Amanda Holt
2nd grade teacher
Courses Taught:
Second grade General Education
Bio
Welcome to my page!
This is my 18th 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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Weekly Newsletter
Reading- We will be reading “Miss Rumphius” by Barbara Cooney. Vocabulary- moist, hollow, sowing, fetch, lupines, conservatory
Math- We will be learning about measurement and graphing data.
Weekly math facts
4/24 -8
5/1 -9
5/9- Final Facts test
*Please practice memorizing these facts each night. Students do not have time to count on their fingers for the
test.
Upcoming Events
April 22nd-Progress Reports
May 6th- Pigeon Forge Snow/Downtown Flavortown Good Behavior trip
May 13th- Wax Museum
May 15th- 1pm Dismissal
May 22nd- 10am Dismissal
Spelling words
slowly, fairly, happily, loudly, quickly, softly, sadly, easily, painful, useful, careful, handful, farmer, baker, painter
Summer Reading Expectations
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.
Students grades can be checked at the following website: