News & Updates

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…

On Monday, April 22nd, Aldridge partnered with The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, People for Community Recovery, and Youth Guidance to participate in Community Clean Up Day in honor of Hazel Johnson, “The Mother of Environmental Justice.” 5th-8th grade students engaged in a presentation led by MWRD and participated in clean-up activities around…

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…