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McKay Students Artwork for District Art Show

April 8, 2025/in District Site News, McKay Creek School News /by rthornburg

Students at McKay Creek Elementary have been creating artwork for the Pendleton School District Art Show in May 2025.

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McKay Video – School Assemblies & Student Leadership

February 17, 2025/in District Site News, McKay Creek School News /by rthornburg

 

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Pledge and Student Jobs at McKay Creek Elementary School

November 13, 2024/in District Site News, McKay Creek School News /by rthornburg
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Makenzie McLeod

Welcome to PSD – Makenzie McLeod

November 4, 2024/in District Site News, McKay Creek School News /by rthornburg

Makenzie McLeod
1st Grade Teacher
McKay Creek Elementary School

Born and raised in Pendleton, Makenzie left Pendleton only for college. She graduated from Pendleton High School in 2019.

She attended Eastern Washington University and earned a degree in Elementary Education with an endorsement in literacy.

About working in the Pendleton School District, Makenzie said, “I have an amazing team and look forward to working with and learning from them this year! And in the same district that I attended — what a great opportunity.”

In her spare time, she enjoys reading, spending time with family and friends, and walking her dog, Finley.

Makenzie McLeod

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Video – McKay Battle of the Books 2024

January 30, 2024/in District Site News, McKay Creek School News /by rthornburg
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Read Bowl for Grades 2 & 3 at McKay Creek Elementary School

January 25, 2024/in District Site News, McKay Creek School News /by rthornburg

Who needs the Super Bowl in February? McKay’s students have the Read Bowl!

Second graders in Shelby Cook’s classroom and third graders in Noele Mead’s classroom have been highly focused on reading with a fun football component. The students in the two classes are participating in Read Bowl, which uses a football theme and some friendly competition in the four weeks leading up to the Super Bowl.

Each day, students get to count the reading they do while at school – this could be reading instruction, reading silently, group reading, or anything they have read during the day. They also keep track of the minutes they read at home. On their own football tracker, they color in how many minutes they read every day.

Second-grade teacher Cook said she saw the idea of Read Bowl on social media and thought she would try it to get her students reading more because she has a lot of students who really like football. “My main goal is to help my students find books they really like so they start loving to read!”

Mead’s third-grade class is also participating. At halftime, or halfway through the Read Bowl of four weeks, Mead’s students have read 26,838 minutes (about 447 hours). “This competition has really helped all my students, even the non-readers, find a love for reading!” Mead said.

So, no matter who wins the Super Bowl, these young readers are stars!

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Lindsee Hancock

New Faces in Pendleton SD – Lindsee Hancock

November 2, 2023/in District Site News, McKay Creek School News /by rthornburg

The Pendleton School District is happy to feature new PSD teachers.

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3rd Grade Animal Adaptation Project at McKay Elementary

October 23, 2023/in District Site News, McKay Creek School News /by rthornburg

Third graders in Noele Mead’s classroom at McKay Creek Elementary recently worked on a project combining reading, writing, and a little bit of science. The students had to choose an animal to read about and research and then write about the animal.

On the wall outside Mead’s classroom are the resulting reports created by her students, with animals ranging from a koala to a Gila Monster to ocean creatures.

Third grader Gwen said she read and wrote about the Blue Marlin, one of the largest, fastest, and most recognizable fish in the world due to the long bill that grows from the front of its head. Gwen said she chose the marlin because her teacher said to pick an animal, probably nobody else would, so she searched in the fish category. Gwen discovered a Blue Marlin could weigh over 1,800 pounds and live in the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific oceans.

A main part of the assignment was to research adaptations of the animal you chose. Andrew, a third grader, said, “An adaptation is one of their special body parts that helps them survive.”

The sharp, spear-like nose on the Blue Marlin is an adaptation that helps it catch its prey, and it’s also a very fast swimmer, Gwen said.

Andrew chose to report on the King Cobra since he likes snakes. He said he learned that the hood of the snake, an expansion of their neck skin, makes it look threatening, and the snake’s bite can kill an elephant. It lives in forests and deserts and eats rats, squirrels, and frogs. The King Cobra’s adaptation is its threatening hood, and one type of cobra can spit venom into a predator’s eyes.

Both students explained that after reading about their animals, they completed pre-writes of their report, which their teacher reviewed and edited to be ready for publishing. Mead, their teacher, said the process of reading a variety of information, in addition to incorporating what they already know, helps them determine the most important items to include in the report. “This is a skill students need to develop that will help them be successful for future third grade lessons, but also as they progress through school,” Mead said.

In addition to their own animals, Andrew said he liked fellow student Noah’s report on the beaver, because he is a big Oregon State University Beavers fan and he also liked the Glass Frog. Gwen said she liked the report on the Gila Monster.

“In this project, I liked learning more about the Blue Marlin,” Gwen said. Would she want to see one in the ocean? Yes, she said, but “I would like to have a safe distance from it.”

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Sherri Kilgore

Welcome Back from Principal KIlgore

August 21, 2023/in District Site News, McKay Creek School News /by rthornburg

Dear Mustang Families and Students,

As the proud principal of McKay Creek Elementary School, I would like to welcome you to the 2023-2024 school year.  McKay is Mustang Mighty and boasts a reputation of rigor, engagement and kindness.  It is nestled near McKay Creek and stables approximately 250 Mustangs grades first–fifth.  McKay has phenomenal teachers who practice instructional excellence, respond to the needs of all students, and who are innovative.  They promote high expectations for active learning while increasing emotional awareness, self-management, and leadership skills in all of our students.  The staff is dedicated to meeting students where they are and identifying and addressing the learning needs of all students through enrichment and student-specific interventions in reading, writing and math.

The staff and I are excited to have the opportunity to work with you and your child and provide a safe space where all students belong, succeed, learn and grow.  The Pendleton School District will occasionally send messages to families using School Messenger or Remind and the webpage and Facebook pages are also great resources for updates.

McKay and community are dedicated to establishing a safe, nurturing environment in which each student experiences success in learning and positive self-esteem. We hold the interest of children at the heart of all decision making. We nurture, instruct, and encourage our students to become lifelong learners capable of maximizing their potential as responsible, productive citizens. In addition, we value the culture and experiences of every family and welcome you to be part of our school family.

It is a pleasure and honor to extend a warm and heartfelt welcome to every student and family as the school year begins. If you have questions, concerns, or ideas, my door is open, and I am here to listen. As a staff, we look forward to joining you in this exciting partnership.

Kindly,

Sherri Kilgore
Office Phone: 541-966-3000

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5th Grade Field Trip to BMCC

April 25, 2023/in District Site News, McKay Creek School News, Sherwood School News, Washington School News /by rthornburg

All fifth graders in the Pendleton School District got a glimpse of the community college in their own hometown on Wednesday, April 19th.

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