Highlights & Action Items

Stories and Photos from Grandparents Day!
Free Dress for all- Nov. 17
Middle School Info Night- Dec. 5th
Come view the GSA Super Heroes
All Region Concert- Nov. 18
GSA Winter Concerts
Coming in February- Cooperative Dance for Middle School
Community Event- Native American Heritage Month
Firebird Fund update

Grandparents' Day 2023

Last Friday, we hosted Grandparents and Grand-Friends a beautiful and memorable afternoon! We felt so proud to welcome guests to the school we all love, and we had a wonderful time witnessing the special bonds between Grandparents and their granddaughters. Thank you to all the volunteers who helped with this special day! We have put together a gallery of photos from the day which you can find here.

You can also hear from grandparents, volunteers, and GSA staff about this beautiful day in our newly published story!

Read the Story Here!

Free Dress Day- Nov. 17

All students have a Free Dress day on Friday, November 17th. Please no costumes or PJs. Students also need to wear safe footwear that is appropriate for PE.

Middle School Info Night- December 5

Current GSA 4th and 5th Grade parents (rising 5th and 6th Graders) are invited to a Middle School Information Night on December 5th from 6:30-8:00pm. A GSA education really culminates in the Middle School experience. All the work done in Lower School is providing students the foundation they need to take off and soar in our rigorous core subjects, music and arts program, and Social Emotional framework. Come and learn more about the entire arc of our Middle School program and how it all drives towards our mission of developing confident young women who lead intellectually vibrant and fulfilling lives. Ultimately, we believe a young woman's place is anywhere she wants to be, and a good education is the best way to get there. Come see how GSA's Middle School program prepares your daughter to get to where she wants to go, in high school and beyond!

Also, this year we are inviting prospective families for the first time. If you have a friend who is interested in GSA's one-of-a-kind Middle School program, please invite them!

This is a parents-only event. The students will have a Middle School Fair during the afternoon on that same day.

Please RSVP Here!

GSA Art Gallery Viewing

Parents are invited to come after Community Meeting for the next few weeks to view our Super Hero art gallery. We do not have sign ups this year. Please feel free to visit from 8:30(ish)-9:00 on the next two Fridays: November 17 and December 1. The Super Heroes are displayed in the glass cases along the walkway. The students have put their full creativity and imagination into this project, as they do every year! We are thrilled to continue this beautiful tradition now in its 21st year!

All-Region Orchestra Concert

The All-Region Orchestra concert-- featuring six GSA students-- will be Saturday, November 18th at 3:30pm at the AISD Performing Arts Center located at 1500 Barbara Jordan Blvd, Austin, TX 78723. Congratulations again to Shiloh Hendrickse, Elsa Wiebrand, Jane Canales, Zora Creed, Lila Michaelis, and Tiernan O'Keefe. We are so proud of you, and we are looking forward to this year's concert!

Winter Concerts- December 13 & 14 On December 7th and 8th, the GSA Music department will be hosting our Winter Concert series. Please join us as students have an opportunity to showcase their hard work this year. All concerts will be taking place on the GSA campus in the MUB. You will receive more details from your child's music teacher as we approach this date. If you are new to GSA, please review the concert dates and times closely. Kinder through 5th Grade concerts take place during the school days, while 6th-8th Grade concerts will be held in the evenings.

Dec. 13th:

1pm- Kinder & 1st Grade

2pm- 2nd & 3rd Grades

6:30pm- 6th, 7th, & 8th Grade Piano

Dec. 14th:

1:15pm- 4th & 5th Grades

6:30pm- 6th, 7th, & 8th Grade Strings

Cooperative Dance at AJA now in February

You may remember that last year in December, Austin Jewish Academy hosted a cooperative dance for 6th-8th Graders. They will be hosting this event again in February this year. We will share the details as soon as they are available, but we wanted families to know that while it won't be happening in December, we are looking forward to participating in this event again!

Community Event: Celebrating Native American Heritage Month

The Annual Austin Powwow is a social gathering where many different Native American communities come together for the largest one day powwow in the country. For 30 years, this unique Austin event has featured literally hundreds of Native American dancers, singers, musicians, artists and craftsmen. Family, friends, food, art and culture are enjoyed throughout the day. The songs and dances you will experience are not only based on ancient traditions but are also living cultural expressions of creativity and innovation. Thousands of visitors have the opportunity to share in this exciting cultural experience.

GSA families have been invited to the 30th Austin Powwow and American Indian Heritage Festival. Everyone is welcome regardless of age or background. Please don't miss this beautiful celebration of Native American cultural heritage. You can purchase tickets for $7 here!

FIREBIRD FUND UPDATE: Week 6!

Throughout this campaign, we have talked about how your gifts support service learning, performing arts, events, classroom supplies, field trips--- EVERYTHING!

As we head into the final week of our Firebird Fund campaign, we wanted to remind our GSA community about why we NEED the Firebird Fund.

In order to keep GSA more accessible, we do our best to keep tuition manageable. Which means that tuition only covers 85% of the cost of a GSA education.

For the other 15%, we turn to fundraising. That 15% gap translates to about $3,000 per student. Between the Firebird Fund in the Fall and the Gala in the Spring, our community comes together to bridge that gap. Some families can do more, and some families can do less- but we all do something to help!

That is what a community does.

That is what the GSA does!

HELP US BRIDGE THE GAP

Let's bring the Firebird Fund across the finish line in a big way! We can't wait to celebrate 100% participation next week.