Ridgeway Community School's Annual Community Halloween Party is ready to welcome our guests for some Halloween season fun! We have games, crafts, activities, Little Jays Story time, and goody bags for our guests to enjoy. Stop by with your family and friends and check out the fun!
2 months ago, Ridgeway Community School
As we celebrate our 25th year of operation as a FREE public charter school, we will share photos of Ridgeway Community School activities from years past. To get folks in the mood for our annual Ridgeway Community Halloween Party coming up on Saturday, October 25th, from 1 to 3 PM, we want to share some photos of our 2005 Community Halloween Party. Please feel free to shout out to those students you know. We wish to acknowledge that Mrs. Sobeck is still inspiring artists here at Ridgeway Community School, 20 years after these photos were taken! Way to go, Mrs. Sobeck!
3 months ago, Ridgeway Community School
Ridgeway's preschool to 5th-grade students have been participating in fire safety lessons this month. The students practiced evacuation to the Ridgeway Fire Hall and participated in fire safety lessons led by Ridgeway Fire Chief Wade Schossow and Asst. Chief Rodney Merchlewitz. The preschoolers even got a chance to sit in one of the fire trucks! Thanks to the Ridgeway Fire Department for keeping our community safe!
3 months ago, Ridgeway Community School
Ridgeway Community School hosted our 25th annual Grandparents and Special Persons Day event on Friday, October 10th. Our Kindergarten to 5th-grade students and guests enjoyed a variety of activities inside the classroom and assisted with a cider pressing activity in our outdoor classroom. The afternoon wrapped up with the students singing some songs for our guests, and some fun stories and songs performed by Sandbar storyteller Don White. We want to send a big shout-out to the three educators of Ridgeway who are also grandparents of Ridgeway students: Mrs. Groth, Mrs. Sobeck, and Mrs. Johnson! We also wish to thank Annabel and Colt Larson's grandparents, Brian and Laurie Longhenry, for sharing their cider pressing skills with us! Finally, we appreciate all the grandparents, parents, aunts, uncles, and family friends who took time out of their busy schedules to spend the afternoon with our students! As you can see by the smiles on their faces, it means the world to them!
3 months ago, Ridgeway Community School
The Ridgeway Blue Jays are off to a great start over the past month as we begin our 25th year as a FREE public charter school. We have a number of other Ridgeway Community School milestones to celebrate this year:
Mrs. Johnson's youngest grandchild is a 5th grader this year, which will be the final year of the 17 year Ewing - Buxengard family reign.
We hired our first former student as a teacher when we welcomed Caroline (Anderson) Provost as our new Kindergarten teacher for this school year.
Mrs. Provost's kindergarten class includes two children of former Ridgeway Community School students, and it just so happens that both sets of parents got married on the exact same blustery day in June.
One of those two students is also the eldest grandchild of our art teacher, Mrs. Sobeck, which now means that we have five staff members who are grandparents of current or former Ridgeway Community School students.
We also have a record number of staff members, six to be exact, who either attended Ridgeway Community School or our predecessor Ridgeway Elementary School, or the one room country schools that consolidated into the Ridgeway Elementary School District.
Finally, we want to say that we are grateful for our community who has done so much to support our school over our first quarter of a century. Stay tuned to Ridgeway's Facebook and Instagram pages to see how our community of learners engage in a busy year of work and play.
3 months ago, Ridgeway Community School
Ridgeway's hiking club got out for another warm Thursday afternoon hike. This week we did our annual Shady Maple hike along a trail through the north-east facing hillside on the Gilles Family Dairy and Woodland. In addition to hiking through a beautiful maple woodland our hiking club members got to enjoy a couple of wagon rides to and from the trail, and some baled jumping for a warm-up before heading off on the hike. Many thanks to Mike and Joan Gilles for hosting us and for the parent and grandparent chaperones who assisted with this beautiful outing.
