Dear TA Families, Earlier this week the owners of the venue where the seniors had their prom sent me a nice note of thanks. While it was a surprise to receive - and a delight to read - the sentiments they expressed had a familiar echo. It's amazing how often I hear...
Dear TA Families, Annual Parent Survey - Deadline May 30If you haven't yet, just a reminder to parents and guardians to please take our annual school climate survey. We cover a lot of topics in the survey but try to keep the format user-friendly - should take only about 10 minutes to complete....
There is a common sentiment among researchers that what gets tracked is what gets prioritized. This certainly has a ring of truth to it in schools. Report cards, for example, give us key information on how students are doing in individual classes each semester. They are an essential metric to understanding...
Dear TA Families, Our second Roundtable Day of the spring today marked the beginning of the final stretch of the school year. What lies ahead? 🎭 Spring musical performances of Grease - all weekend! 5/16-5/18 🗓️ Three full weeks of classes and a fourth week focused on final projects and exams. 5/19-6/13 🪅 Our annual Student Appreciation...
Dear TA Families, Thetford Academy students fanned out into the community and around campus today, rolling up their sleeves and working on projects, as part of our annual ODW Service Day. Operation Day's Work is an international community service program that encourages young people to help raise funds for other young...
Dear TA Families, Happy May! We are back from spring break and have lots of activity in store for the final six weeks of the school year. This week's email invites you to take action on a few fronts, so check out the info and links below and plug in as...
Dear TA Families, It's always a good time to share appreciation with the educators in our lives. But this week seems like an especially good one to tee up the official Teacher Appreciation Week that happens in May. With the One Act students in St. Albans last weekend, the 8th graders in Montreal...
Dear TA Families, Yesterday was our first of two TA Roundtable Days this spring. (The next one is May 16.) We pause our regular class schedule on these days and dedicate the half day to special activities coordinated by the grade-level advisory teams. Roundtable Days are one of the ways that we make...
Dear TA Families, I was reminded many times this week of the power of showing up. It all starts with people being willing to be present and participate - whatever the 'it' might be! In this week's email, I am excited to shine the spotlight on a few recent examples of Thetford...
Dear TA Families, No foolin' - April arrives on Tuesday! This week's email outlines some of the key dates and activities at TA in the coming weeks. On Thursday, April 3, 5:45-7:45pm: The Getting to Y club is hosting a Community Dialogue Event to explore public health youth issues, using local and regional YRBS data....