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Head of School Weekly Email: Venturing Out (and Coming Home), Report Cards, and the (Darn) Weather AcademicsHead of SchoolNewsParents

Head of School Weekly Email: Venturing Out (and Coming Home), Report Cards, and the (Darn) Weather

Dear TA Families, The 8th graders reminded us this week of the power of venturing out to explore new places and try new experiences. The Class of 2028, with a team of TA teacher-advisors, spent Monday and Tuesday at the Aloha Foundation's Hulbert Outdoor Center in Fairlee. This was an awesome opportunity for…
Carrie Brennan
January 27, 2024
Q2 Report Card Mailing: Letter from the Head of School AcademicsCounselingHead of SchoolParents

Q2 Report Card Mailing: Letter from the Head of School

The following letter accompanied students' report cards, which were distributed on Tuesday, January 23, 2024. Dear Thetford Academy Parents and Caregivers, Enclosed you will find your student’s first semester report card as well as a brochure about the TOP summer outdoor leadership program. Junior families will also find information from…
Carrie Brennan
January 23, 2024
Head of School Weekly Email: Awesome Opportunities – Winter, Spring & Summer ArtsAthleticsHead of SchoolNewsParents

Head of School Weekly Email: Awesome Opportunities – Winter, Spring & Summer

Dear TA Families, The start of the new year can be a good time to set new intentions and goals, and consider  opportunities to pursue. This week's email features extracurricular programs for middle school and high school students in the upcoming seasons, including a winter circus camp coming right up…
Carrie Brennan
January 19, 2024
Head of School Weekly Email: High Stakes + High Engagement = Meaningful Assessments AcademicsHead of SchoolNewsParents

Head of School Weekly Email: High Stakes + High Engagement = Meaningful Assessments

Dear TA Families, What do we mean when we describe something as 'high stakes' in an education setting? Usually the phrase is associated with various kinds of testing, such as required state assessments, a heavily-weighted course final, or college entrance exams - the outcomes of which can have a major…
Carrie Brennan
January 12, 2024
Special Education Director to Retire After 41 Years Serving Students AcademicsHead of SchoolNews

Special Education Director to Retire After 41 Years Serving Students

Photo credit: Dan Grossman. Deb Sanders-Dame (right) and Molly Dugan-Sullivan volunteer at the Woods Trail Run registration table. After serving students for more than four decades, Thetford Academy's Director of Special Education Services, Dr. Deb Sanders-Dame, will retire at the end of the 2023-2024 school year. Sanders-Dame, also known as…
Carrie Brennan
January 11, 2024
Head of School Weekly Email: News for the New Year AcademicsAthleticsHead of SchoolNewsParents

Head of School Weekly Email: News for the New Year

Dear TA Families, Early January is a busy time of transition, as we return from holiday break and immerse ourselves back into classes for the final stretch of the semester. Students are working on culminating projects, essays, performances, exams, and reflections. This is an especially intense period for high school students, whose current roster…
Carrie Brennan
January 6, 2024
Head of School Weekly Email: Holiday Greetings (& Looking Ahead to January) AcademicsHead of SchoolParents

Head of School Weekly Email: Holiday Greetings (& Looking Ahead to January)

Dear TA Families, And 2023 is a wrap! We had a full day of classes yesterday, with some holiday fun in advisory thrown in, and today begins a well-deserved vacation for students and staff. The Thetford Academy offices will be closed from today through January 1, and we look forward to resuming school…
Carrie Brennan
December 21, 2023