Fridays with Fiona: A Conversation with Ms. Finch

Second grader Fiona L.'s monthly webseries features conversations with Sacred Heart community members
 
Fridays with Fiona is a monthly webseries featuring second grader Fiona L. (LMS '23). 
September - Conversation with Dr. Slafter
October - Conversation with Nurse Jenni
November - Conversation with Mr. Dioli 
December - Conversation with Sr. Dolan

Fridays with Fiona: A Conversation with Ms. Finch

Ms. Finch is my 2nd grade teacher and I wanted to interview her to learn more about her background.  In college she was a national champion in soccer and now she is a national champion teacher, in my opinion.
 
FIONA:  Thank you for your time, Ms. Finch.  How do you like teaching 2nd grade at Sacred Heart?
 
MS. FINCH:  I love teaching 2nd grade.  It’s my favorite grade to teach.  I think it is the best age because everyone is very sweet but also really independent, and I like that.
 
FIONA:  Who is your favorite student?  Oops!  You don’t have to answer that!
 
MS. FINCH:  [Laughing.]
 
FIONA:  Did you have a favorite teacher and did that person inspire you to become a teacher?
 
MS. FINCH:  I did have a favorite teacher; I had a couple.  My favorite teacher was my kindergarten teacher and I think she just stopped teaching recently.  She taught at Las Lomitas.  Then I had a really good college professor who told me that I should be a teacher.
 
FIONA:  I heard you were a national champion in soccer – which position did you play and what did you learn from it?
 
MS. FINCH:  Yes, I went to USC and I played center midfield.  I learned that hard work makes anything possible.  I really wanted to play soccer in college, and I worked really hard and I was able to accomplish that goal. It taught me that hard work is really important.
 
FIONA:  What is your favorite TV show?
 
MS. FINCH:  My favorite TV show is one you probably don’t know because you are too young.  It is called “Friends” and it is about a group of friends that live in New York City.
 
FIONA:  What was your favorite book when you were growing up?
 
MS. FINCH:  My favorite book was a series called the “Berenstain Bears” and my Dad would read it to me before I went to sleep.
 
FIONA:  Where did you grow up and where did you go to school?
 
MS. FINCH:  I grew up in Atherton, very close to Sacred Heart.  I went to Las Lomitas, and then I went to Menlo [School] for middle school and high school.
 
FIONA:  How is SHS different from other schools you have taught at?
 
MS. FINCH:  I like Sacred Heart a lot.  It is different in the sense that it is bigger than some of the other schools [I’ve taught at] and it has a really great sense of community.
 
FIONA:  What is your favorite thing to do in your spare time?
 
MS. FINCH:  Something active.  I like to play tennis and I like to do yoga or run.
 
FIONA:  What’s the hardest thing about teaching 2nd grade?
 
MS. FINCH:  I think the hardest thing is when the class gets so excited about doing something, which is a good thing, but then doesn’t listen to me explain the instructions and I have to explain it over and over.  So that’s the hardest thing.
 
FIONA:  Thank you for your time.
 
MS. FINCH:  Excellent, great!  Good job, Fiona.
 
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Sacred Heart Schools, Atherton

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Atherton, CA 94027
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Founded by the Society of the Sacred Heart, SHS is a Catholic, independent, co-ed day school for students in preschool through grade 12