Amber Strange
2nd Grade Teacher
Courses Taught:
Second Grade General Education
Bio
Welcome to my page!
This is my 19th 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. 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: April 15-19th
Reading/Grammar -
We will be reading “Catching the Moon”We will continue learning about prefixes, suffixes, mood in stories, and “ed” and “ing” added to word endings, and contractions
Vocabulary-
response, eagerly, linger, gleamed, pennant, mustered
Math-
fractions, measurement, -5 timed test
Spelling words-
won’t, hasn’t, can’t, don’t, isn’t, wasn’t, aren’t, he’s, she’s, we’ve, you’ve, I’ve, it’ll, you’ll, I’m, Bonus: gleamed
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:
“Catching the Moon” and “Grace for President”
Social Studies/Science:
spring/water cycle
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!
I am so excited to meet everyone on Registration Day. Please drop by our classroom between 8:00-10:00am on August 2nd. 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 the first full day of class if your child participated.
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
April 19- Parents Night Out- School Fundraiser
April 24- Progress Reports
May 2- Star Test
May 6- Aims Web Reading Test
May 14- Wax Museum Project in the gym. More information about this project is coming soon.
May 17- 1:00 Dismissal and last day to take an AR Test!
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
Second Grade Summer Reading Program
Read 15 picture books or 5 chapter books this summer and keep a reading log. Reading log must be in student's handwriting.
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.
*Due on the first full day of class*