Amber Strange
2nd Grade Teacher
Courses Taught:
Second Grade General Education
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
-Weekly News:Sept 29-Oct.3rd
Reading/Grammar-
We will be reading “Stellaluna”. We will be learning the difference between common and proper nouns, verbs, fact and opinion, sequencing, sentence structure and correct punctuation, and the “ai/ay” sound in words
Vocabulary-
scent, perched, anxious, babble, dodging, trembling
Math-
place value, grouping, Timed test this week +7
Spelling words-
today, play, way, stay, say, day, pray, gray, paint, train, rain, mail, chain, waist, main, Bonus: October
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:
“Stellaluna” and “Bremen Town Musicians”
Social Studies/Science:Bats
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:
Please be sure to turn in field trip money and permission slips together. Students need to have a chaperone on the trip if at all possible.
Monday- Math 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
Friday- NO Homework
All tests will be on Friday
*minute read comprehension page due on Friday for a grade!
Important Upcoming Events
October 3rd- 1pm Dismissal
October 17th-1pm Dismissal
October 24- Fall Carnival
November 6- P/T conferences
November 25- 1pm dismissal
November 26-28-Thanksgiving Break
Online Learning Documents
Events
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
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:
Attend 2 summer library activities (Stokely Memorial Library or other library programs). Write down the activities and the dates attended.
OR
Choose 3 books and write a paragraph of the book summary and draw a picture.
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*