Second Class
Teachers
A short introduction to our Second Class Teachers

Ms. Kate Cormican
Room 20

Ms. Orla McGrath
Room 21

Ms. Hanna Farrell
Room 22

Mr. Joe Hynes
Room 26

Ms. Aoife Dolan
Room 27
About Second Class

Welcome to Second Class at St Joseph’s N.S!
Second Class marks an important stage of development, where children gain confidence and take on greater challenges in their learning journey. Building on the foundation of earlier years, students in Second Class deepen their understanding of key concepts in literacy, numeracy, and creative thinking. They also engage in more complex projects, group work, and critical thinking activities. Our goal is to inspire curiosity, foster independence, and encourage collaboration among classmates. Second Class is a time for growing both academically and socially, as children prepare for the next stage of their educational path with excitement and enthusiasm.
Second Class had a fantastic day at our Let’s Go school tour in Athlone. The children had a blast zorbing, trying out archery, racing in relays, zooming around in KMX
2nd class had an amazing day at AIT attending the Let’s Go camp. We really enjoyed zorbing, archery, relay races, KMX Karting, super slide and the high jump challenge. One
Mr. Hynes’s class had an amazing day on their final school tour in St. Joseph’s. A huge thanks to the Let’s Go Tour in Athlone TUS for a brilliant, fun-filled
We were very fortunate today to get a bus to Charleville where we enjoyed a lovely nature walk looking at the beautiful bluebells and the smell of wild garlic. We
We thoroughly enjoyed our school trip to Charleville today where we had a beautiful walk in the sunshine. The children were amazed by the carpet of bluebells which covered the
Under a radiant May sun, we found myself wandering through the enchanting grounds of Charleville Castle. Though the castle itself is currently closed for film projects, the surrounding forest is