Your preteen is navigating their first summer without childcare. Older siblings are caring for younger siblings at home and meal preparation is a little too much responsibility. You’ve hired a teenage companion to take your kids to the parks, camps, and activities but this means funds are tight for food.
These are all real scenarios playing out in homes and apartments across Sioux Falls. That’s why the Sioux Falls School District is proud to, once again, offer free breakfasts and lunches to all children, ages 1-18 during June and July 2023.
Using meal counts from previous summers, the Office of Child Nutrition established a schedule for breakfast to be offered at eight schools on Tuesdays through Thursdays. Lunch will be served Mondays through Thursdays at six locations and Monday through Friday at two locations. The schedule will be emailed to SFSD families and will be posted on the District’s website: sf.k12.sd.us. No income eligibility paperwork is required..
In accordance with Federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its Agencies, offices, and employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA.
Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.), should contact the Agency (State or local) where they applied for benefits. Individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing or have speech disabilities may contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English.
To file a program complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, (AD-3027) found online at: https://www.usda.gov/oascr/filing-program-discrimination-complaint-usda-customer, and at any USDA office, or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of the information requested in the form. To request a copy of the complaint form, call (866) 632-9992. Submit your completed form or letter to USDA by: (1) mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20250-9410;
(2) fax: (202) 690-7442; or
(3) email: program.intake@usda.gov
This institution is an equal opportunity provider.
As the year winds down our 5th Graders are preparing for MIDDLE SCHOOL!
Today our 5th Graders visited Memorial Middle School for a preview of what's to come next year.
May is always exciting around Pettigrew.
Please enjoy the final PTO Panther Tracks Newsletter for this school year!
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Benefit Lemonade Stand!
Saturday, May 6th
11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
7100 W. 32nd St.
(corner of 32nd St. and Sertoma Avenue)
Two kinds of lemonade plus cookies
**All proceeds will go to Team Cobey and Tough Like Tommy.
We have become aware of a scam circulating that appears as if SFSD Child Nutrition Coordinator Gay Anderson is asking people to go out and purchase large dollar amounts of gift cards. Gay has NOT sent out a text or an email. Her communication devices appear to have been hacked. Please delete any communication and do not follow through with the request. We apologize for this inconvenience.
We are proud to announce the Sioux Falls School District has been named a #BestCommunitiesforMusicEducation from @nammfoundation for its outstanding commitment to music education! Congratulations to our music educators, our talented students, and our community for your support!
Tough Like Tommy T-shirt sales will end on Monday 5/1! T-Shirt sales will directly benefit Tommy's family. Show your support with one of these awesome shirts created just for Tommy. Follow the link to the online store and place your order TODAY! Be a part of the great support system the Pettigrew Community is known for.
https://hauffsports.chipply.com/CFC/
It’s is South Dakota Day at Pettigrew tomorrow! Show off your South Dakota pride and wear your SD themed apparel!
Blacks Hills, Al’s Oasis, Mt Rushmore, SD wildlife, Sturgis, Badlands, Wall Drug, Missouri River, Sioux River Falls, or anything that makes you think of South Dakota.
NOW AVAILABLE!!
Tough Like Tommy T-shirts!
T-Shirt sales will directly benefit Tommy's family. Show your support with one of these awesome shirts created just for Tommy.
The online store is open until May 1st with shirt delivery approximately May 22nd.
https://hauffsports.chipply.com/CFC/product-detail.aspx?pid=3970011
Stop by Pettigrew tomorrow night Friday, April 21st, from 4:00pm-7:00pm for the Pettigrew ART SHOW and BOOK FAIR!
View amazing artwork by our students artists and shop the BUY ONE, GET ONE FREE Scholastic book fair.
A few members of our Pettigrew team were honored at the annual SFSD Awards Banquet.
Kindergarten teacher Amy Dreke celebrated 25 years with the district. Congratulations on your dedication to the SFSD!
Retiring this year are SIPPS Teacher Lori Larson and Early Childhood Specialist Rose Olinger
Also retiring this year but not pictured is our evening custodian Paul Zuraff.
We wish all of our retirees well!
The stats are troubling-47% of SFSD students qualify for free/reduced lunches. Their family's income is not enough to make ends meet. That makes it difficult to support school fundraisers. Operation Hope & Caring helps! Get your tickets to the SF STORM game to support schools!
Does your child have conflict resolution skills to solve everyday problems? Join us Tues, April 18 at 6pm to hear from SFSD & Avera Behavioral Health in this month's Family Forum Series segment. Watch for the link in your email. It's practical advice to strengthen families.
Yearbook Order Forms are due back at Pettigrew on Tuesday April 18th!
If you need an order form we have some in the office, stop by and get one.
Only 1 more week left to sell raffle tickets for the May Calendar Raffle! Money and forms are due April 21st, but can be turned in any time before that.
**To show our appreciation for those students that are selling raffle tickets, incentives have been added!
Prizes will be given to the top seller in each grade and for those students who have sold at least 1 raffle ticket will have a chance at being randomly selected to win one of 10 prizes.
We are excited to have prizes from Great Bear, Great Shots, and Skate City that will be rewards for these students!
The School Board has voted to move the last day of student classes to Friday, May 26, 2023 - requiring students to make up two of the five days missed due to weather. Staff will report through Friday, June 2, 2023.
Annual Update Registration is now open for the 23-24 school year.
Please log into your Infinite Campus Parent Portal, click MORE, then click Annual Update and complete the registration information. This is your opportunity to update your contact information for your students at Pettigrew and get registered for next year!
Please contact the Pettigrew Office if you have any questions about getting your student registered for 23-24 or getting logged in to your portal.
Pettigrew Elementary PTO is excited to be kicking off their 1st ever Calendar Raffle fundraiser!
The funds raised from this fundraiser will be used for Fine Arts supplies, PE supplies, library books, orchestra equipment, Pettigrew Days, Field Trips (Spring 2023), and recess equipment (Fall 2023).
It is our most affordable fundraiser at only $5 per raffle ticket or 3 tickets for $10! With each raffle ticket purchase, the buyer will have their name entered into the raffle for a chance to win a prize for the entire month.
Calendar Raffle order forms were sent home with students today.
The last day to turn in completed order forms and payments to teachers is on or before Friday, April 21st. Forms turned in after the start of the Calendar Raffle, will be entered into the remaining days.
Each day in May, Mr D will draw a winning raffle ticket entry and announce the student who sold the winning entry. The prize package winners will be notified by an e-mail or text to determined how they would like to receive their prize package, either pick-up or mailed out to them. If the last day of school is before May 31st those Raffle Ticket prize package winners will be drawn the last day of school.
Good luck and thank you for supporting Pettigrew!
No School April 7th-April 10th!
Enjoy the the wonderful spring days ahead!
Head to Sky Zone Tuesday, April 4th anytime between 3-8pm for our last jump night of the school year!
