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The Sioux Falls School District offers free developmental screenings for children from Birth to age Five who reside within the District's boundaries. We will check your child’s de...

Pettigrew staff and students were on point celebrating the 80’s and the 86th day of school! It was a totally radical display of 80’s fashion! What a fun blast to go back to the pa...

The 5 th Grade Mac and Cheese Challenge is an annual food drive event that the entire 5 th Grade student body participants in as a way for students to give back to those in need...

Congratulations to R.F. Pettigrew Elementary Principal Kevin Dick on his recent graduation from The Learning Forward Professional Development Academy which he has been worki...

Each year our third grade classroom tradition is the Candy House Decorating Event. This year parents were able to join their students once again to help create their candy house ...

Dr. John Harris served as superintendent of the Sioux Falls School District from 1968-1992. Dr. Harris led the school system with compassion and integrity, touching the lives of t...

As we progress through our school year, Pettigrew students are fully embracing the Seven Mindsets Program and the spirit of learning it brings to our building. Pettigrew received...

Parent/Stakeholder Input Requested The South Dakota Department of Education regularly reviews academic content standards that “serve as expectations for what students should k...

The Sioux Falls School District is committed to keeping our students healthy and well-fed over the summer months! Our Summer Food Service program, which provides FREE brea...

Second Graders explored The Kirby Science Center's hands-on exhibits and experiments involving Physical Science, Life Science, Earth Science and Health. There were also many STEM ...

While our Sioux Falls School District educators deserve to be celebrated all the time, the National Education Association (NEA) has dedicated May 2-6 as the official Teacher Appre...

We made it! The first-ever #EverybodyReads community-wide reading initiative is officially in the books! So how did we do? Drumroll, please!.............. Together, as a comm...

Pettigrew teachers continue to shine bright as 13 of our teachers shared in six grants awarded at Pettigrew, to use in their classrooms! These grants are made possible by the Sio...

The 34th Annual Dr. John W. Harris Teacher of the Year Award Ceremony will be held on Monday, March 14 th at Axtell Park. This year, there were 69 outstanding nominees for this p...

The Sioux Falls School District is excited to introduce its first-ever newsletter from the Child Nutrition program! This monthly newsletter will showcase the Child Nutrition p...