🌴📚 Chicka Chicka Boom Boom! 📚🌴
Join us at Ridgeway Community School for our first Little Jays Playgroup of the 2026–27 school year! We’re kicking things off with a morning full of fun inspired by the beloved book Chicka Chicka Boom Boom! 🌴🥥
This FREE event is open to all families with children ages 2–6. Come enjoy:
🎈 Bounce house fun
🧗 Climbing wall adventures
🎨 Creative play activities
🌴 A Chicka Chicka Boom Boom craft
📖 Story time
And don’t forget—Little Jays' siblings up to age 8 are welcome, too!
Join us at Ridgeway Community School for our first Little Jays Playgroup of the 2026–27 school year! We’re kicking things off with a morning full of fun inspired by the beloved book Chicka Chicka Boom Boom! 🌴🥥
This FREE event is open to all families with children ages 2–6. Come enjoy:
🎈 Bounce house fun
🧗 Climbing wall adventures
🎨 Creative play activities
🌴 A Chicka Chicka Boom Boom craft
📖 Story time
And don’t forget—Little Jays' siblings up to age 8 are welcome, too!
Ridgeway Community School will welcome our students and their families to our Back-to-School Orientation Nights. The Preschool Orientation Night will be held on Tuesday, August 25th from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. and the Kindergarten to 5th Grade Open House will be held on Thursday, August 27th from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. The staff members of Ridgeway Community School are looking forward to seeing all of our returning students and welcoming our new students to a great school year.
If you are still looking for a school home, Ridgeway still has a few openings for in our Preschool to 5th Grade classes. Find out more about our education and enrichment programs on our website www.ridgewayschool.org or just stop by at the open house events.
If you are still looking for a school home, Ridgeway still has a few openings for in our Preschool to 5th Grade classes. Find out more about our education and enrichment programs on our website www.ridgewayschool.org or just stop by at the open house events.
Ridgeway Community School is seeking dependable, positive team members who enjoy working with children and families and take pride in providing students with a safe, welcoming environment to learn and grow.
For more information about the open positions, go to the Job Posting section of the school's website: https://www.ridgewayschool.org/o/rcs/page/job-postings
For more information about the open positions, go to the Job Posting section of the school's website: https://www.ridgewayschool.org/o/rcs/page/job-postings
🎒 Is your child starting kindergarten this fall? We'd love to meet you!
Join us for Ridgeway Community School's Kindergarten Meet & Greet on Wednesday, August 12, from 6:00–7:00 p.m.
Whether your child is already enrolled at Ridgeway or you're still exploring the best school for your family, this is a great opportunity to:
🍎 Meet our kindergarten staff and school leaders
📚 Learn about our small class sizes and engaging, personalized education
🌿 Explore our beautiful 6-acre campus and outdoor learning spaces
🏃 Discover our wellness focus and after-school enrichment opportunities
Ridgeway Community School is a FREE public charter school serving students in Kindergarten through 5th grade, conveniently located just 12 minutes from Winona. First Student bus transportation is available for families within the Winona School District.
We also offer fee-based morning and full-day preschool programs for 3- and 4-year-olds.
Come see why so many families choose Ridgeway for a supportive, active, and engaging learning experience!
Learn more at ridgewayschool.org.
Join us for Ridgeway Community School's Kindergarten Meet & Greet on Wednesday, August 12, from 6:00–7:00 p.m.
Whether your child is already enrolled at Ridgeway or you're still exploring the best school for your family, this is a great opportunity to:
🍎 Meet our kindergarten staff and school leaders
📚 Learn about our small class sizes and engaging, personalized education
🌿 Explore our beautiful 6-acre campus and outdoor learning spaces
🏃 Discover our wellness focus and after-school enrichment opportunities
Ridgeway Community School is a FREE public charter school serving students in Kindergarten through 5th grade, conveniently located just 12 minutes from Winona. First Student bus transportation is available for families within the Winona School District.
We also offer fee-based morning and full-day preschool programs for 3- and 4-year-olds.
Come see why so many families choose Ridgeway for a supportive, active, and engaging learning experience!
Learn more at ridgewayschool.org.
The FREE Annual Ridgeway Community Celebration will be held Sunday, August 3rd from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at Ridgeway Community School. The event will feature chicken-Q provided by Steakshop Catering, the Robert Hass Memorial Tractor and Classic Car Show, a kiddie tractor pull, and a variety of other kids’ activities. There will also be school memorabilia on display as the school celebrates 25 years serving the Ridgeway community as a FREE public charter school and 61 years since the school building was constructed. The Darr Family Band will play in the afternoon, with a 2:00 p.m. pie auction being held during the band’s break. Those bringing tractors and classic cars are asked to have them in place by 10:00 a.m.