3 months ago, Ridgeway Community School
Ridgeway's Little Jays Playgroup program held its first event of the school year, with a Magical Kick Off. It was a morning of fun, creative and active play for all who attended. The next Little Jays Playgroup will be Saturday, November 15th from 9:00 to 10:30 a.m.. The theme will be "Lets Build with Little Jays." We hope to see a lot of 2 to 6 year-olds, along with their caregivers and siblings in attendance. Also, mark your calendars for Ridgeway's Community Halloween Party on Saturday, October 25th from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m.
3 months ago, Ridgeway Community School
Ridgeway's students are back to the books, and back to the woods! Our first hiking club outing to the Gilles Family Dairy and Woodland hiking trails was a success! We found a few Billy Goats Gruff at the woodland playground, and a troll under the bridge. The students got in a good hike on a beautiful day, along with some nice refreshments, and a convenient wagon ride back to school. We appreciate the Gilles Family for hosting us and for the other parent and grandparent chaperones who helped make this outing possible.
4 months ago, Ridgeway Community School
The FREE Annual Ridgeway Community Celebration will be held Sunday, August 3, from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at Ridgeway Community School. The event will feature a 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. A pie auction will wrap up the event. The celebration begins at 11:00 a.m. and those bringing tractors and classic cars are asked to have them in place by 10:30 a.m.
The children’s activities, which include inflatables, 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 noon. Age groups for the pedal tractor pull will be 9 & 10, 7 & 8, 5 & 6, and 3 & 4 year olds. 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 be selling refreshments will be selling a BBQ Chicken Dinner beginning at 11:00 a.m., they 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 event will wrap up with a live pie and baked goods auction with Mark Frickson as auctioneer at 2:00 p.m. The auction supports the costs of putting on the free event as well as other community service projects 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 your old friends and making some new friends!
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.org5 months ago, Ridgeway Community School
Happy Mother's Day to all our students' mothers, grandmothers, aunties, and caregivers, as well as to all of our staff members who are mothers' grandmothers and aunties! Enjoy this beautiful day!
8 months ago, Ridgeway Community School
Saturday, May 10th is our last Little Jays Playgroup of the school year. Tomorrow's theme will be "Little Jays in Space." There will be a variety of fun activities, a story time, and the Scholastic Buy One Get One Free Book Fair will be open from 9:00 to 10:00 a.m. during the event. In addition to our assistant preschool teacher, Ms. Sarah, who organizes and leads the event both our kindergarten teacher, Mrs. Helms, and our Preschool teacher, Ms. Abbey, will be in attendance at this Little Jays event. This will provide an excellent opportunity for next year's preschool and kindergarten students to get to visit with their new teachers a little bit. It will also provide parents and opportunity to ask your child's future teacher any questions you might have. Programming for our Little Jays playgroups are for 2 to 6 year old's and their siblings up to 8 years of age. The event is FREE and open to any community member, whether or not they attend Ridgeway Community School. We hope to see you on Saturday morning for a fun celebration of space travel!
