Dear TA Families, 2021 at TA is a wrap! As I write to you this afternoon, I am looking out at an almost-full moon rising early over the New Hampshire mountains as the sun sets on this almost-shortest day of the year. A gorgeous close to a year that presented many...
This health update was sent by email to all families on Dec. 16, 2021. Flu shots: Flu shots are more important than ever this year. Influenza strain A is in Vermont early this year and causing significant illness in both children and adults. It is important to get the flu...
The 2021-2022 school year marks the third academic year impacted by the pandemic. While teachers are excited to have students back in the classroom for in-person learning, the continued presence of Covid in our communities remains a significant source of stress and disruption for school employees and their families. At...
Dear TA Families, This week's email includes equal parts information, gratitude, and invitations to give during this holiday season. Please read on! Remote TA Day on Wednesday, Dec. 15 As I first announced in an email in late November, TA will have a special remote schedule on Dec. 15 to serve as a student and...
On the first Tuesday of every month, TA faculty are invited to join the “Teaching and Learning Cafe,” hosted by school counselor and teaching and learning coordinator, Rebecca Walter. The informal event allows teachers from various backgrounds to share their perspectives and experiences–while gaining new ideas about strategies they may...
In 1996, a major renovation of TA's White Building created the now spacious and light-filled school library. Featuring large east-facing windows and expansive views of the Connecticut River Valley and New Hampshire’s mountains, the library’s central reading room, the adjoining learning lab, and the project room next door are a...
Last fall, when Thetford Academy's high school Getting to Y teams analyzed the results of TA's 2019 Youth Risk Behavior Survey data, they found a problem they wanted to solve: 40% of TA students felt undervalued by their community. Armed with a goal to improve every student's sense of worth...
Giving Tuesday is a global movement that "unleashes the power of radical generosity." Every year, on the first Tuesday after Thanksgiving, Giving Tuesday is a call to give generously to the organizations whose work is important to us. This Giving Tuesday, November 30, 2021, we invite you to join Thetford...
Since 2016, creative writing students at TA have had the unique opportunity to work with Vermont's reigning poetry slam champion, author, poet, and performer Geof Hewitt. This year, Hewitt joined Mr. Mann's Creative Writing course as an artist-in-residence. Over the course of the week with Hewitt, Mann's students engaged in...
The following update from the TA Health Office was sent via email to all parents on November 18. Guide for staying home and returning to school: 1. Your child must stay home if they have any of these symptoms: fever, cough, congestion, sore throat, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, change in taste/smell. 2. If these...