Calling all 2 to 6-year-olds, Ridgeway's next Little Jays Playgroup will be held this Saturday, March 22nd from 9:00 to 10:30 a.m. The event is for 2 to 6-year-olds and their families, including siblings up to 8-years-old. The event features an open gym with a climbing wall and a bounce house, crafts, and storytime. This month we are celebrating National Nutrition Month with a colorful variety of fruits and veggies for our snack. This is a great opportunity for younger children to burn off some energy during our wet and muddy month of March!
Ridgeway Community School is packing in a busy week as we come back to school after our short Spring Break. Our busy schedule includes starting new clubs, parent, student, and teacher goal-setting meetings on Mondays and Thursdays, and our school talent show on Friday at 1:00 p.m. Our students' family members are welcome to attend the Talent Show, which will be video-taped so it can be shared with those who cannot attend the event.
Join the Little Jays friends as we celebrate National Nutrition Month with a rainbow feast of fruits and veggies for our snack time. The FREE Little Jays Playgroups feature an open gym with a climbing wall and bounce house, play centers, crafts, and story time. The event is open to all families with 2 to 6-year-olds including siblings up to 8 years old.
Ridgeway Community School will hold an Open House event on Tuesday, March 11th to share information about our FREE, Public Kindergarten to 5th grade education and enrichment programs. Learn more about the school's small class sizes, challenging educational programming, and enriched after-school opportunities. Information will also be available about the school's affordable Summer Kids Club and Preschool childcare programs. Ridgeway's 4th and 5th graders will be putting on a World War II History Fair during the open house, where they will be portraying famous individuals and family members from the World War II Era.
This event was originally scheduled for March 6th but is being postponed due to the March 5th Winter storm.
Find out more about Ridgeway Community School on our website: www.ridgewayschool.org.
Ridgeway Community School is wrapping up our winter clubs this week and beginning preparations for our March 21st Talent Show. With school canceled on March 5th due to the winter storm, we are postponing our School Open House and 4th and 5th grade World War II History Fair until Tuesday, March 11th.
The event will take place from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Before the start of the History Fair, there will be a Partners in Education (PIE) meeting time for families whose students are in our Reading Corps or RISE Intervention programs to learn more about the programs and ask any questions you may have. There will also be a short mandatory meeting for 4th-grade parents at 6:15 p.m. to begin planning the 5th-grade graduation festivities. The World War II History Fair is open to all Ridgeway families and friends. The 4th and 5th graders will be portraying both well-known and less well-known women and men from the World War II era. Some of the individuals being portrayed are relatives of our students who served the U.S. during the war. Others who you will meet at our "living wax museum" include: Josephine Baker, Yogi Berra, Mel Brooks, Albert Einstein, Queen Elizabeth, Anne Frank, Adolf Hitler, Joe Louis, , J. Robert Oppenheimer, Mary Rostad, Eleanor and Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Rosie the Riveter, Sadako Sasaki, Sophie Scholl, Jimmy Stewart, and Chuck Yeager.
Last Monday, Ridgeway families attended our first Family Climbing Night at Winona State University's Wabasha Hall Climbing Wall. We had a great turnout and lots of fun climbing and visiting. We very much appreciate our collaborative partnership with the WSU nursing department, which helps make these Family Climbing Nights possible!
Ridgeway Community School, in Ridgeway, MN, is seeking a full-time Administrative Office Assistant. The position is full-time during the school year and part-time during the summer. Applicants must desire to work in a vibrant teacher-led school with an emphasis on community and wellness that leaves a positive lasting impact.
The position is open until filled.
Application information is available on the school's website: www.ridgewayschool.org/page/job-postings
Ridgeway Community School is an Equal Opportunity Employer, veterans are encouraged to apply.
Ridgeway Community School is hosting a 5th to 9th-grade Fun Night for RCS Students, alumni, and their friends this Friday, February 28th from 6:00 to 8:30 p.m.
This FREE event will feature an opportunity to do some archery between 6 and 7 PM, followed by an open gym for dodgeball, basketball, Volleyball, or board or card games activities. We will also set up Dance Dance Revolution dance-off for those who want to burn off some energy on the dance floor. While there is no cost for this event, we ask that students bring their own beverages and a snack to share. Parents are welcome to stay and assist with chaperoning or may come back before 8:30 p.m. to pick up their students. If we do have some parents who can assist we will be able to open up some more rooms for a wider variety of activities. Students will need to act in a respectful, responsible, and safe manner throughout the evening. Ridgeway alumni are welcome to bring friends along that did not attend RCS.
Please note: students who attend this activity will be required to stay inside the building. Due to the anticipated muddy conditions and for safety reasons, we do not want students running around the outside of the school.
Spread the word to your other Ridgeway Friends. No sign-up is needed; Just show up with your drinks and snacks and be ready to have fun with your old friends.
The Ridgeway Bluejays have a quieter week to enjoy the warm weather. We are starting the week off with our first Family Climbing Night of the Spring Semester at the WSU Climbing Wall and ending the week with our first 5th to 9th grade Fun Night of the School year.
Ridgeway Community School hosted our annual Archery Tournament this weekend using the National Archery in the Schools Program (NASP) tournament rules.
This year our archers broke many tournament records: * Largest number of tournament archers – 75 (43 females, and 32 males); * Largest number of schools represented – 11; * First International Participant – Clo Bourdel an exchange student from France, representing La Crescent – Hokah High School; * Highest Score in the History of the Ridgeway Tournament – a 268 scored by Tearnee Smith a 5th Grader from Ridgeway Community School, shooting in her first Ridgeway tournament! * Highest Team Score – 2,773 for the Ridgeway Community School Blue Jays. (NASP Tournaments rules assign team scores as the sum of the top 12 archers according to the following guidelines: top 4 females, top 4 males, and the next top 4 archers).
