School Picture Ordering Information found here!!!
HELLO Pettigrew Panthers, summer is winding down! We are back in our office from a refreshing summer break and starting to make preparations for our 2024-2025 school year!
Here are a few reminders to start the year.
**Please make sure you have registered your student for this coming school year inside your Parent Portal. We have several students that are not updated as of this morning! Look in the MORE tab and ANNUAL STUDENT UPDATE to complete this process. Contact us in the office if you are not able to log into your Parent Portal. https://siouxfallssd.infinitecampus.org/campus/portal/parents/siouxfalls.jsp
**Information about Open House , Picture Day, and other important new school year details, will be sent via email from Mr. D in the near future.
**Our 2024-25 school supply list sent by Mr. D via email last spring is pinned to the top of this page! Do NOT use the generic department store lists! Our teachers have worked to create the best list for Pettigrew students and that list is the list Mr D has provided.
SEE YOU SOON!!!!
The first day of school is just over a month away! More info on open houses to come soon, but for now, please save these dates! If you haven't yet completed the Annual Student Information Update, please do so here. https://www.sf.k12.sd.us/page/school-registration
See you soon!
Just a reminder that our Pettigrew Office is now closed for the summer. Office staff will return on August 1st.
Mark your calendars for our 2024 Open House. Our K-5 Open House will be late afternoon and evening on Tuesday, August 20, 2024. A schedule and more information will be circulated from the school in August. One important change we want to have on your calendar is that SCHOOL PICTURES will be taken at this open house at Pettigrew that evening. Please make arrangements to attend, because make-up pictures will be scheduled later in the school year.
Included in this post is the 2024-25 School Supply List for your shopping convenience.
LAST CALL for Camp Invention! Secure your child's spot TODAY!
From our PTO,
Pettigrew families ~ We have a very limited number of yearbooks available for sale in the front office on a first come first serve basis. Yearbooks are $16 CASH or CHECK made to "RF Pettigrew PTO."
For the second year in a row, the Sioux Falls School District is proud to be called one of the Best Communities for Music Education by the National Association for Music Merchants Foundation. This recognition is a testament to the dedication of our teachers, the commitment of our students, and to the close ties that have grown together over the years in our music education community. As we celebrate this recognition, let us also celebrate the power of music to inspire, educate, and unite us all.
Wednesday, May 8th, is National School Nurse Day!
A big THANK YOU to our School Nurse, Dawn Valer! She is always on the go and ready to help all students and staff in need of medical assistance!
Wow! SFSD is so grateful to the Sioux Falls STORM, LEVO, and media partners KELOLand TV for supporting Operation Hope & Caring where $18,417 was raised to support elementary schools that don't have PTAs/PTOs. We had a great time at the game and especially enjoyed the WIN! ❤️
Tonight is THE night! Come out to support SFSD elementary schools without PTAs/PTOs as the Sioux Falls STORM take on the Green Bay Blizzard. It's also Star Wars night, so wear your gear and bring your lightsaber to this fun family event sponsored by LEVO Credit Union!
On Monday, May 6th Pettigrew will have an ALL SCHOOL Pajama Day and Team Luke/Tough Like Tommy shirt day!
Wear your jammies or one of the leukemia support shirts on Monday to show our students our support!
Happy Principal Appreciation Day to our Pettigrew Principal Kevin Dick and our Assistant Principal Jennifer Walden!
We appreciate their hard work and dedication to make Pettigrew the best elementary school it can be.
The Weather Service indicates the greatest threat of severe weather did not materialize in Sioux Falls. We will begin our bus routes at approximately 3pm, so there will be a slight delay in getting elementary and middle school students home. High School dismisses at normal time.
Due to the weather 4-30-24, SFSD will hold all elementary students who walk or ride the bus until the system passes. We expect the system to arrive about 2:45pm and be done around 3pm. Busses will not leave the elementary schools until it is safe to do so. This will also cause a delay in middle school bus routes, so plan accordingly. If wx is still an issue at high school dismissal time, we will encourage students to wait to leave until the system passes. Thank you.
Weather may cause some challenges at school dismissal time today. SFSD will make plans with your child's safety as our highest priority. If there are changes, parents/guardians will be contacted immediately. We ask that you please monitor your phone and email closely.
Football & Star Wars Fans Unite! Fri, May 3-7:05pm Sioux Falls STORM take on the Green Bay Blizzard to support Operation Hope & Caring, a fundraiser for SFSD elementary schools without PTAs. Wear Star Wars gear, grab a light saber, and get in on the fun!
The Agriculture Program at CTE Academy recently received a sow from Pipestone to learn all about the farrowing process. Yesterday, Barbie gave birth to a batch of babies! Students got to be there for the birthing process and helped things along the way. It doesn't get much more hands on than that! This is the perfect example of how special and exciting our programing at CTE is and how important it is for students.
Barbie has more babies than she has spots at the dinner table to feed all her babies. Some of them that get enough food are put in a small basket to nap while the other smaller ones have a chance to eat. This is to make sure everyone's belly is full!!
Make sure to turn the sound up to hear the occasional cute squeals!
🐷Follow along with the Barbie Blog and LIVE CAM to learn more about the CTE piglet experience!
https://www.youtube.com/live/rdyexhITAzc?si=DbfXgZUXnZDiOgxP
Look Alike day in 502 and I Love Math Day in 102!
Always something happening at Pettigrew!
Pettigrew school-wide “Live to Give” project starts on MONDAY!
Classrooms will be gathering items from 4/15-4/19.
See flyer for more grade level specific details.
The Mindset of the Month for March was "Live to Give"
These students were chosen by their teachers as the Seven Mindsets Student of the Month for March.
**Congratulations to these students for exemplifying this Mindset quality.
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