The children’s activities, which include touch-a-truck, a barrel train, and water balloon games, will be taking place throughout the day. A pedal tractor pull, beginning with the oldest peddlers, will begin at 11:30 a.m. Age groups for the pedal tractor pull will be 9 & 10, 7 & 8, 5 & 6, and 3 & 4 year olds, with the oldest students participating first. All participants will receive ribbons, and trophies will be given to the top three finishers in each age category. Ridgeway’s 4th and 5th grade classes will sell refreshments and a BBQ Chicken Dinner beginning at 11:00 a.m.; a children’s hot dog meal will also be available for purchase. Proceeds from the Chicken-Q will support their 3-day overnight field trip to Eagle Bluff Environmental Learning Center. The meals will be available until 2:00 p.m. or when sold out.
The live pie and baked goods auction will take place at 2:00 p.m. with Mark Frickson as auctioneer. The auction supports the costs of putting on the free event as well as other community service projects the school conducts throughout the year, including the veterans and volunteer recognition luncheons held each year. The event is free, and everyone is invited to join in the fun by meeting up with old friends and making new ones!
Ridgeway Community School is located 2 miles east of the intersection of Interstate 90 and Minnesota Highway 76 on Winona County Rd. 12. For more information, contact the School at 1-507-454-9566 or office@ridgewayschool.org; or visit the school’s website at www.ridgewayschool.org or visit the school’s Facebook page.
The children’s activities, which include touch-a-truck, a barrel train, and water balloon games, will be taking place throughout the day. A pedal tractor pull, beginning with the oldest peddlers, will begin at 11:30 a.m. Age groups for the pedal tractor pull will be 9 & 10, 7 & 8, 5 & 6, and 3 & 4 year olds, with the oldest students participating first. All participants will receive ribbons, and trophies will be given to the top three finishers in each age category. Ridgeway’s 4th and 5th grade classes will sell refreshments and a BBQ Chicken Dinner beginning at 11:00 a.m.; a children’s hot dog meal will also be available for purchase. Proceeds from the Chicken-Q will support their 3-day overnight field trip to Eagle Bluff Environmental Learning Center. The meals will be available until 2:00 p.m. or when sold out.
The live pie and baked goods auction will take place at 2:00 p.m. with Mark Frickson as auctioneer. The auction supports the costs of putting on the free event as well as other community service projects the school conducts throughout the year, including the veterans and volunteer recognition luncheons held each year. The event is free, and everyone is invited to join in the fun by meeting up with old friends and making new ones!
Ridgeway Community School is located 2 miles east of the intersection of Interstate 90 and Minnesota Highway 76 on Winona County Rd. 12. For more information, contact the School at 1-507-454-9566 or office@ridgewayschool.org; or visit the school’s website at www.ridgewayschool.org or visit the school’s Facebook page.
As the high school graduation season comes to a close, we want to give a special shoutout to our Ridgeway Community School alumni who are celebrating this incredible milestone! 🎓
Congratulations on your high school graduation! We are so proud of all you have accomplished and excited to see where your next adventures take you. Whether you're heading to college, entering the workforce, serving your community, or pursuing other dreams, we wish you success, happiness, and fulfillment in the journey ahead.
Once a Ridgeway student, always a part of the Ridgeway family. Congratulations, graduates—we're cheering you on every step of the way! 🎉
Congratulations on your high school graduation! We are so proud of all you have accomplished and excited to see where your next adventures take you. Whether you're heading to college, entering the workforce, serving your community, or pursuing other dreams, we wish you success, happiness, and fulfillment in the journey ahead.
Once a Ridgeway student, always a part of the Ridgeway family. Congratulations, graduates—we're cheering you on every step of the way! 🎉
Best wishes for a strong showing to these Ridgeway alumni who are competing at the State Track and Field meet and the State High School Golf Tournament this week!
Congratulations to our 20 amazing 5th-grade graduates! 🎓
This week, we celebrated the largest class of graduating 5th graders in Ridgeway's 25-year history as a public charter school. This group of hardworking, creative, thoughtful, and energetic students completed their elementary school journey at Ridgeway with a variety of engaging, hands-on learning activities, which we will share in future posts. Their time with us has gone by far too quickly, but we are incredibly proud of all they have accomplished and excited to see what the future holds for each of them.
As they head off to new schools and new adventures, we know they will continue to learn, grow, and shine. We will miss you, and we hope you'll come back and visit us on the Ridge soon!
We are wrapping up the school year in style with our last week of after school clubs, a student talent show and field trip. We are also welcoming family members to a listening session as the school's board of directors plans for the second 25 years of serving the greater Ridgeway community.
Ridgeway Community School would like to wish all the mothers, grandmothers, great grandmothers and aunties to our students and staff, a very Happy Mother's Day!!
Saturday, May 9th is the last Little Jays Playgroup of this school year. We will have some fun spaces set up for 2 to 6 year-olds to enjoy our theme Little Jays in Space! We will also have the bounce house, climbing wall, riding toys and other hands-on activities for Little Jays age. Siblings up to age 8 are welcome to attend this FREE event which is open to the public! Invite your friends and family to join us for a fun and active morning.
Ridgeway Community School's Parent Support Organization, RPAC is holding a Family Fun Night on Thursday, May 7th featuring BINGO for new and lightly used books, stuffies, games, and toys. This event is FREE and open to the public. The Scholastic BOGO Book Fair will be open just before the event from 5:00 to 6:00 p.m.
