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  Highlights and Heads Up

  • GSA Sibling Applications

  • Volunteers for Grandparents and Special Friends Day Needed
  • Reminder: Attendance and Absences
  • Sweeten the Day for GSA
  • Firebird Fund Update:  Week 3

GSA Sibling Applications

We are currently accepting applications for the '26-'27 school year. Our Director of Admissions, Neely Michaelis, can help you with any questions you may have about the admissions process for siblings. The first step is to fill out the GSA application (now online!). For additional guidance, please reach out to Neely at nmichaelis@thegirlsschool.org.

 

Volunteers for Grandparents and Special Friends Day Needed

We’re seeking parent volunteers for Grandparents & Special Friends Day on November 7! Help us make the day smooth and welcoming by supervising craft activities, overseeing food and beverage stations, and supporting crowd flow. Meals provided for volunteers. Thank you for lending a hand—please grab a time slot today!

Sign Up to Volunteer
Register for Grandparents and Special Friends Day 
 

Reminder: Attendance and Absences (from the Parent-Student Handbook)

What counts as an unexcused absence? Unexcused absences are determined by the Head of School. Family trips and extended vacations are typically unexcused. If you’re planning travel, please email Ms. Yacono at least one week in advance. 

 

Schoolwork during unexcused absences:

Teachers are not required to provide make-up work for unexcused absences and may not award credit for work completed while a student is unexcused.

 

Attendance Probation (trimester-based):

A student will be placed on Attendance Probation if they reach:

  • 6+ unexcused absences, or
  • 12+ unexcused tardies, or
  • Any combination totaling 12 unexcused absences/tardies.
  • Three or more Early Dismissals in a trimester count as tardies and accrue toward the thresholds above.

Parents will be notified by GSA at 4 unexcused absences and/or 8 unexcused tardies in a trimester. If the maximum is exceeded, Ms. Yacono will contact you and place the student on Attendance Probation. Eighth graders on probation in Trimester 2 or 3 may not be permitted to graduate on time.

 

Ongoing impact:

Two or more trimesters on probation may affect re-enrollment for the following year.
A student is removed from probation the next trimester if the record improves (fewer than six unexcused absences or tardies).
Probation in Trimester 3 continues into the following Fall.

 

How records are kept:
The Front Office and teachers record all absences and tardies throughout the year.


Thank you for helping us maintain strong, consistent attendance. If you have questions or need to report an absence, please contact the Front Office.

 

Sweet Day for the GSA

Sweet news! We’re partnering with our friends at SusieCakes on W. 6th St for a Giveback Day on Tuesday, November 18, 2025.


Between 11:00 AM–7:00 PM, mention the fundraiser and 10% of your purchase goes directly to the GSA.

 

Getting desserts before the holiday? This is your chance to treat friends and family while supporting the GSA!

 

Ordering online (same-day or future orders): In the inscription box, type:
(For The Girls’ School of Austin Giveback Day)

 

Thank you for your sweet support! 

 

Firebird Fund Update - Week 3

We’re off to a blazing start—55% schoolwide participation just three weeks in!


Firebird Leaderboard:

  • 5th Grade 71% 
  • 2nd Grade 67%
  • 4th Grade 63%

Way to Soar, Firebirds!

 

Giving via Donor-Advised Fund (DAF)? The Answer is YES!  A DAF is like a charitable savings account—you’ve already set funds aside, and you can recommend a grant to GSA any time. If you'd like to make your gift to the Firebird Fund through your DAF, please reach out to Robyn Burchfiel, Interim Director of Advancement.

 

Thank you for fueling our mission and lifting up our students every day!

 

Make Your Gift to the Firebird Fund!

 

October 20 

School Holiday

 

October 25

Fall Festival

 

October 31

Theme Parade

 

November 7

Grandparents and Special Friends Day

 

November 10 

Student Holiday

 

November 24-28

Thanksgiving Break

 

Dec 10

Winter Music Concerts 

Afternoon: Grades K-3-Strings & Piano

Evening: Grades 6-8 Piano

 

Dec 11

Winter Music Concerts 

Afternoon: Grades 4-5-Strings & Piano

Evening: Grades 6-8 Strings   

 

Dec 19

Pajama Day

 

Dec 22-26

Winter Break

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