Mrs. Finnegan has a B.A. in English with a business minor from The University of Scranton. She earned secondary English and communications certification from DeSales University and has a Level II state teaching certificate and Archdiocesan Religion certification. She also is certified as a K-12 reading specialist and ESL specialist and serves on the Archdiocesan ELA Committee.
Mrs. Finnegan and her family reside in Quakertown and are members of St. Isidore Church where she is a lector. Her two daughters are graduates of St. Isidore School. For fun, she likes to watch the Phillies, read a good book, bake, travel, or relax at the beach.
Grade 8 Supply List 2016-2017
Loose leaf—buy many packs. This is the one item most students run out of before the end of the year.
note cards—hundreds of them! You will need 300 for vocabulary alone. Purchase at least 1000. Seriously!
pens—buy at least 24 (one for every two weeks) Blue or black ink only. Erasable pens are allowed.
red pens/pencils for correcting and editing
pencils for math and extra erasers
colored pencils
12 inch ruler
scissors
notebooks—math and science require marble copybooks. Math also requires a graphing copybook. ELA, social studies, religion, and Spanish can be marble or spiral.
pocket folders—at least 8; add one if you will be using a “take home” folder. Try to purchase plastic or coated folders. Plain paper folders will not last.
binder—if desired to keep folders neat and organized
Optional—magic markers
SPANISH—English/Spanish dictionary
ART—crayons, watercolors, smock
TECHNOLOGY—headphones if you don’t have a set at school
Cleaning supplies—2 boxes of tissues, one roll of paper towels, a canister of Lysol or similar cleaning wipes
*All hardcover books must be covered. Purchase Jumbo Book Sox as the regular size is too small for our texts. Paper is an option as well.
*It is highly recommended that softcover texts and the homework book be covered in clear contact paper. Check Becker’s or Amazon online for good deals on this, especially if you have several children’s books to cover.
*White-out is not allowed.