Third Grade

Hello,
My name is Jessica Jennings Jones. I am a St. George native and graduate of Pine View High School and Dixie State University. I have three sons: one is a junior at DSU, the second a junior at Desert Hills High School, and my baby is a 4th grader here at Panorama. I love to travel, read, experience new things, and spend time with my family. I have lived in five states, but love Utah the most.

I'm Mrs. Burton and I'm the new 3rd grade teacher.  I came to teaching very late in life.  I worked as a meeting planner in Los Angeles for a number of years.  My husband and I moved to Utah with our two kids in 2004.  We were in Lindon (near Orem) for 16 years and just recently moved to St. George.  I have been married to my husband for 25 years.  We have two great kids Alexandra who is a college junior this year at Dixie State University and a son Jake who attends Dixie Tech.  I graduated college from California State University, Northridge a LONG time ago.  When my own children started school, I volunteered in their classrooms, which then led to being a substitute teacher, to going back to school for my Master of Education degree, to teaching in my own classroom.  I started teaching in 5th grade, then moved to 4th, then I taught 2nd grade for the past four years.  This is my first year in 3rd grade and I'm really looking forward to it.