Ridgeway Community School is celebrating its 25th Anniversary with an Anniversary T-Shirt. You can order the shirt for an affordable $10 through Friday, March 8th by dropping off or emailing your order to the school office (office@ridgewayschool.org).
Ridgeway's awesome parent support organization, Ridgeway Parents and Community (RPAC) held their annual Spring raffle on Saturday, April 25th. Sixty-eight prizes, worth over $1,0,000 were given away. A list of the prize winners is included in this post. RPAC wishes to thank all the businesses and individuals who donated prizes, and who sold and bought tickets. The proceeds of this fundraiser, should exceed $13,000 and will be used to support student field trips, special school activities and programs, as well as community events such as the Ridgeway Community Halloween party. Prize winners can pick up their prizes at the school between 6:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Monday to Friday! Thanks to our families, staff, and community members for supporting this annual event!
The next Little Jays Playgroup will take place Saturday, April 18, from 9:00–10:30 a.m., and we’d love to see you there.
This month, the Little Jays will be celebrating Earth Day with some fun recycling crafts and creative play activities. Along with our usual favorites—the climbing wall and bounce house—we’ll have plenty of balls for big, active play, creative play centers to explore, and a craft table for our Little Jay visitors to enjoy.
During story time, we’ll read the children’s book "Love Our Earth."
Little Jays Playgroups are FREE and open to all community members, thanks to the generous support of our parent organization, RPAC. The playgroups are designed for children ages 2–6, and siblings up to age 8 are welcome to join the fun.
These playgroups are a wonderful opportunity for families looking for a school home to check out all that Ridgeway Community School has to offer.
We hope you’ll join us for a morning of play, stories, and smiles!
It’s ofFISHally summer at Ridgeway! Our Summer Kids Club is back and better than ever, open to all kids entering 1st grade through 7th grade, as well as incoming Ridgeway Kindergarteners. The program is packed with hands‑on activities, outdoor adventures, creative projects, and plenty of chances to explore, learn, and make new friends. We’re gearing up for a full summer of games, crafts, field trips, and unforgettable memories. Registration is now open, and spots always fill fast, so dive in and save your child’s place today!
More program information will be available at the Ridgeway Waffle Breakfast on Sunday, April 12th from 8 AM to 12 noon or at the link below:
https://www.ridgewayschool.org/page/summer-kids-club
More program information will be available at the Ridgeway Waffle Breakfast on Sunday, April 12th from 8 AM to 12 noon or at the link below:
https://www.ridgewayschool.org/page/summer-kids-club
We have a full and exciting week ahead, capped off by our annual Belgian Waffle Breakfast Fundraiser this Sunday morning, held in partnership with the Pleasant Busy Bees 4-H Club.
This week's Ridgeway activities include:
A "Pop-Up" Garden Club for 2nd and 3rd graders on Tuesday after school
A Young Arts performance of Billy Goats Gruff and Other Tales by the Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia for our Kindergarten and 1st grade students on Wednesday
Many thanks to RPAC for supporting this engaging and educational experience for our students!
This week's Ridgeway activities include:
A "Pop-Up" Garden Club for 2nd and 3rd graders on Tuesday after school
A Young Arts performance of Billy Goats Gruff and Other Tales by the Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia for our Kindergarten and 1st grade students on Wednesday
Many thanks to RPAC for supporting this engaging and educational experience for our students!
Support the Pleasant Busy Bees 4-H Club and Ridgeway Community School at Ridgeway's annual Spring Waffle Breakfast, featuring Dad's Famous Belgian Waffles. The waffles are served with a variety of toppings, including butter, whipped topping, and a multitude of flavored syrups. Advanced sale tickets purchased at the school, or from a school or 4-H family cost $11.00 for adults and $6.00 for children ages 6 to 11. Kids 5 and under are FREE. Tickets purchased with a credit/debit card or the day of the event increase by $1.00.
Click on this link or use the QR code to purchase your ticket today: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C094DAEAC22A4FDC16-62191573-2026.
Click on this link or use the QR code to purchase your ticket today: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C094DAEAC22A4FDC16-62191573-2026.
Ridgeway Community School is off and running on a new set of early Spring Clubs this week. We have our 2nd day of Parent, Student, Teacher Goal Setting meetings on Monday, and continue the celebration of our 25th year of operation with a School Spirit Day on Wednesday, March 25th! We are all looking forward to Spring arriving on the Ridge!
It’s ofFISHally summer at Ridgeway! Our Summer Kids Club is back and better than ever, open to all kids entering Kindergarten through 7th grade, and packed with hands‑on activities, outdoor adventures, creative projects, and plenty of chances to explore, learn, and make new friends. We’re gearing up for a full summer of games, crafts, field trips, and unforgettable memories. Registration is now open, and spots always fill fast, so dive in and save your child’s place today!
https://www.ridgewayschool.org/page/summer-kids-club
https://www.ridgewayschool.org/page/summer-kids-club
