Breakfast and Lunch served daily
Breakfast is served daily from 7:45 to 8:15 am. Students can arrive beginning at 7:45 am.
All Kindergarten Students receive FREE Breakfast. Provided by the Minnesota Department of Educations School Breakfast Program.
Free and Reduced Lunch Program
Your children may qualify for free or reduced-price school meals. To apply, complete the Application for
Educational Benefits following the instructions. A new application must be submitted each year. At public schools, your
application also helps the school qualify for education funds and discounts.
State funds help to pay for reduced-price school meals, so all students who are approved for either free or reduced-price
school meals will receive school meals at no charge. State funds also help to pay for breakfasts for kindergarten
students, so all participating kindergarten students receive breakfasts at no charge.
More than food, a whole body nutrition.
As a Christian school, we believe that God created us and gives us all things, including our
health. Therefore, we thank God for the gift of life and health He has given us, imperfect as it may
be with problems of illness and diseases as a result of sin. But knowing what God has done for us
through Jesus Christ, the forgiveness of sins, life, and salvation, our response is to care for the
body that is on loan to us as a way of thanking and praising God. If we view our bodies as His
temple, we can begin to see the importance of daily maintenance in order to keep it usable for His
service. By keeping our bodies well-maintained (physically fit) and filled with the right kinds of fuel
(foods) needed to sustain us, we will be ready at a moment’s notice for the demands and tasks
He is calling us to do.
Administration, Nutrition Representative, Physical Education Teacher, Parents/Caregivers, and Students are involved with the Wellness Committee
RCS participates in USDA child nutrition programs, including the National School Lunch Program (NSLP), the School Breakfast Program (SBP), and MN Kindergarten Milk
Children and adolescents should participate in at least 60 minutes of physical activity every day. A students’ physical activity can be provided not only through school physical education class, but also with recess, before or after school time and with classroom breaks throughout the day.
RCS will develop and maintain a plan for implementation to manage and coordinate the execution of this wellness policy
RCS will integrate wellness activities across the entire school setting, not just in the cafeteria and physical activity facilities.
When feasible, RCS will offer annual professional learning opportunities and resources for staff to increase knowledge and skills about promoting healthy behaviors in the classroom and school (e.g., increasing the use of kinesthetic teaching approaches or incorporating nutrition lessons into math class).
Cindy Waind has served has the principal of Riverside Christian School for the past 5 years. She leads our team with 15 years of prior teaching experience as a 1st grade teacher. Her love of Jesus shines through as an effective and admired leader by the faculty and staff of the school.
Her daily morning routine is to walk the halls of Riverside to pray for each and every student and teacher.
The school is blessed to have a caring, compassionate, and faithful principal like Cindy Waind.