120 Broad Street, Charleston, SC 29401

Phone (843) 297-8033

Fax (843) 207-4701

Allegro will be following the CCSD calendar for hurricane Make-Up Days. November 19, 20, and February 18 are now school days for students. Please mark your calendars accordingly.

Allegro will no longer be signing students out of school after 2 PM. If your student has an appointment or needs to leave prior to the end of the school day, please make sure you make arrangements to have your student picked up by 2 PM. We also need to make sure that students leaving at 2:30 meet their rides either in the car rider line or at a predetermined location; we can not have students picked up on Broad Street or Queen Street. To ensure the efficiency of dismissal we ask that you make these arrangements and communicate them with your child prior to lunch when at all possible. Students who are waiting for rides after the 2:30 dismissal are not permitted to be on the grounds surrounding the Church or on the Church steps. There are many wonderful parks and public areas close by if needed, and Allegro is happy to work with students in the building until 3:30. Students may wait for their ride by the flagpole at the Allegro entrance, or off campus. We have received numerous complaints about students disrupting services and being in sacred spaces. Please help us be a good neighbor and be able to continue to use this facility!

Our Winter Concert has been scheduled for Thursday, December 20th, 2018 at 7 PM. The concert will take place at the Burke High School Auditorium and performers will include Guitar Ensemble, Piano Students, 6th Grade Choir and Upper Choir. Performers should be dressed in all black and ladies should avoid wearing tall heels.

As a reminder, students who have a 70 or below in a class must attend tutoring during flex period from 2:30-3:30. Teachers are available every day to be working with students in the cafeteria during this time, and individual classes have tutoring sessions scheduled each week.

Finally, our counseling department released their newsletter on Wednesday. Click here if you missed it.

Sincerely,

Daniel Neikirk

Principal

Calendar of Events

November 9- School Store Open

November 12- Board of Directors Meeting @ 5:00 PM

November 14 - Charleston Senior Center 10-11AM (Guitar Students Only)

November 14 - Prospective Student Tours @ 9:00 AM & 6:00 PM

November 15-16 - Battle of the Bands Auditions

November 16 - Prospective Student Tours @ 1:00 PM

November 19 - Hurricane Make-Up Day, School in Session

November 19- School Spirit Days

November 20 - Hurricane Make-Up Day, School in Session

November 20 - School Spirit Days

November 21-23 - Fall Break, Allegro Closed

November 27 - Progress Reports

November 29 - Charleston Charter Alliance (Guitar Students Only)

December 10- Board of Directors Meeting @ 5:00 PM

December 20 - Winter Concert 7 PM @ Burke High School Auditorium

December 21- Half Day for Students, dismissal at 11:15 (no flex period)

December 22- January 3- Winter Break. Allegro Closed.

January 4- Teacher Workday. No school for students.

January 7-February 1: Middle School Map Testing (specific dates and times TBD).

April 29-May 24: Middle School Map Testing (specific dates and times TBD).

June 4- High School Graduation @ The Charleston Music Hall

December 20th - Winter Concert

Winter Concert will be from 7-8:30 PM at Burke High School auditorium. Students need to arrive at 6:30 PM. Students should wear all black and look nice! Ladies, please refrain from wearing really tall heels. The performing ensembles will be:

Guitar Ensemble

Piano Students

6th Grade Choir

Upper Choir

Battle of the Bands selection will be made before Thanksgiving break. Try-outs will be November 15-16th during Flex Period. All students are encouraged to sign-up through the emailed link they received. Students without a band should still try out! A schedule will be posted next week. The battle of the bands performance will take place on March 16th from 2-4 PM at the Pour House

As we approach the fall break,

let's take a moment to celebrate our Allegro community!

November 19: Dress Like Your Favorite Musician (no matter the century)!

November 20 : Class Color* Day! Show your class color pride!

The class with the most participation will win a pizza lunch to celebrate!

*Class Colors to be announced

Allegro Store will open Friday, November 9th-Sunday, November 18th to offer cold weather gear. This is your chance to purchase hoodies and zip up jackets. They will be ready and brought to Allegro for pick-up no later than the first week of December. This is a great gift opportunity for the holidays so do not miss out. PTO will have long sleeve and short sleeve t-shirts for sale at the winter concert.

Would you like your student to receive their flu shot at school? The online and paper consent forms for the flu shot are now available! Please read the letter from DHEC regarding the flu clinic here. The flu shot clinic will be hosted in the Allegro nurses office on December 6, 2018. Only students who have either completed the online consent form or turned in the paper copy to the nurses office by November 28th @ 11:59 PM will be able to participate.

If you have any questions about the flu clinic, please contact our nurses office.

To access the online consent form, please click here. Our school code is: 11001630

For the paper copy of the consent form to download and turn in, please click here.

If you need a Spanish copy of the consent form, please stop by the main office.

AmazonSmile is a free and easy way for individuals to help raise funds for Allegro. Simply do your normal shopping for Amazon using the  smile.amazon.com  site. Be sure to select Allegro Charter School of Music as your charity and the AmazonSmile Foundation will donate 0.5% of the purchase price (excluding any rebates, fees and taxes) to Allegro! 

Allegro accepts box tops! We have a collection box in the main lobby. Feel free to drop them by anytime!

Would you like tickets to a Charleston Symphony Orchestra performance? Contact Cindy Branch at 843-723-7528 x. 110 to reserve your tickets. Tickets must be reserved at least 48 hours in advance. 

Each Allegro student and faculty member will receive one free ticket and family members will receive a discounted price. This ticket offer is for only CSO Pops and Masterworks concerts. 

Allegro is partnering with the College of Charleston music department to bring more music performances and opportunities to our students. Please check out the schedule of events and enjoy FREE admission for two adults and all Allegro students.   In order to gain admission, students must be wearing an Allegro polo shirt.   Thank you for representing the Allegro community!

Click here for more information!

Allegro Charter School of Music

120 Broad Street, Charleston, SC 29401

Phone (843) 297-8033

Fax (843) 207-4701