News & Updates

Greetings Aldridge Families,We are Super Excited to welcome our scholars back to school on Monday, August 18th and 19th.In an effort to keep you informed, we will provide families with weekly and monthly communicationabout school events/activities, important updates, and information that will support us in creating asafe, welcoming, and academically rigorous school environment.Welcome Back!School starts…

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…

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 –

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…

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…