Taos Academy Charter School

09/01/2026

Summer Spotlight Awards 2026. Thank you to our GC Member Mrs. B. Forsberg for handing out awards and helping with the setup/ cleanup.

09/01/2026

Congratulations to our Summer Spotlight recipients!

08/29/2026

Taos Academy Grandparents' Day Competition...vote for your favorite tribute by liking or loving the picture. The picture with the most likes by 6 p.m. on August 31st wins a gift card. We will see all Taos Academy grandparents on September 2nd at 5:30 p.m. in our Main Cafe to celebrate the impact they make on our students' lives.

08/27/2026

Kudos to Mrs. Farnsworth, our Taos Academy counselor, for hosting our Meet & Greet Internship Fair. High school students got to learn about local internship and apprenticeship opportunities that they could pursue to earn graduation credit!

08/27/2026

Classroom Highlights at TA this week:
1) Mr. J's Green Science class explored the key features of the scientific process.
2) Mrs. Henshaw's Geometry students constructed interactive notebooks and then engaged in a fun Geometry Debate. " If you want to turn your life around would you rotate 360 degrees or 180 degrees?"
3) Mr. Moulton's Algebra 1 students tackled PEMDAS in a team challenge.
4) Mrs. May's Algebra 1 class completed a math fluency activity and then a CSI game to use math to solve a mystery.
5) Mr. Smith's Global Studies class presented their sustainability goals.
6) Mr. V's Smart Lab students began identifying a problem they can address with 3D Printing technology.

08/26/2026

08/19/2026

10th and 11th grade students participated in a lab safety training with Ms. Tenorio.

08/18/2026

Students in Ms. Duran's Green Leadership class began working in our greenhouse today. Want more hands-on learning for students? Click on the links to sign them up for our free STEM classes that start on August 31st.
MS Sign-Up- https://forms.gle/27oX76AoWJVy5uSo7
HS Sign-Up- https://forms.gle/3sptYfLhgVb1TDyZ6

08/18/2026

Exciting moments of learning in Middle School today...
Mr. Pepper's math class applied ratios to real-life problems by making different dilutions of electrolyte drinks and discussing their nutritional values.
Mr. Smith's Global Leadership class worked in teams to investigate the importance of sustainability goals and the populations they impact the most.
Mr. Moulton's math enrichment worked on solving problems with volume and practiced their math note-taking skills.
Mrs. Wetmore's ELA enrichment completed a gallery walk and identified components of utopias and dystopias.
Ms. Barraza's ELA enrichment developed short stories which they read aloud and provided feedback on.
Mrs. May's ELA enrichment identified the protagonist and antagonist in a reading.
Mrs. Witney's Math enrichment received explicit instruction on adding negative numbers and the commutative properties that exist for addition and multiplication.

08/14/2026

August 26 Newsletter Links:
1) Outdoor Learning Schedule for 08.17-08.20:https://taosacademy.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Final-TA-Outdoor-Activity-Schedule-.pdf
2) Summer Spotlight Awards Nomination Form: https://forms.gle/VdAZPnzHnGtaQsTYA