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
ELA- We will read “The Salamander Room” by Anne Mazer.
Grammar-adjectives
Vocabulary words- boulder, multiply, sail, fern, hoot, roost
Math- tens and ones place value- expanded, word, standard and base ten model form
Echo Valley Cornmaze field trips can be found in folders today. Please return those by October 1st.
Don’t forget picture day on Wednesday, September 17th.
We will have a review quiz on +0, +1, +2
*Please check folders for weekly fluency homework that is due back Friday.
Upcoming Events
August 6th- Registration Day 8-10am
August 8th- First full day of school
August 29th-1pm Dismissal
September 4th- Open House 3:15-6:15
September 17th- Fall Pictures
October 3rd- 1pm Dismissal
October 17th-1pm Dismissal
October 24- Fall Carnival
Spelling words
tuck, cup, bug, luck, cut, plus, stuck, rude, tune, rule, mute, duke, tube, chute, student
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: