Head of School Community Email – March 26
March 26, 2020
The following message was sent home via email to all parents and students on Thursday morning, March 26 ...
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Self-Care Resources for Remote TA, volume 2
March 25, 2020
Dear Panthers, We hope you're all continuing to do well. As we move to "Stay at Home" in Vermont, it's more important than ever to take care of ourselves. We've seen amazing things at Remote TA, and love watching how you are learning and connecting with one another from across distances. Here are some new resources to check out to help with self care and stress relief during this weird time. Some are educational, some are fun. We need both right now! Cool Things to do Online: 12 Famous Museums with Virtual ToursChildren's Author and Illustrator Mo Willems does a Daily...
Scholarship Update for TA Seniors
March 22, 2020
Message from the TA Counseling Office to TA Seniors We wanted to share with you a few important updates regarding scholarships and how we will navigate this process throughout the duration of Remote TA. First, we will announce all scholarship opportunities via email as usual, with the application attached to the email. We encourage all seniors to check email frequently. Second, when a scholarship requires transcripts, letter(s) of recommendation or other documents normally received through the Counseling Office, we ask that you follow these steps: 1) For letter(s) of recommendation, please reach out to your teachers and ask them to write one for you;...
Mailing Home – Letter from Head of School
March 21, 2020
A mailing was sent home on Friday, March 20 to all TA households. Below is the text of the cover letter from Head of School Carrie Brennan ...
Head of School Community Email: Checking In after Day 2
March 21, 2020
March 19, 2020 Dear TA Parents & Guardians, How are you holding up with the new reality of remote learning and your children being at home all day? We are all trying to figure this out - families, students, teachers, the community. Thank you for doing your best and please let us know how we can better support you. 1. I sent a short survey to students yesterday evening asking them to rate their first day of remote learning on a scale of 1-5, ranging from 'pretty much a disaster' to 'really well'. Fortunately, fewer than 5% of respondents rated the day with a 1 and 47%...
Head of School Message: Our Remote Learning Plan
March 20, 2020
Quick link to Thetford Academy's Remote Learning Plan. Message from Head of School - March 18, 2020 The public health crisis caused by COVID-19 is impacting every facet of our lives in the United States and throughout the world. Each day we tune in to the news, trying to make sense of the rapidly-evolving situation and keep up with the public health recommendations and government responses. In K-12 education, we find ourselves in a situation wholly unimaginable only weeks ago. Elementary and secondary schools have been ordered to close in states throughout the U.S. On Sunday, March 15, Vermont Governor Phil Scott mandated the...