My name is Jessica Zannini. I have been in education for over 20 years. I taught 3rd-5th grade for 15 years. I then moved to the library. I have been a school librarian for 6 years. This will be my first year at Heritage Elementary. I have a passion for literature and loved sharing new books and technology with my students.
Degrees:
BS in Education from College of Charleston
MEd in Education with a concentration in Reading from Furman University
EdS in School Library from the University of Georgia
MILS (Masters in Library Science) from University of South Carolina
Highly Qualified:
Elementary Education
Library Media Specialist
The first book I remember reading on my own was Stone Fox by John Gardiner.
I have always loved animals. I have a dog named Haven and a cat named Charlie.
I have two kids. My son is in 5th grade this year and my daughter is in 7th grade. My kids love their sports and you will often find me on the sideline for practices, competitions, and tournaments.
I moved a lot as a kid. I never went to a school longer than 2 years until I went to the College of Charleston.
I love watching sports. (TR Rockies, Furman, Clemson, Patriots, Red Sox, Braves, and any team with passion, sportsmanship and a good story)
My family
I love riding horses.
Haven and Charlie while we are at school.
We spend many days at a baseball field or competitive cheer tournament.
I was born in England, my father was in the Air Force so we traveled around a lot.
I have always loved reading. A couple of books I loved when I was growing up was 'Nurse Matilda', which was a book they based the "Nanny Mcphee' movies on. I also loved books by Beverly Cleary, who wrote about Ramona and her sister Beezus, along with the mouse and the motorcycles books.
I lived in Italy for 4 years and was able to see Venice and a lot of the wonderful sights there.
I have over 20 chickens and a rooster, along with 3 dogs, 5 cats and a fish tank with lots of fish and snails.
My husband and I love to travel and we go to places where we can ride trains, see waterfalls in the mountains, and we love to go on cruises.