Amber Strange

2nd Grade Teacher

423-623-3811 ext. 302

Courses Taught:

Second Grade General Education

Staff

Bio

Welcome to my page!

This is my 21st year teaching at Newport Grammar School. I attended Newport Grammar as a child and I'm so proud to be a teacher here! My husband's name is Mark.  I have four children, Kylie, Carson, Brookelyn, and a baby boy, Decleon Krew, born in June 2023.  I also have three step-children, Elizabeth, Alex, and Keelie.    

 

B.S. Psychology/K-8 education from University of Tennessee

Master's degree - Elementary Education University of Tennessee 

 

Family

-Weekly News:May 4ht- 8th

 

 

Reading/Grammar-

 

“Grace For President” 







Vocabulary-

 

slogan, democracy, campaign, calculated, nominate, rallies






 

Math- 

measurement, data, and geometric shapes, timed test finding the unknown number








 Spelling words-

 

cable, silent, hotel, robot, quiet, paper, broken, tiger, photo, erase, cradle, locate, music, basic, baby, Bonus: graduation






 


All tests will be on Friday unless otherwise stated.  You can find the stories of the week on YouTube if you wish to review them at home.  Students will have a math timed test(2 minutes), spelling test, AR test,  vocabulary test, and comprehension test over the Reading story.

 


 


 

 



Stories of the Week:

 

 



“Grace For President”







 Social Studies/Science:

elections


 

 

 

If you wish to review the stories at home, they can be found on YouTube.  Please check out our google classroom. 

Technology: Students are working on Prodigy, Epic Books, and IXL. 

 

Please check your child's ASPEN account for any posted grades given in the classroom.  Log in information was sent home at the beginning of the year. 

Welcome to Mrs. Strange's 2nd grade class 2025/2026:

 

May 5th-No School

May 6th- Pigeon Forge Snow

May 7th- ELA AIMS test

May 12th- STAR test

May 13th- Living Wax Museum

May 14th- Math AIMS test/Tie Dye Day

May 15th- 1pm Dismissal

May 18th- AR pizza lunch

May 19th- Water Day

May 21st- DOJO reward 

May 22nd- 10am Dismissal


 

 

 

Weekly Homework

MondayMath and ELA page, minute read for the week due back on Friday for a grade on both sides.

Tuesday- Math sheet

Wednesday-3 Spelling sentences and words

Thursday- ELA page-Tests Thursday this week.

Friday- NO Homework 

All tests will be on Friday

 

 

*minute read comprehension page due on Friday for a grade!

Important Upcoming Events

 

May 5th-No School

May 6th- Pigeon Forge Snow

May 7th- ELA AIMS test

May 12th- STAR test

May 13th- Living Wax Museum

May 14th- Math AIMS test/Tie Dye Day

May 15th- 1pm Dismissal

May 18th- AR pizza lunch

May 19th- Water Day

May 21st- DOJO reward 

May 22nd- 10am Dismissal



 


 

 

 

 

 

 



 





 



 

 

 

 


 

Events

Homework Hotline 615-298-6636

Supply List:

Backpack (Rolling backpacks are against school policy.)

Ear buds or a pair of headphones- Please put them in a ziplock bag with name

1 Bottle of hand sanitizer

3 Boxes of Tissue

clear water Bottle with name on it

1 Container of Clorox/Lysol  wipes

1 Lysol spray

1 pack of Colored Copy

paper

3 rolls of paper towels

$20 Activity Fee

 

 

 

Wish List Items:

 

popice freezer pops

extra paper towels

stickers

treasure box items

bag of individual wrapped candy

Band-aids

1 First Aid Kit

Small cups for water

white cardstock



 

Summer Reading

Second Grade Summer Reading Program:

All students must read 10 picture books or 3 chapter books this summer and keep a reading log. Reading log must be in the student's handwriting.

Choose to do one of the following: 

  1. Attend 2 summer library activities (Stokely Memorial Library or other library programs). Write down the activities and the dates attended.

OR

  1. Choose 3 books and write a paragraph of the book summary and draw a picture.

  2. Give the list of activities and reading log to your second grade teacher. Students who complete the summer reading program will receive two 100’s in language arts.




*Due on the first full day of class*