About Mrs. Macchiarella

Here are some quick facts about Mrs. Macchiarella!

• I married my husband, Sal, in May of 2015. We had our first child, Giovanni in November :) and expecting our second child in December
• I grew up in Naperville and attended elementary, middle and high school in Indian Prairie School District 204
• I graduated from Northern Illinois University (NIU) with a Bachelors in Elementary Education and endorsements in Spanish, Language Arts and English as a Second Language (ESL)
• I received my Master's degree in Literacy Education with an emphasis on ESL/Bilingual education through NIU
• I have a 5 year old Australian Shepherd dog named Gus
• I love spending time with family and friends and watching sports (we are HUGE Blackhawks, Bears and White Sox fans)
• I love Lou Malnati's pizza!!
• I have two brothers; Brett who lives in Colorado and Brian who lives in Virginia with his wife, Crystal and daughter Ellie
• My sister-in-law teaches at Springbrook Elementary School; so there are two Mrs. Macchiarellas in District 204!
• I am the technology liaison for May Watts and love implementing new resources!
• This is my ninth year teaching at May Watts Elementary School. My first six years here were spent teaching our English learners and then I made the switch to teach third grade.