Ms. Jessica

K-2 Adapted Curriculum Teacher at Andrews Elementary

[Ms. Jessica @jedwardsAC]

We LOVE helping our students learn to communicate and find their voices in our class! This friend prefers copying words after a teacher says them or spontaneously saying words he knows. His communication skills have grown so much this year and it’s awesome!☺️🗣️ @rhandrewselem

[Ms. Jessica @jedwardsAC]

Leadership Day at Andrews was a blast! We shared our class mission statement and a fun dance to showcase that anyone can be a leader! We’re super thankful to be a part of such a great school community that celebrates our students’ strengths with us! 💚🧡@rhandrewselem

[Ms. Jessica @jedwardsAC]

This leader had 5 dance recitals over the weekend as part of “Our Time to Shine” with @misskimdance. She did an amazing job and we’re so incredibly proud of her! We love getting to support our students out in the community 🩷🩰 @rhandrewselem

[Ms. Jessica @jedwardsAC]

This friend has been working extremely hard on his letters all year long. Listen to his confidence while reciting them and see his huge smile when he finished! He recently scored a 100% on both his upper and lowercase letter ID benchmarks!!! Way to go! 🤩🔤 @rhandrewselem

[Ms. Jessica @jedwardsAC]

Check out this video of one of our friends showing off his amazing reading abilities! He surprises us everyday with his knowledge and skills. We’re super proud of him! 📖🥳 @rhandrewselem

[Ms. Jessica @jedwardsAC]

We loved getting to wear silly outfits and mismatched shoes for Wacky Tacky Day 🤪 Career/Spirit Week is so much fun!!! @rhandrewselem

[Ms. Jessica @jedwardsAC]

Our class had a great start to the Career/Spirit Week here at Andrews. Our futures are so bright that we need to wear hats and sunglasses!🧢😎 We can’t wait for Wacky Tacky Day tomorrow 🥳 @rhandrewselem

[Ms. Jessica @jedwardsAC]

We had an absolute blast at the Special Olympics Spring Games event today!!! Just look at those big smiles and determined athletes! 😁🏃🏽‍♂️🥎
A special thank you to everyone who volunteered with our class and helped make it a great experience! 💗 We represented @rhandrewselem well!

[Ms. Jessica @jedwardsAC]

Happy World Down Syndrome Day to 5 of my friends!!! They’re down right awesome and unique! I wouldn’t change them for the world but hope to change the world for them! 💙💛 @rhandrewselem

[Ms. Jessica @jedwardsAC]

This week we decorated flower pots and then planted flowers in them as a gift for our moms/grandmas for Mother’s day! We’re so thankful to have such amazing moms and grandmas who support our classroom and help our students to learn and grow!🌷💛 @rhandrewselem

[Ms. Jessica @jedwardsAC]

We had an absolute blast at the Special Olympics Alamance County Spring Races!!! A special thank you to everyone who made signs and came out to support and cheer on our athletes! You made their days!!! 😁🎉 @rhandrewselem

[Ms. Jessica @jedwardsAC]

Our friends are working hard on making good choices and completing their work to earn their pick of a brain break! We’re sharpening our saws to reach the end of the year by trying this technique and they’re LOVING it! @rhandrewselem

[Ms. Jessica @jedwardsAC]

Today we started a new behavior support sheet for our friend and she’s already managing and recording her behavior on her own! Look at all of those happy faces! We’re so proud of this leader 😁🎉 @rhandrewselem

[Ms. Jessica @jedwardsAC]

Happy World Down Syndrome Day to 3 of my friends!!! They’re down right amazing and unique! I’m extremely blessed to get to teach and love them! I’ve learned so much from and with them this year and there is never a dull moment in our classroom! 💙💛@rhandrewselem

[Ms. Jessica @jedwardsAC]

We have a honorary teacher amongst us here at Andrews! If you see her in the halls or in Ms. Roberson’s class be sure to pause for a moment to say hi and celebrate her growth and leadership with her! We’re so incredibly proud of her!!!! 🥳 @CaulderLesleigh @rhandrewselem

[Ms. Jessica @jedwardsAC]

Sometimes you just need to get outside and feel the warm, fresh air to reset before going back into the classroom to continue learning! Their laughter and smiles keep us going ☀️😊@rhandrewselem

[Ms. Jessica @jedwardsAC]

TWOSday at Andrews was so much fun!!! The green tutu was a huge hit in our class 😊💚 @rhandrewselem

[Ms. Jessica @jedwardsAC]

Look out everyone, we have a writer on our hands!!! 📝 (A special shout-out to Mrs. Roberson for welcoming our friend into her class every day and helping her grow!) @rhandrewselem

[Ms. Jessica @jedwardsAC]

It’s the little things that make the biggest impacts… Our friend is practicing his life skills and independence with a cafeteria full of students and teachers celebrating his success with him! 🥳 Look at how proud he is!!! @rhandrewselem

[Ms. Jessica @jedwardsAC]

We had an awesome time exploring real pumpkins today to finish out our week of learning about pumpkins! Lots of laughs and smiles shared 🎃🥰 @rhandrewselem