Amanda Holt
2nd grade teacher
Courses Taught:
Second grade General Education
Bio
Welcome to my page!
This is my 16th year teaching second grade at Newport Grammar School. I attended Newport Grammar as a child and I'm so proud to teach here!
Education:
B.S. K-6 education from East Tennessee State University
Master's degree -Curriculum & Instruction from Lincoln Memorial University
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Spelling words
Spelling words: star, scar, jar, cars, smart, March, park, party, large, dollar, barn, farm, yard, arch, start
What Are We Learning?
Story of the week- I Need My Monster
Vocabulary –despise, ill, exhausted, devastated, companion, common
Language/Grammar: We will be learning about quotation marks and synonyms.
Math: We will be learning about adding two 2-digit numbers.
Summer Reading Expectations
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, NGS Summer Library Program, 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.
Upcoming Events
October 25th- Fall retake picture day
October 26th- Echo Valley Cornmaze field trip
October 27th- Hat Day
$1
November 3rd- Last day to return Carnival money and permission form
November 10th- Carnival Day
Students grades can be checked at the following website: