Tiger News for Garfield Families
Garfield Elementary news, updates and information
This Week
Monday March 13
- ILE 8:30 -9:00 am, Room 207
- Tiger Strides Walking Club Begins 8:40-9:00 AM
- AGAPE Meeting 3:45-4:15PM, Room 306
- Kindergarten Enrollment Event, 4 - 6PM Garfield Main Office
Tuesday March 14
- Extended Reading Club 8:30 - 9:00 am
- ILE 8:30 -9:00 am, Room 207
- Everett PTSA Award Ceremony, 6:30 pm Everett Civic Auditorium
- Riverside Neighborhood meeting, 6:30 - 8:00 pm Garfield Library
- Extended Reading Club 8:30 - 9:00 am
- ILE 8:30 -9:00 am, Room 207
- Walking Club 8:40-9:00 am
Thursday March 16
- ILE 8:30 -9:00 am, Room 207
- Good News Club Meeting 3:45PM Cafeteria
- Walking Club 8:40-9:00 am
- Learning Improvement Friday, 2:15 pm dismissal
Looking Ahead
Sunday March 19
- PTA Run Walk & Roll 5K
- PTA Meeting 6:30 PM Library
Thursday March 23
- 2023 Spring Concert, 6:30 pm Everett Civic Auditorium
Friday March 24
- Early release, 1:00 pm dismissal
Monday March 27 - Friday March 31
- Conference Week
- Early release, 1:00 pm dismissal
Monday April 3- Friday April 7
- No School, Spring Break
School Appointments - Parent Instructions
Now is the time to sign up online for your Parent Teacher Conferences!
Our spring conferences will be held during the week of March 27 – 31, 2023. If you are new to this system, here are some simple instructions on how to register, add your students, and book your appointments:
1. Go to our school appointments web site: https://gae.parentconferences.net/ and login or register if this is your first time using the system.
2. Register for an account by clicking the "REGISTER" menu tab and filling in the on-line form. Choose a user id and password for yourself and then click the "Register Now" button.
3. Add your children into the system by clicking the "Add a Student" button. Click "Insert New" button to add more children.
4. Click the "date" icon beside each child's name to schedule appointments. Select the staff you wish to book appointments with and the "View Calendars" button. Use the "Ctrl" or "Command" key to select multiple staff to view at the same time.
5. Click on available time slots to book your appointments to make your bookings.
It’s that easy! Once your appointments have been scheduled, they will be automatically added to teacher calendars.
If you have any questions about this process, don’t hesitate to contact the school office or your child’s teacher directly. Both office staff and teachers are also able to book your appointments over the phone at 425-385-4700.
We look forward to seeing you here during our Spring 2023 Parent Teacher Conferences!
ANNUAL SCHOOL STAKEHOLDER SURVEY
How are we doing? Your voice is important to us!
Time to help guide our school’s continuous improvement process by taking our short anonymous family School Stakeholder Annual Survey. Each year students, families and staff are surveyed in an ongoing effort to understand our specific strengths and challenges that impact school quality. Click headline to take survey. Submit your thoughts by March 31.
From Mrs. Taylor, Art Teacher
Art Studio Volunteers Needed: If you would like to volunteer in the art studio, let Mrs. Taylor know! She would love parent helpers!
Men’s shirts for SMOCKS: We are looking for donations of men’s dress shirts. We will be using these button up long sleeve shirts as smocks. Children can wear the shirt backwards when painting or working with clay to protect their clothing! If you have any long sleeve, button-up men’s shirts that you would like to donate, please send them to school with a note that they are for the art studio! Thank you!!!
I love working with your amazing young artists each day!!! If you have any Questions about the Art Studio : Please feel free to send me an email! Mrs. Taylor~ btaylor@everettsd.org
GARFIELD PTA NEWS
Hello Tiger families!
Thank you to everyone that was able to join us for Bingo Thursday evening. Everyone had a great time! We hope to be able to bring Bingo back regularly so watch for more news on that!
Yearbooks for the 2022-2023 school year are on sale now! To order yours, please use the online order portal. They will be available for purchase through April 17th. Limited extras will be ordered so be sure to pre-order so you can secure yours. If you have a 5th grade student, please know that as a gift from Garfield to each of our departing Tigers, they will be given a free yearbook. Any yearbooks purchased under a 5th graders information will be considered a donation to a student who was unable to purchase a yearbook unless requested otherwise.
Our PTA has been invited to participate in the 3rd annual run, walk, and roll being put on by the Everett Special Education PTSA. The event is hybrid with the in-person portion being held on March 19 from 10am – 2pm at Everett Memorial Stadium. Be sure to select Garfield as your school when you complete your Run, Walk, and Roll registration and 50% of your registration fees will come back to our PTA. Bonus: The school with the most people registered will get an extra $150!
To contact your PTA, make a donation, follow any of our social media, or gain access to any and all active links we share, please view our Linktree.
Next PTA meeting: Monday, March 20, 2023 @ 6:30 pm in the Garfield Library and over Zoom. Meeting ID: 937 7221 6134 Passcode: 412985
We hope to see you there!
KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION BEGINS THIS MONTH
Will your child be 5 years old by August 31?
On March 6, you can complete your child’s online enrollment for kindergarten. An easy and quick process as detailed in the step-by-step parent walkthrough video available in multiple languages on our website www.everettsd.org/kindergartenenrollment. You can also enroll inperson at your neighborhood school.
Enrolling early in March will ensure invitations to your school’s kindergarten events and participation in Everett Ready, a transition-into-kindergarten program offered for one week in August to all enrolled kindergarteners. We are looking forward to welcoming you and your student to kindergarten!
RESOURCES
Could you or a family you know use some help?
- Find information and links to helpful resources on the district’s Parent Tools webpage.
- 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
Modest Family Solutions (MFS), provides a FREE Produce Market in Everett every Saturday, from
9-12 at 500 SE Everett Mall Way, across from Target. No paperwork needed. MFS strives to provide
foods that BIPOC families may use in recipes but are less likely to find at food banks.
https://www.modestfamilysolutions.org/