Announcements
Aldridge Project Greenway Exhibit Opening @ The National Public Housing Museum
Aldridge is featured in the Project Greenway Exhibit Opening at the National Public Housing Museum! This event celebrates the remarkable work of our students, who, through their partnership with Ms. Eleanor and Ms. Starsha from the Collective Learning Lab, envisioned a greener, healthier, and more connected Altgeld Gardens community. Their designs and ideas will be featured in this special exhibit,…
Read MoreAldridge Celebrates the Opening of Our New Native Garden!
We are so grateful to Commissioner Kari Steele, DWM Commissioner Randy Conner, MWRD, WEF, Collective Learning Lab, and all of our amazing partners and volunteers for helping us bring this vision to life! On Saturday, September 27th at 2:00 PM, we hosted a Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony for our brand-new observational garden. The garden will serve as…
Read MoreHave a Great Summer!!! Important Schedule Updates and Supply List for the 2025-26 SY!!
Dear Aldridge Families, As we close out the school year, I would like to take a moment to express my gratitude – for your support, your trust, and for being such an important part of our school community. This year brought its share of challenges and growth, but through it all, we continued to show…
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Aldridge Enrollment Information
Enrollment will occur this Wednesday, August 14th, from 9 am – 3:30 pm and continue during the week of August 19th. Aldridge Elementary is a neighborhood school. Use the CPS School Locator to determine if you live in our attendance area https://schoolinfo.cps.edu/schoollocator/index.html Aldridge Registration & Enrollment Policy –
Read MoreAldridge Back To School Updates! School Supply List & Uniform Expectations
School will begin at 8:30 am on Monday, August 26th. We can not wait to see our scholars! Please see important updates for our 24/25 School Year below: CPS Calendar – 24/25 SY – cps-2024-2025-calendar-english.pdf Aldridge School Supply Lists Prekindergarten Kindergarten 1st Grade 2nd Grade 3rd Grade 4th & 5th Grade 6th-8th Grade Altgeld Gardens Back 2…
Read MorePeace of Mind Day- Wellness Wednesday
Our Wellness Wednesday Event for this year, Peace Week, allowed students to engage in activities led by our partners, Girls Inc. and Youth Guidance. Students learned the benefits of mindfulness and wellness through Yoga, Meditation, Zumba, and positive affirmations. The school engaged Calm Classroom for our “Drop Everything and Breathe” activity. Teachers also participated in…
Read MoreAldridge Peace Week & April Calendar Events!
Congratulations to our 24-26SY LSC Members!
LSC Results Congratulations to the 2024-2026 Aldridge Local School Council Representatives! Parent Representatives* Sheqiuitta Butler* Desires Barnes* Connie Plummer* D’Aundria Fortson* Raven Thomas* Alexandria Hart Teacher Representatives* Keya Black* Tiffany Smith Non- Teaching Staff* Angela Magee Student Representative* Terriell Jones Community Representative* Airrion Purvis* Brenda White I look forward to serving this term with all…
Read MoreCheck out our Aldridge Eagles – featured in Chalkbeat Chicago!
https://www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2024/02/01/altgeld-gardens-middle-school-students-pitch-community-development-plan/
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