Please return original picture packet to school on November 5th in order for your child to have a retake picture completed.
Students in Early Childhood Classroom 5 have been having a smashing good time creating melted crayon art! Inspired by our Dialogic Reading book, Elmer, students explored colors and creativity while bringing their own colorful artwork to life. Just like Elmer, the patchwork elephant, our little artists showed us that being colorful and unique is something to celebrate in our Pettigrew Early Childhood program!
Don’t forget to turn your clocks back one hour before going to bed on Saturday!
Enjoy that extra hour of sleep on Sunday!
Take a peek at this week’s TEN favorite snapshots and see what makes Pettigrew such a special place to learn and grow!
Have a wonderful weekend, Panthers! We can’t wait to see what next week brings!
Shape Monsters in 204! Math is getting creative in 2nd grade! As students work through their geometry unit, Room 204 put their knowledge of shapes to the test by creating their very own Shape Monsters! From triangles to circles and everything in between, these monsters turned out GREAT! Who knew geometry could be this much fun?
Friday, October 30th, is a busy night for trunk-or-treating in our community!
First Stop: Memorial Middle School
Treat the Halls
5:15–6:15 PM
Memorial Middle School hallways
Next Stop: Pettigrew Elementary
Pettigrew Trunk or Treat
6:00–7:00 PM
Pettigrew parking lot
Start your evening at Memorial Middle School, then head over to Pettigrew Elementary for even more Halloween fun and treats!
Grab your costumes, bring your trick-or-treat bags, and get ready for a spooktacular night!
We can’t wait to see all those costumes!
We had so much fun celebrating our principals for Boss’s Day last week! Students put their creativity to work by drawing pictures of what they think our principals do all day long! We also had students and staff dress up like our principals, making the day extra fun and giving us a more than a few mini-principals roaming the halls!
A big THANK YOU to our principals for all they do to lead, support, encourage, and care for our Pettigrew Panthers every single day! We appreciate you more than you know!mmCheck out Pettigrew's Facebook story for a glimpse of all the amazing artwork!!
A big THANK YOU to our VFW members for sharing their knowledge, honoring our traditions, and helping our students understand the meaning behind this important symbol of our country!
🐾 Week in Ten! 🐾
Wow! Every week just keeps getting better at Pettigrew! From practicing our safety procedures during our first lockdown drill of the year (the kids did GREAT!) to Kindergarten’s exciting trip to the Butterfly House, there was so much happening around our school! Students in 202 kicked off some FLASHLIGHT READING time! And, of course, we had the INFLATABLE FOOD SCRAMBLE! So many great moments, learning experiences, and memories made this week! Ask your child about their favorite part of the week! We can’t wait to see what next week brings!
Enjoy the long weekend!
Week in Ten! RHS/Pettigrew Homecoming Week was a HUGE success! From fun dress-up days and school spirit to lots of Panther pride, our students and staff made the week one to remember! And what better way to round out the festivities than with a special visit from the RHS Homecoming Royalty! Take a look at this week’s top ten moments and enjoy a few of our favorite snapshots from an action-packed week at Pettigrew!
The Pettigrew Elementary Library was awarded the School Achievement Through Libraries (SATL) Award for 2026-2029 by the South Dakota State Library. This award honors the outstanding work of our school librarian Mrs. Ulvestad, with strong support from our school principal Mr. Wagner. The SATL Award recognizes school libraries that make a significant impact on student learning and school culture. Congratulations to our fantastic library!
Our Pettigrew CLC students recently had the opportunity to paint a winning design on one of our city snowplows! They put their creativity to work, and now their artwork will be rolling through the community all winter long.
Keep your eyes peeled for this special Panther plow when the snow starts flying!
Whew, what a week!
This picture day opportunity will be specifically for students that were not able to make it to Open House before school started this year, new students that have recently enrolled, and our Early Childhood/Headstart students.
When all of our students have had a chance to have pictures taken, incoming picture packets will be distributed as they arrive.
Please note, this is NOT our picture retake day. Our picture RETAKE opportunity will be on November 5th for all of our students, once all families have had a chance to review their picture packets.
We’re also expecting a very special visit from the RHS Homecoming Royalty!
Get ready for a week of fun, school spirit, and Rider pride!
Go Riders!!
Our Panthers are having a GREAT time getting motivated for the Panther Fun Run! Many classrooms celebrated their top fundraising room of the week reward with some special activities and well deserved fun! The entire Pettigrew community is working together to raise funds that will help make our school an even more fun, welcoming, and inviting place for everyone to enjoy—and, most importantly, a place we can all be proud of! 💜🖤
Keep those donations coming in Panthers! Every single donation makes a difference! 🐾
