Melissa Swallows

🙋3rd-grade teacher- 24th year! #dg58pride 🐼 Seesaw Certified Educator 🙎🏼‍♀️5th and 9th Parent of CUSD 200 #yourcommunityschools

[Melissa Swallows @MrsSwallows03]

My teaching costar, @LProsser15 and students using a digital pan balance to estimate and find mass! #dg58pride #dg58third #fa58share #3SstudentsAreStars

[Melissa Swallows @MrsSwallows03]

Thanks for your bright efforts, sharp thoughts, and binding forces! Another successful week in 3S- you’d never know they are all just days away from a long break! 🙌 #dg58pride #dg58third #3SstudentsAreStars #fa58share

[Melissa Swallows @MrsSwallows03]

Palm Pal incentive! The glue to the student who is holding us together this week! The pencil for the student who is sharp, and the crayon for the student with bright efforts! #dg58pride #fa58share #dg58third #3SstudentsAreStars

[Melissa Swallows @MrsSwallows03]

Dr. Niforatos walking my students back to class from PE on Halloween💕 #fa58share #dg58pride

[Melissa Swallows @MrsSwallows03]

Someone swam all the way from the Great Barrier Reef for our Halloween math lesson! #dg58pride #fa58share #dg58third

[Melissa Swallows @MrsSwallows03]

Shout-out to Dr. Niforatos! Thanks for leading the way each and every day! #fa58share #dg58pride

[District 58 @DGDistrict58]

🌟 Principal Spotlight! 🌟
Shining the spotlight on Lisa Niforatos, Fairmount’s Principal! Her leadership and care create a community where every student thrives. 💚
#dg58pride #dg58principalspotllights #PrincipalAppreciation

[Melissa Swallows @MrsSwallows03]

Fantastic learning during our Zoo Explorers class! Thank you @FairmountPta for giving our students these learning opportunities! #dg58pride #dg58third

[Melissa Swallows @MrsSwallows03]

We learned so much about pumpkin agriculture with @DuPageAITC and we flung some pumpkins around the classroom too! Love these happy faces! #dg58pride #fa58share #dg58third

[Melissa Swallows @MrsSwallows03]

It’s the little things…Two very happy mathematicians😂#dg58pride #fa58share #dg58third

[Melissa Swallows @MrsSwallows03]

When you’re in the middle of a lesson and someone decides you deserve a teaching award… #dg58pride #fa58share #dg58third

[Melissa Swallows @MrsSwallows03]

Another great week in 3S! We had our first lesson with the Department of Ag and celebrated the accuracy of our new clocks! #fa58share #dg58pride #dg58third

[Melissa Swallows @MrsSwallows03]

@LizStroudLib @MrLucianoDG58 Now we need a meeting of the minds for that bell! I submitted my idea!🤣

[Melissa Swallows @MrsSwallows03]

From lots of weekend classroom prep to the first days of school! 🫶We’ve played games and participated in fun activities to get to know each other! Now, onto what we do best… learn and grow in 3rd! #dg58pride #fa58share #dg58third

[Melissa Swallows @MrsSwallows03]

@Fairmount58 @main_kmain @LProsser15 @MrsGlennon58 @MrsFalk58

[Melissa Swallows @MrsSwallows03]

Though the 2025-26 school year has not officially started, our Instructional Leadership Team has analyzed EOY data, drafted instructional goals, & discussed PD sessions for teachers! #fa58share #dg58pride (We are not affiliated with/endorsed by Warner Bros., but wish we were!)

[Melissa Swallows @MrsSwallows03]

Started my Monday with my little “family!” We needed a name: thankful to the older kids who saw a first grader’s excitement to call us The Gorillas, and they just went with it (dragging me along too😂). 🎶 We are The Gorilla Family…🎶 #dg58pride #fa58share #3sVibes

[Melissa Swallows @MrsSwallows03]

This week we celebrated our writing with the “big kids!” A compliment from an older student really goes a long way. Many thanks to 6th grade for making time to hear our writing and provide positive feedback based on our leaning goals🎉#dg58pride #fa58share #3sVibes #dg58third

[Melissa Swallows @MrsSwallows03]

Narrative selfies! Just a part of our publishing celebration! #dg58pride #fa58share #3sVibes #dg58third

[Melissa Swallows @MrsSwallows03]

I spy a third-grader connecting our knowledge of plot elements from @BenchmarkEdu to her narrative writing organizer from @Schoolwide! Amazing! 🌟 #dg58pride #fa58share #dg58third #3svibes @NicoleRing58 @LProsser15

[Melissa Swallows @MrsSwallows03]

After a long day, I was glad I decided to check Seesaw this evening. Young students should never be underestimated! #dg58pride #fa58share #dg58third #3sVibes