• 5th Grade Celebration 2:30-3:30 (Cafeteria)

Friday June 14

• Math Olympiad Celebration 11:00-11:40 am (Multi-Purpose Room)
  
• Kindergarten Teddy Bear Picnic 11:30-12:45pm (Garfield Park)
• Early Release, 1pm Dismissal

Tuesday June 18

• Field Day 9:45 -11:15 am (K-2nd) 1:00 -3:00 pm (3rd-5th)

• Juneteenth Holiday, No School

• Tiger Pride Assembly, 9:45 - 10:30 am (GAE GYM)
• Early Release, 1pm dismissal

Friday June 21 - Summer Break Begins!

Smarter Balanced Assessments (SBA) preliminary scores for Grades 3-5 will be coming soon and will be available online in the Home Access Center (HAC). These scores will be released by grade level once 95% of the grade level’s results are in, to ensure scores are accurate and stable. Families will also receive a hard copy in the fall. Go to www.everettsd.org/SBAinformation to learn more.

How do I get the test scores?

• Under Quick Links, click How to view SBA scores for instructions. If you do not have a HAC account or have questions, contact LMS@everettsd.org.

• These assessments from our 5th graders are scored over the summer and will be available in the fall.

Will your child be 5 years old by August 31? The process is detailed in the step-by-step parent walkthrough video available in multiple languages on our website www.everettsd.org/kindergartenenrollment. You can also enroll in-person at Garfield Elementary at our event June 6, during regular school office hours, or download a printable packet, complete it, and bring to our school with the required documents.

• Once enrolled, invitations to our kindergarten events and participation in Everett Ready, a transition-into-kindergarten program offered for four days in August will be coming in June on www.everettsd.org/everettready.
• EPS offers the following Choice Programs beginning in kindergarten– early enrollment is recommended as space is limited: Lighthouse Cooperative , Dual Language Spanish Immersion Program, Port Gardner Family Partnership K-12.Note: Choice Programs will require a school transfer approval if not located at your child’s home school.

We are looking forward to welcoming you and your student to kindergarten!

Hello Garfield families!

To keep up-to-date on all PTA events and volunteer opportunities, check in with our Linktree.

FIELD DAY: Plans for field day are underway! If you would like to volunteer at field day, please sign up here.

NEXT MEETING: Watch for news of dates for the 2024-2025!

Coming home in your student's report card for Grades K-4 will be 2 bingo cards! 1 Card is for Reading and 1 is a 2-sided card for Math. PRIZES and recognition will be given when we return to school in the Fall. Students receive prizes for completing a board entirely (black-out) or for completing a row across, down or diagonally. We want to make sure our Tigers are learning all summer long!

Visit the Summer Opportunities website, a hub for summer learning!

Please check out the Summer Opportunities website for the following activities:

• Engage in each week’s new science, math, reading, and writing activities

• Read good books

• Participate in community library programs

• Access iReady for reading and math digital lessons

• Track your participation so that next fall you can tell your teacher about your summer learning

The USDA’s Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) provides free healthy meals to children and teens in communities with high rates of poverty. For more than 30 years, Everett Public Schools (EPS) Food & Nutrition Professionals have been serving summer meals to all children up to 18 years old. Check our website for additional parks, libraries, and community centers providing complimentary meals.

July 1 - August 15 Garfield Elementary School 11:45 am - 12:00 pm (Monday-Friday)

July 2 - August 15 Everett Boys & Girls Club 11:30 am - 12:00 pm (Monday-Friday)

July 9 - August 15 Riverview Apartments 11:00 am - 12:00 pm (Tuesday-Friday)

Find information and links to helpful resources on the district’s Parent Tools webpage.

• Parent University / Overview (everettsd.org)
  
• Washington State Library – local and regional information about services and agencies offering help to families in a variety of ways including food, shelter, clothing, childcare, legal services, employment opportunities, and counseling
  
• Everett Public Schools Kids In Transition (KIT) program – supports homeless children and youth to continue their education
• Snohomish Health District for Snohomish County community dental resources for children and adults
• United Way of Snohomish County – 2-1-1 is a free telephone number that is your best "first call" to quickly find the right source of help. The information line is staffed by trained operators from Volunteers of America Western Washington who can connect you to a wide range of community services.

Modest Family Solutions(MFS),

Modest Family Solutions is an organization that is working to create a more just and equitable food system. They provide produce to families and communities in need across western Washington sourcing product from local growers, with an emphasis on supporting and building a BIPOC food value chain.

Emerson Elementary School
8720 7th Ave SE
Everett, WA 98208

Produce available the 1st and 3rd Saturday of every month from 9 to 11 a.m. Cultural, home-grown, fresh foods. Stay in your car and pick up in the drive thru loop or come to the walk-up area.