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April 21, 2022

Posted at 12:22h in Health Office, News, Parents by

Covid Cases IncreasingThe subvariant BA.2 is very, very contagious. Many families have had recent Covid exposure. Please be smart about masking and distancing around folks you don't know. Be careful over the upcoming break as you travel. BoostersAdults 50 years and older and all 12 years old and up with immunocompromise can get a 2nd booster (if the previous booster was more than 4 months ago). Students 12 and should get their first booster if they haven't already. Check your Covid vaccination cards. The Vermont Department of Health in White River Junction has one, up-coming walk-in clinic on April 26 from...


April 16, 2022

Posted at 11:49h in Academics, Counseling, Head of School by

Dear TA Families, Yesterday's sunny skies and warm temps meant an increasing amount of outside activity during the school day. The garden, the quad, the athletic fields, the Anderson picnic tables, the trails, the yurt, and the outdoor classroom all provided outdoor spaces for classes, clubs, and lunchtime gatherings. We look forward to more of this to come! School Calendar Overview Spring break for TA is still a week away, April 25-29. Many have inquired why the break is late this year and why school vacations in the Upper Valley don't all align. Setting and aligning school calendars is a tricky business and...


April 13, 2022

Posted at 09:43h in Academics, News by

In the fall of 2021, TA's Botany elective course initiated a revitalization project for Thetford Academy’s school greenhouse. With help from the Thetford Outdoor Program’s School Garden Coordinator Ehrin Lingeman and Botany instructor Gary Engler, students developed a plan that would encourage more students to spend time in the greenhouse and gain the benefits of a warm, light-filled green space during Vermont's long winter. In addition, the students' proposal aimed to: Produce a new student-centered multipurpose space in the arts and sciences building that focuses on improving student mental health and natural science explorationRevitalize the greenhouse for the science department and other...


April 13, 2022

Posted at 09:10h in Academics, News, Parents by

TA Sophomore Cecilia Luce was recently published in VTDigger as part of its student journalism platform, the "Underground Workshop." Ceci's article, "A sacred space: Founders' Day at Thetford Academy," looked at the roots of the nearly 80 year-old TA tradition. Founders' Day, she writes, begins each year with "a story about the school’s perseverance [through]...


April 11, 2022

Posted at 11:26h in Health Office, News, Parents by

Current illnesses: PLEASE: Sick children need to stay home. TA continues seeing many, many cases of an upper respiratory virus.We also continue to see several cases of a stomach bug.If your child is sick they must stay home until they are better. A friendly reminder, students with upper respiratory symptoms still need to take a home rapid Covid test. Take home kits are available in the Health Office. The RONALD MCDONALD DENTAL VAN will be back the third week in April. Please let Nurse Ellen know if you want to sign your child up for teeth cleanings.For students already signed up, parents don't need to...


April 8, 2022

Posted at 17:35h in Head of School, News by

Dear TA Families, This week's email is a brief note to share the following April updates: Third quarter report cards will come home with students on Monday, April 11.The deadline for sophomores to turn in their course registration for next school year was today.Students in grades 7, 8, and 9 will continue with the state-mandated SBAC testing next Thursday and Friday. They took the language arts portions this week; next week will be the math assessment. Students need to bring their TA-issued laptop fully charged to school.The Class of 2022 is holding a corn hole tournament at TA tomorrow April 9, rain or shine....

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