R. F. Pettigrew Elementary School -

Do you know a teacher who goes above and beyond to inspire their students? Now is the time to make sure they get the recognition they deserve! The Sioux Falls School District’s Teacher of the Year program celebrates outstanding educators who make a lasting impact in and out of the classroom. Applications are open through Monday, January 13, at 5 pm, and we want to hear about the amazing teachers who make our schools shine. Visit: https://www.sf.k12.sd.us/page/teacher-of-the-year-program to learn more and submit your application! Help us celebrate the incredible work our educators do to shape the future. Tag a teacher or share this post to spread the word!

Pettigrew PTO Gift Card Fundraiser has received all of the gift cards and will have them ready to pick up as early as Friday, December 6th!  Pick up times and locations: Friday, December 6th @ 2:30-5:30 pm in the front entryway of the school Saturday, December 7th @ 10 am - 12 pm at Scooter's Coffee on 41st street across from Roosevelt High School All remaining cards and forms not picked up over the weekend will be distributed to their classroom teachers to give to the students to take home on Monday, December 9th.  If the allotted times don't work for you and you prefer to pick the gift cards up rather than being sent home with your child, please e-mail t_bauer@hotmail.com to set up a time.  The PTO wants to thank each and every one of you for asking friends and family to purchase gift cards and for participating in this fundraiser to help raise funds for our school!  Thank you, Pettigrew PTO

Pettigrew families are invited to wear your wacky and wild hats and outfits this coming THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5TH from 6-8pm at Skate City!

The Old Courthouse Museum put on a program for our first graders. They talked about how the native Americans used their resources, mainly the buffalo, created their homes and they even got to see a demonstration on how they would set up their teepees! The first graders also got to feel and explore different parts of the buffalo; like the hide, the tail, and the horns.

Passion First: Passion is Energy, feel the power that comes from focusing on what excites you. Focus on your unique talents and interests November Students of the Month exemplified the Seven Mindset quality of PASSION FIRST. Congratulations to these students for continuing this Seven Mindsets quality and working on their PAWS everyday! THE DECEMBER MINDSET WILL BE: We Are Connected: Everyone who comes into our lives can help us to achieve and live our dreams. Working with, for, and through others is crucial to realizing our dreams.

A reminder that there is NO SCHOOL on Wednesday, November 27th, through Friday, November 29th. This season reminds us how much we have to be grateful for, especially our amazing students, staff, and families! Wishing you a wonderful Thanksgiving break!

NO SCHOOL Wednesday, November 27th - Friday, November 29th! See you back in school on Monday, December 2nd..

The colder weather is making it a bit gloomy around these parts. Time to liven things up around Pettigrew.

Second Graders got some fun exercise in PE today! Maybe the teachers should get to play this game too! https://drive.google.com/file/d/1U3uldSxXbRsDvqpib5o1UJQW8d_Xu0Ye/view?usp=drivesdk

Help shape the future of the Sioux Falls School District by completing a survey about the most desired qualities of the next superintendent. The SFSD School Board is using an educational leadership search firm to gather input. https://hyasurvey.com/SiouxFalls

Parents, We are looking for small incentive certificates, gift cards, or tokens to give to students as rewards for various reasons. Examples would be: free ice cream cone, free donut, free fountain pop, free game play, etc.. If you work for a business that would be willing to provide several small tokens of appreciation for student use, please reach out to them for us or call us and let us know who to contact for assistance. We appreciate any assistance you can give us in collecting these incentives for our students.

Pettigrew’s PTO annual Holiday Gift Card Fundraiser is up and running! Students brought home the order form for family and friends to purchase gift cards. There are 10 different businesses to choose from this year! Please be sure to collect money when taking orders, checks may be made payable to Pettigrew PTO. Completed order forms and money must be turned in to teachers by Friday, November 22nd. Late orders will not be accepted. As usual 100% of the proceeds will be used to support our Pettigrew School and will be used for Pettigrew Day, class field trips, PTO events including Pizza Bingo, Pettigrew Invents Expo and the End of School Bash. The gift cards will be available to pick up as early as December 6th, so you can use them for Christmas presents! Pick-up information will be e-mailed and posted on the Pettigrew PTO Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/RFPettigrewPTO/ **The top seller from each class will earn a reward (randomly selected) for one of the following: • Union Social Gift Card • Color Me Mine Gift Card or ornament painting to go kits • Scooters free drink card • Flyboy Donuts dozen donuts • Crumbl Cookies cookie pack • Nothing Bundt Cake Gift Card • Sky Zone 1 hour jump pass • Skate City single skate pass • Texas Roadhouse Free appetizer Everyone that sells at least one gift card from Flyboy will receive a punch card for four free donuts. We appreciate your continued support for Pettigrew Elementary School!

Students from Sonia Sotomayor (pictured in this photo) and the rest of the Sioux Falls School District would like to wish you a Happy Veteran's Day! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 South Dakota public schools proudly recognize and support the brave men and women who have served in our armed forces. Their sacrifices and dedication have upheld the values and freedoms we cherish, and we are deeply grateful for their commitment to protecting our nation. Our schools are committed to instilling respect and appreciation for veterans among our students, helping them understand the importance of service and dedication. We invite our community to join us in expressing heartfelt gratitude and respect for our veterans. Thank you to all our veterans for your service and sacrifice!

No School Monday, November 11th in observance of Veteran's Day. enjoy the long weekend and thank a VETERAN for their service. **Also, now that we are into November and colder weather has arrived, please be sure to have all of your students cold weather gear ready each day! We do go out for recess everyday unless it is actively raining or below zero temps! **PLEASE put your childs NAME on their gear, lunch boxes and water bottles. We have SO many items in the Lost and Found that never make it back to their owners. Name tags are so very helpful!!

REMINDER! Sioux Falls School District schools and offices will be CLOSED on Monday, November 11, in honor of Veteran’s Day. Thank you to all who have served! Especially SFSD staff members who proudly serve(d) in our schools and on the front lines. 🇺🇸

Due to technical difficulties within the Districts' ability to livestream on Facebook this evening, the 5th Grade Music performance at 7pm tonight, will be recorded and made available to view on a different platform, at a later date. Please watch this page for a link to the performance in the coming days. Thank you

The best voting happened in 1st grade at Pettigrew on Election Day!! Which Oreo would you choose? Double stuff or Birthday Cake? We had fun learning about voting and having our own Voter Registration cards!

Everything is Possible: We are capable of living extraordinary lives October Students of the Month exemplified the Seven Mindset quality of EVERYTHING IS POSSIBLE. Congratulations to these students for continuing this Seven Mindsets quality and working on their PAWS everyday! THE NOVEMBER MINDSET WILL BE: Passion First: The focus on finding our unique talents and interests

PAJAMA DAY!! Tomorrow, Friday, November 1st, will be a school wide PAJAMA DAY to celebrate making our PAWS goal for October! WAY TO GO PANTHERS!! ~Positive~Accountable~Wise~Safe~

Report Cards are available ONLINE. Please see the illustration below on how to navigate to your report child's report card. If you need help with access to Infinite Campus please contact the Pettigrew office for assistance.