The tournament is a great opportunity for area students to put their archery skills to the test, some for the first time while others have competed in archery tournaments for over five years. This year's participants ranged from 4th grade to 11th grade. Congratulations to all the youth archers on their performance at the tournament! Archery helps students learn focus, self-control, discipline, patience, and the life lessons required to be successful in the classroom and life. Many archery club members go on to participate in area high school clay target teams where they can continue to build these skills.
We wish to thank our tournament organizer and the Ridgeway - Winona Archery Club coach, Mr. Larson along with the other coaches and volunteers who assisted with the tournament: Mr. El, Mr. Pug, Mr. Fort, Mr. Henry, and Mr. Dave. Finally, we thank the Bluff Country Chapter of the Minnesota Deer Hunters for their ongoing support of our archery program and the recent support of the Winona/Root River Chapter of Pheasants Forever.
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Ridgeway's parent and community support organization, RPAC, will hold its February meeting in person on Tuesday, February 18th at 6:00 p.m. Free Childcare is available for those who attend. Given the cold weather closure date on Tuesday, a Google Meets link will also be sent out to school families so there is the option to attend the meeting from home.
Ridgeway Community School will not have classes on Tuesday, February 18th due to the predicted extreme cold temperatures which is causing Winona Public Schools to close schools and stop buses for the day. We will be able to offer childcare tomorrow from 7:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. for those families who register in advance by filling out the form emailed out to families.
The Winona Symphony Concert at the Winona Middle School that our 2nd to 5th graders were supposed to attend tomorrow morning is being rescheduled to Thursday, February 20th. Additional activity updates will be shared with parents via. email.
The winners of the 500 Card Party held at Ridgeway Community School on Sunday, February 16th were: Women: 1st place –Deb Fawcett (4,050), 2nd Place – Mary Wenzel (3,740), 3rd place – Doreen Backler (3330). Men: 1st place – Hans Dammerman (4,410), 2nd place – Steve Miller (3,670), and 3rd place - Kyle Colbensen (3,220).
Ridgeway Community School’s 500 Card Party Tournament will wrap up next Sunday, February 23rd with play beginning at 1:00 p.m.. No partner is necessary and you don’t need to have attended previous days of the tournament to attend the last Sunday of play. A suggested donation of $5.00 or more to the school’s parent organization, Ridgeway Parents and Community (RPAC), is requested for those attending. Those participating are provided a tasty lunch following play, including sandwiches, chips, pickles, and desserts. Players have the opportunity to win door prizes and prizes for the top 3 men and women players as well as a men’s and women’s tournament prize for the highest scores over the 3 weeks of play. For more information about the tournament contact the school at 507-454-9566 or go to www.ridgewayschool.org.
1st picture Top Row: (Left to Right): 1st place – Hans Dammerman (4,410), 2nd place – Steve Miller (3,670), and 3rd place - Kyle Colbensen (3,220).
Front Row: (Left to Right): 1st place –Deb Fawcett (4,050), 2nd Place – Mary Wenzel (3,740), 3rd place – Doreen Backler (3330).
2nd Picture: George and Mary Wenzel - Card Party Volunteers
3rd Picture: Refreshments being served after play.
Ridgeway Community School is once again hosting a MN DNR Firearms Safety Class this Spring. The class runs from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday evenings beginning March 11th and running through April 22nd. The Class concludes with a mandatory Field Day from 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 26th at the Winona Sportsman's Club.
MN DNR Firearms Certification is required of anyone born after December 31, 1979 to purchase a hunting license in Minnesota. Youth have to be 11 years old by March 11th in order to participate in this class. The certification will be valid on their 12th birthday. Space is limited in the class which is filling on a first-come, first-serve bases. Thanks to the support of Ridgeway Community School and the Bluff Country Deer Hunters Association there is no charge for the class. However, a license registration fee is required after completing the class.
Space is limited for this class. To register for the class click on this link:
https://forms.gle/GrvWpySFb5VYwKTp6
For more information about the requirements for Firearms Safety certification in Minnesota go to the MN DNR website: www.dnr.state.mn.us/safety/firearms/index.html.
Ridgeway's February 16th Card Parties are going on as scheduled TODAY, Sunday, February 16th, with play beginning at 1:00 p.m.
Ridgeway's Kindergarteners brought some creative Valentines Boxes to school on Friday for their Valentine's Day Party. Here are photos of some of them.
A nice gathering of Little Jays youngsters and their caregivers was held at Ridgeway Community School on Saturday morning. Those attending enjoyed jumping in the bounce house, climbing the wall, playing dodgeball, doing crafts, having a snack, and hearing a story. If you weren't able to join us this month, mark your calendar for our next Little Jays Playgroup on March 22nd from 9:00 to 10:30 a.m.
Our Little Jays Playgroup is GOING ON AS SCHEDULED TODAY from 8:30 to 10:00 a.m. this morning despite the snow. With more cold weather coming, this is a great morning to get your youngsters to a gym for a little large motor activity and some Valentine's fun!
The Ridgeway students and staff took a little time on Friday afternoon to have a Valentines Day Party. Here are photos of some of our 1st to 5th graders and their creative Valentines boxes. Happy Valentines Day everyone!
Ridgeway Community School students celebrated 100 Days of School on Wednesday with a Luau Party. After too many days of indoor recess, we decided to "transport" ourselves to a warmer climate for the day. A good time was had by all!
