Amber Strange
2nd Grade Teacher
Courses Taught:
Second Grade General Education
Bio
Welcome to my page!
This is my 20th 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:
Reading/Grammar -
Vocabulary-
Math-
Spelling words-
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:
Social Studies/Science:
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!
- Walker B.
- Addie B.
- Madilyn C.
- Alanee G.
- Axel H.
- Malakai L.
- Emillia M.
- Mallory R.
- Maelynn R.
- Keziah S.
- Ariyah S.
- Mason S.
- Om P.
- Thomas W.
I am so excited to meet everyone on Registration Day. Please drop by our classroom between 8:00-10:00am on August 5th. It is located on the second floor of the primary building. Students do not need to stay on this day, but attendance will be taken, so they need to come by with you to pick up all registration papers. Welcome letters will be sent home soon. Please be looking for those in the mail next week.
Summer Reading projects are due on August 9th.
If your child is a tuition student, their name will not be placed on a list until the tuition is paid.
Monday- Math and ELA page
Tuesday- Math sheet
Wednesday-3 Spelling sentences and words
Thursday- ELA page
Friday- NO Homework
All tests will be on Friday
Important Upcoming Events
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
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*