Dear TA Families, It was a busy week at TA with lots of mid-quarter momentum. Here are a few highlights of the many activities happening at school. Arts & Academics - Poetry Slam Artist-in-residence Geof Hewitt was back at TA this week, working with Abby MacGregor's creative writing students. The class hosted a...
This update was first sent to TA families by email on February 10, 2022. Current cases at TA: Thankfully TA is seeing fewer Covid cases. We only have 2 new cases to report since last week. Grades with presumptive exposure include 7, 9, 11, 12. If your student has any symptoms of runny nose,...
Featured photo by TA parent Kelly Smith. With a full schedule ahead, the Panthers varsity basketballs teams hope to rebound from a stretch of losses. The girls returned to the court on Jan. 25 after a three-week hiatus due to Covid with a tough game v. Windsor's Yellowjackets, losing 62-41. Over...
Dear TA Families, This week had some twists and turns we weren't expecting. Boy, how we have all had to learn how to be adaptable over the last two years! I hope today's snow day brought everyone a little extra something special: joy • rest • fun • free time • ski...
This update was originally sent by email to families on Feb. 2, 2022 At TA we have 5 new Covid cases thus far this week in grades: 11, 10, 9 and 8. Please consider your student a presumptive contact and have them do a Covid test if they develop: sore throat,...
In the spring of 2020, an anonymous donor pledged to update all of the cardio equipment in the Hathorn Engelman Fitness Center. The generous gift was made, the donor shared, to honor the contributions of TA's longtime track and field coach Joel Breakstone. With the pandemic, it would be another...
Dear TA Families, Here are some highlights to share with you as we wrap up the last week of January. Report Cards: On Wednesday students received their report card mailing for second quarter. Please take time this weekend to review it together, if you have not had a chance to do so yet. The...
This Health Office update was originally sent to families by email on January 27, 2022. Current cases: We have had a total of five cases of Covid this week. The decrease in case counts compared with earlier weeks in January is an encouraging trend. We still need to be cautious as students...
The following letter accompanied student report cards for second quarter/first semester, which were sent home with students on January 26. Dear Thetford Academy Parents and Families, Enclosed you will find your student’s 1st semester report card for Fall 2021. In addition to looking at the letter grades, I encourage you to read teacher...
The following was sent to TA families by email on Jan. 24, 2022 from Nurse Ellen Gnaedinger. A thank you to students, parents and staff who are helping to keep well people in school and sick students at home. Current cases: The good news is we did see a decrease in...