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October 18, 2024

Posted at 16:55h in Academics, Head of School, Parents by

Dear TA Families, Quarter 1 Homestretch Next Friday, October 25, is the last day of 1st quarter. This is an important time for students to take stock of their progress in their classes thus far, revise work they want to improve upon, and prepare for final assessments and assignments due next week. In a recent weekly email (Sept. 27), I encouraged families to review grades in Alma together, and I want to circle back with that encouragement again. The gradebook is rich with information, listing assignments, due dates, grades and performance levels. There are symbols we use in all classes that can provide guidance, such as...


October 18, 2024

Posted at 13:20h in Health Office by

Health Update October 18th, 2024 • If you missed the flu clinic and would still like your student to receive a flu shot your student can get an appointment for a flu shot at Upper Valley Pediatrics. Illnesses PNEUMONIA • Pneumonia is still circulating, TA had another case this week, - if your student has a cough and a fever please call their pediatrician. HEAD COLD • There is a head cold going around with a lot of congestion & a cough. Rest & fluids help. COVID • No new cases of Covid this week. • Students can return after 24 hours if they are fever free & feeling better. • Test kits...


October 17, 2024

Posted at 10:40h in Uncategorized by

Thetford Academy's half-day environmental studies and outdoor education course attracts students who want to take their learning beyond the classroom. The course, which meets for two full blocks each afternoon, is taught almost entirely outdoors. Utilizing TA's 295-acre campus and the adjacent Thetford Hill State Forest, students learn by doing - and by reading and writing about the natural world. Rachel Carson, one of the environmentalist movement's most influential writers, wrote her book "A Sense of Wonder" more than three decades ago. Today, Carson's words still resonate: "Wonder springs from the simplicity to admire what it discovers, whether the beautiful, the...


October 14, 2024

Posted at 09:54h in Academics, News, Parents, Student Life by

On Saturday, Nov. 2, for the first time in over ten years, Thetford Academy will host a robotics competition! About 30 VEX robot teams from VT and NH will converge on Anderson Hall at TA to play this year's game, "High Stakes." TA's team 4886, consisting of about 18 students in grades 7-11, will be competing with the six robots they have been building for the past two months. Several 4886 alumni will also be returning to help celebrate the occasion. It's an all-day event featuring about seventy 2-minute bouts, with an exciting single-elimination series to crown the champions beginning at...


October 12, 2024

Posted at 09:06h in Counseling, Head of School, News, Parents, Student Life by

Dear TA Families, My email this week features some of the many opportunities we offer for our middle school and high school students. We want to encourage them to make the most of their time here at TA and also support their exploration of what lies ahead.  Clubs, Office Hours & Power Hour Our daily schedule at TA includes a midday lunch/activity period we call 'power hour.' On Wednesdays and Thursdays, power hour is dedicated to office hours and clubs, and students have a lot of choices about how they spend their time. Students sign up each week in Alma for their preferred activities -...


October 10, 2024

Posted at 13:27h in Health Office by

Health Update October 10th, 2024 All  students who were signed up for the Flu Clinic today received their flu shots. • A special thank you to Dr. Yukica and all the staff at Upper Valley Pediatrics.  • If you missed the clinic and would still like your student to receive a flu shot they can still get an appointment for a flu shot at Upper Valley Pediatrics. Illnesses PNEUMONIA • Pneumonia is still circulating - if your student has a cough and a fever please call their pediatrician. HEAD COLD • There is a head cold going around with a lot of congestion & a cough. Rest & fluids help. COVID •...

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