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PSD Facilities anticipate putting down an herbicide treatment across the district grounds the week of March 24-28, 2025, weather dependent.

Meghan Hoyt

Welcome to PSD – Meghan Hoyt

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Meghan Hoyt
Kindergarten Teacher
Pendleton Early Learning Center

Meghan grew up in Cheyenne, Wyoming, and western Washington. She moved to Pendleton this past summer.

She earned her bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education from Central Washington University and her master’s degree in Elementary Education with an emphasis on social and emotional learning from The University of Washington.

About working in the Pendleton School District, Meghan said, “I am so excited to connect with all of my students; I am looking forward to seeing their growth once spring comes. I enjoyed my initial teacher training through PSD. They inspired so many ideas that I look forward to implementing in the classroom, from academics to classroom management.”

When she has free time, Meghan said, “I am a new mom, so spending time with my daughter is my absolute favorite thing to do. We also love camping, hiking, and fishing.”

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Haley Kannard

Welcome to PSD – Haley Kannard

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Haley Kannard
Behavior Support Specialist
Pendleton Early Learning Center & McKay Creek Elementary School

Haley grew up in Pilot Rock and has lived in Pendleton since 2011.

She went to college at Oregon State University, where she majored in Sociology with a minor in Health Management & Policy.

What is Haley most excited about working in the Pendleton School District? “I am very excited to be a part of the Pendleton School District and support our children in two of our amazing schools!”

In her free time, she enjoys watching her kids play sports and traveling with friends and family.

Haley Kannard

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PELC Field Day

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All kindergarten students at the Pendleton Early Learning Center had a great time at the school’s field day on May 30, 2024.

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Salmon Hatchery Field Trip for PELC Students

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In early April, all of the kindergartners at the Pendleton Early Learning Center went on a field trip to the CTUIR’s salmon hatchery facility.

As the district’s young learners made their way around the facility, they got to see and touch coho and steelhead salmon, feed the fish, and examine a lamprey.

Easton Powaukee, a Technician III at the fisheries site, said he is always happy to see students visit. “To have the kids see the different types of salmon in the rivers they live near is good and to experience the involvement of the schools with the tribe is positive,” Powaukee said.

The facility houses about 660,000 fish at this time of year and is part of the large effort to increase the number of salmon in the region’s waterways.

Squeals of surprise and excitement could be heard at all the stations, especially from those who held the lamprey. Lamprey technician Kanim Moses-Conner said he loves to see the reaction of the students when they see the lamprey’s teeth, which some see as scary. “Most of the students have never seen a lamprey, so I want them to have a memorable experience here, to be introduced to the lamprey and be able to pass on their knowledge,” Moses-Conner said.

The PELC thanks those who helped with the field trips:

Umatilla Hatchery Satellite Facilities Staff:
Iron Cody
Tysen Minthorn
Shaun Montgomery
Easton Powaukee

Lamprey Project:
Aaron Jackson
Kanim Moses-Conner
Paul Sheoships
Jerrid Weaskus

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PELC Music Day

Bring Your Grown-Up to Music at the PELC

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The Pendleton Early Learning Center students invite their grown-ups to music day on Monday, April 22, 2024.  Adults, please enter the building through the gym doors on 13th Street.  Be prepared to join in on the fun!

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Snow Globes for Kindergartners

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Pendleton Center for the Arts Leads Snow Globe Art for Kindergartners

What do you get when you have a few hundred plastic cups, some white fluffy stuffing, silver glitter, and 229 kindergartners? You get a lot of snow globes with cute, smiling faces inside them.

All of the kindergartners at the Pendleton Early Learning Center (PELC) had the opportunity to create their own snow globes on Monday, December 11, 2023.

Staff from the Pendleton Center for the Arts were at the school leading the art activity. Roberta Lavadour, Executive Director at the Arts Center, instructed the young artists about coloring with markers on their clear plastic cups. She also provided directions about where to glue the fluffy “snow” on the bottom paper disc and not to touch the snow after the glitter was applied.

Meanwhile, Kate Brizendine, Coordinator of Education and Outreach at the Arts Center, took Polaroid photos of each student to place inside the globes. For the photo, students could choose from a variety of props to use, like reindeer antlers, a red Rudolph nose, Santa’s beard, a candy cane, and more.

The students did a good job of listening and working, and most of all, not getting glitter on the carpet.

“We love when the Arts Center is able to visit our school and lead a fun, creative art project for our students,” said Angela Lattin, PELC Principal.

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Beckylyn Jenco-Bellando

New Faces in Pendleton SD – Beckylyn Jenco-Bellando

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

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