8 months ago, Ridgeway Community School
8 months ago, Ridgeway Community School
More prizes have been added to Ridgeway's Spring Raffle, including more gift certificates to area businesses. The drawing is coming up on Saturday, April 26th, and we have over 78 prizes totaling over $10,500 in value to award, with more still coming in. Tickets are $2.00 each and are available at the school office or from Ridgeway Community School families. The drawing will occur at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday, April 26th, and be broadcast on the school's Facebook page. Prizes can be picked up at noon on Saturday and then in the school office the following week. The school's parent teacher association sponsors this raffle - Ridgeway Parents and Community (RPAC), with all funds raised going to support student field trips, enrichment programs, school celebrations, student and staff recognition, and community events like the Community Halloween Party. To see an up-to-date list of the prizes for the Ridgeway Spring Raffle, click on this link:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1goSnSxC2o6LZ74m-iVpyzxq1sFyPsTZeFn_aV5ZmI3A/edit?gid=0#gid=08 months ago, Ridgeway Community School
Ridgeway's Spring Raffle is coming up on Saturday, April 26th and we have over 65 prizes to award with more still coming in. Tickets are $2.00 and can be purchased at the school office or from Ridgeway Community School families. The drawing will take place at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday, April 26th and be broadcast on the school's Facebook page. Prizes can be picked up at noon on Saturday and then in the school office the following week. This raffle is sponsored by the school's parent teacher association - Ridgeway Parents and Community (RPAC) with all funds raised going to support student field trips, enrichment programs, school celebrations, student and staff recognition, and community events like the Community Halloween Party. To see an up-to-date list of the prizes for the Ridgeway Spring Raffle click on this link:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1goSnSxC2o6LZ74m-iVpyzxq1sFyPsTZeFn_aV5ZmI3A/edit?gid=0#gid=09 months ago, Ridgeway Community School
The Ridgeway Bluejays have a quiet week this week. We are wrapping up our early Spring after school clubs and will start a new round of clubs next week. Keep on selling and buying our Spring Raffle Tickets as the drawing is scheduled for Saturday, April 26th at 9:00 a.m.
9 months ago, Ridgeway Community School
We are beginning the fourth quarter with a full week of school activities. Our PTA-RPAC will hold its April meeting on Tuesday, April 8th, and our next Little Jays Playgroup is scheduled for this coming Saturday, April 12th. We wish to thank everyone who attended our Waffle Breakfast Fundraiser which we held in cooperation with the Pleasant Busy Bees 4-H club on April 6th. We had a great turnout and were able to sell a lot of Raffle tickets for RPAC's annual Spring Raffle Fundraiser as well.
9 months ago, Ridgeway Community School
The Bluejays have a short week this week as we wrap up the 3rd quarter and the teachers have a PD day to work on report cards. We are working with the Pleasant Busy Bees to host our families and friends at our annual Spring Waffle Breakfast event on Sunday, April 6th from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 Noon. We hope to see you there!
9 months ago, Ridgeway Community School
Ridgeway Community School hosted a well attended Little Jays Playgroup on March 20th. The 2 to 6 year old s who attended had fun on the climbing wall, in the bounce house, and the play centers. They also had some healthy snacks and a fun craft and story time. The Little Jays Program, which is offered to community families for FREE, is one of the enrichment programs that is being supported by the upcoming Belgian Waffle Breakfast scheduled for April 6th. Please try to attend if you are able, and mark your calendars for our April Little Jays Playgroup on Saturday, April 12th from 9 to 10:30 AM.
9 months ago, Ridgeway Community School
The Pleasant Busy Bees 4-H Club and Ridgeway Community School are collaborating on our annual Spring Waffle Breakfast fundraiser. The breakfast will take place from 8:00 a.m. to 12 noon on Sunday, April 6th. All those attending will be assured of being satisfied by the meal featuring tasty Belgian Waffles made by our friends from Dad's Belgian Waffles, sausage, juice, milk, and coffee. The meal is "All You Care to Eat" and Take-Outs are available. Save $1.00 per meal by purchasing your tickets in advance from Pleasant Busy Bees 4-H Club members, Ridgeway Community School families, or the Ridgeway Community School office.
Advanced sale meals are $11.00 for adults and $6.00 for children 6 to 11 years old when purchased by cash or check. Meals for children 5 years old and younger are FREE.
Tickets can also be purchased online, with a credit or debit card, at the link below for $12.00 for adults and $7.00 for children ages 6 to 11.
Tickets will be available at the door to purchase with cash or check for $12.00 for adults and $7.00 -for children ages 6 to 11. Children aged 5 and younger are also FREE at the door.
This is a great way to get out and celebrate the coming of Spring by seeing friends and neighbors while supporting two great youth organizations.
9 months ago, Ridgeway Community School
The Ridgeway students have some fun learning, listening, exploring, and climbing in their future this week! Please join us for some of the fun!
9 months ago, Ridgeway Community School
