There’s still time to join the fun of R.F. Pettigrew Panther Fun Run! Visit MyBooster.com to sign up & share. A few minutes of your time can make a BIG difference for our school! Tonights challenge: The grade with the highest participation percentage will earn music during lunch on Tuesday!
Who is ready for a weekend challenge?! Get a $60 flat donation or $2 per lap donation before Monday and you’ll score a GLOW IN THE DARK EDITION keychain! Fun Run Information for Parents/Guardians can be found in the Fun Run Newsletter: https://secure.smore.com/n/j3eycz
The Fun Run is a little over a week away! Pettigrew Elementary Principal Tim Wagner and Assistant Principal Jen Walden recently traveled to the moon to kick off the Fun Run Campaign. Did you know the teacher in each grade level whose class raises the most money will get to participate in the Inflatable Space Race? Help your child's teacher get in the race! Money raised will go to recognize student achievement and efforts all year long! All fun run information can be found in the newsletter: https://secure.smore.com/n/j3eycz
Thursday 9/25/2025 will be the MAKE-UP day for school pictures.
This picture day opportunity will be specifically for students that were unable to make it to Open House before school started this year.
We will also take pictures on this day for any new students that enrolled at Pettigrew after Open House, as well as all of our Early Childhood students.
This is NOT our picture retake day. Retakes will be on October 30th for all of our students.
Once all of our students have had a chance to have pictures taken, incoming picture packets will be distributed as they arrive.
The code to purchase packets for MAKE-UP day pictures on 9/25/25 is G94DF7
Scherling Packet Orders
Again, this is NOT the retake day. All retakes will be on October 30th, 2025.
Have a minute? That’s all it takes to share about our R.F. Pettigrew Panther Fun Run! Go to MyBooster.com and share through email, text, and on social media with just a click! The class that has the most Student Star Videos made by tomorrow will earn freeze pops! We have had donations from 23 states so far! Can we get donations from all 50?
We can’t reach our goal without you. It takes everyone working together to really make a difference here at R.F. Pettigrew Elementary. All Fun Run Information can be found here: https://secure.smore.com/n/j3eycz
Today is the day we officially launch our Pettigrew Elementary Fun Run Fundraiser! Please consider making a donation as we will use the funds to recognize and reward our students in academic achievement and effort, character, attendance, and behavior. Our Fun Run event takes place on September 26th.
Please see the updated parent Fun Run newsletter for all information including event times, prizes for students, our Inflatable Space Race incentive, and information on if you want to come and watch. The newsletter has some of the same information from before plus a lot of new information. The next two weeks are going to be so much fun! Thank you for helping us have the funds to recognize the hard work of our students this year.
Parents Fun Run Newsletter: https://secure.smore.com/n/j3eycz
Link: https://give.mybooster.com/rf-pettigrew-elementary
Tim Wagner
Pettigrew Elementary Principal
Time to have some fun with RHS HOMECOMING DRESS UP DAYS!!
Starting next week on Monday, September 8th!!!
Let's get fired up!
Please remember to complete and return this year's band and orchestra registration forms by Friday, September 5. If you have any questions or need a new form, please contact Mrs. Backstrom (band) or Mrs. Alpers (orchestra).
Kaitlyn.Backstrom@k12.sd.us
Denise.Anderson-Alpers@k12.sd.us
Friday, August 29th and Monday, September 1st in honor of LABOR DAY!
We are excited to support The Barrel House's all-day Hungry Hearts Fundraiser benefiting the Angel Fund, which helps ensure every student in the Sioux Falls School District has access to a meal. Come out and enjoy some great food, fun activities (dunk tanks, bouncy house, axe throwing, and more!), and make a difference for our students! Hope to see you there!
📍The Barrel House 4701 E. 54th Street | 12-10 pm
Find more details and the full schedule of activities here! ---> https://www.facebook.com/share/175iWYEjfD/
Our kindergarten students have been learning lunchroom skills! They give a "thumbs up" or a "thumbs down" for the offer vrs. method in our lunch serving line. Our teachers and lunch staff work with our young students everyday to learn this skill.
Join us this Saturday at the Barrel House for a Hungry Hearts fundraiser!
📅 Saturday, August 23rd
📍 The Barrel House – 4701 E 54th St, Sioux Falls, SD
🕛 12 PM – 10 PM
Let’s come together for a day of community, fun, food, and fundraising in support of Hungry Hearts! ❤️
Activities throughout the day include:
🪓 Axe Throwing (12–3 PM)
🎯 Dunk Tank, Bouncy House, Face Painting, Kid’s Games (12–7 PM)
🎨 People's Choice Rib Contest (Starts at 12 PM – coins available for $20)
🛍 Silent Auction (Closes at 7 PM)
🦙 Zoo Mobile with live animals (1–3 PM)
🔥 Live Auction Closes (6:30 PM)
💍 Dream Wedding Winner Announced (7 PM)
Food (Starting at 12 PM):
🍔 Burgers, Brats & Sides (Free Will Donation – matched up to $20,000!)
🍧 Snow Cones & Cotton Candy (12–5 PM)
Live Music Lineup:
🎧 12–2 PM: DJ Dontai
🎸 2–4 PM: Simply Travis & Dan
🎤 4–6 PM: Connie McColl
🥁 7–10 PM: Funk Fuh Fried
❤️ 100% of the proceeds go to support local families in need through Hungry Hearts.
Bring your friends, your appetite, and your giving heart. Let’s make a difference together!
