Ridge Elementary School

Reminder! September 18th is Ridge Elementary Photo Day!

9/19/2025 rain date
10/29/2025 retake day

Wear your best smile to school!

Join us for the Back to School Picnic tomorrow from 5-7pm!

Reminder! Today is a minimum day.
Dismissal Times for September 2nd
Elementary: 12:45pm
Middle: 12:15pm
High School: 12:27pm
Glen School: 12:45pm
STEPSS: 1:00pm

Meet and Greet Principal Jasper - Wednesday, August 13th at 10am at the Ed Center 3rd Floor Boardroom! We hope to see you there!

Reminder to please join us to meet Principal Jasper on Wednesday, August 13th 10-11am. Refreshments will be provided by the HSA.

We hope that summer is going well! Summer Assignments for Grades 3-5 are posted on the Ridge Website. You can access the assignments from the News section on the homepage, from the Student Resources page, or from the Family Resources page.

Reminder: Doremus Ave will be closed to southbound traffic at Ackerman Ave from 7AM - 4PM. Police will allow cars and buses through to Orchard School, but traffic may be affected. Please allow extra time.

The final phase of Ridgewood Water's project to increase water flow to a low-pressure area will begin on Friday, June 27. A concrete vault to house the new booster pumps on Glen Avenue will be installed on Friday between 12:00 am and 10:00 am. For the majority of this time, one lane (eastbound) will be open on Glen Avenue between Upper Boulevard and Oak Street. Both lanes will be closed to traffic between 6:00 am and 8:00 am. Detours will be in place, and police officers will be on site to assist drivers. We appreciate your patience as Ridgewood Water undertakes this important work.

Registration for the 2025-2026 AlphaBEST Before and After School Care Program for grades PreK-5 begins Tuesday, June 24th at 9:00 a.m. For more information visit https://www.rpsnj.us/o/rps/page/alphabest-before-and-after-school-program. For questions, email rknapp@alphabest.org.

Reminder: Tonight at 7:00PM - Superintendent Coffee with Dr. Mark Schwarz. Join us as he shares a recap of District efforts, leading up to the 2025 District Goal Report & State of the Schools Address. We hope that you will join us!

Cancelled - Due to the excessive rain, Ridgewood Touch-a-Truck Day 2025 is CANCELED! With a full day of likely on and off rain in the forecast for this Thursday’s Ridgewood Touch-a-Truck Day 2025, and out of abundance of concern for the well-being of event-goers, the event has been cancelled. Thank you for your understanding.

Reminder: Play Club ends this week. 1st and 2rd graders will have their last day on Tuesday, May 13th, 3rd-5th graders will have their last day Thursday, May 15th.

Our own Johnny "Buckets" Jackson will be on George to the Rescue, airing on WNBC (channel 4) this Saturday, May 9, 2025 at 9:30 AM and 7:00 PM. The segment will also be available to easily stream/share on GTTR’s YouTube channel at 9:30 AM. Let's tune in!

It’s Official! Registration for the Summer Adventure Program will now be open on Wednesday, April 23rd at 6:00 am. For program details please visit the Ridgewood Community School website. View our brochure.

Ultimate Frisbee Club at Ridge: starts April 3rd for 10 weeks from 3:00-4:00pm

April is Neurodiversity month and plans are in motion to celebrate at Ridge! Neurodiversity Spirit Week: March 31- April 4 3/31: Magnificent Mind Monday, April 1: Neurodiversity Tuesday, April 2: Light It Up Blue, April 3: Sensory Friendly Thursday, April 4: Show Your Passion Friday

Music in Our Schools will be held on Friday, March 28th! Performance schedule is: Second grade at 9:15am, Fourth grade at 10:00am and Third grade at 10:45am.

The HSA Public Meeting will be held on March 26th at 9:00am in the cafeteria.

The order deadline is this weekend! Enjoy a night free from cooking and support RHS bands! Wednesday, March 26th is Fajita night!

Glow Parties on Friday, March 7th: This is a drop-off event, with separate party times for grades K-2 (5-6:15pm), and grades 3-5 (6:45-8pm).