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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/
Read MoreWeek of 1/22/24 – Aldridge Updates- Testing, Spirit Week, Attendance Challenge, LSC & more
Here are our important reminders for the week ahead! Habit of the Month: This month, during SEL, students discuss ways to Put First Things First! Middle of the Year Testing will take place this week! Please ensure your student gets plenty of rest and is in school daily to prepare for testing. Kindergarten – 2nd…
Read MoreClasses and After-School Activities Canceled on Tuesday, January 16; All School and CPS Office Buildings Closed
Dear CPS Families, We have been carefully monitoring the forecast over the past 24 hours, and have determined that given frigid temperatures predicted for tomorrow, and a Wind Chill Warning from the National Weather Service that wind chills that could reach -30 degrees, it will be unsafe for staff and students to travel to school.…
Read MoreHappy New Year and Aldridge Updates!
Welcome back, Aldridge Families! Here are our updates for the week of 1/8/24 Monday 1/8/24– School Resumes & Staff vs Student Relay Race ( If we have 90% attendance or better on the first day back!) Wednesday 1/10/24 – Parent Advisory Council (PAC) Meeting @4:00pm Friday. 1/12/24 – Quarter 2 Report Cards Distributed Monday, 1/15/24 – No School…
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