Reception C (Rabbit Class) 2026 - 2027

Welcome to Reception C - Rabbit Class

In the EYFS we challenge children to become independent learners and critcial thinkers through our continuous provision and targeted learning challenges. We are very excited to share all the amazing things we do in school with you. Please check out our page for regular updates and photos.

Welcome to Reception C where a love of learning is at the heart of everything we do! The teacher in our classroom is Mrs Coogan.

We have the support of some fantastic teaching assistants Mrs Borg-Fenech, Mrs McGuiness, Mrs Ford, Miss Mcdonald and Miss Wroblewska.           

Our class saint is St. Joseph, he was the husband of Mary, the mother of Jesus. St Joseph was a carpenter or woodworker. The Gospel of Matthew calls him a “righteous man,” meaning he was an observant Jew who obeyed God's law. On St Joseph's feast day the children in Reception will dress up as people who help us in our community.

Parent Information

Dedicated story time

In Reception we encourage a love of reading. Each day we have dedicated story time where we read one of our favourite five texts selected for the half term. Children will vote for a story in the morning that they would like to have read to them at the end of the day.

Lending Library

Each week your child will be able to choose a book from our lending library that they can share with you at home. The book they choose is for pleasure so make it a special time with your child.

Reading Books

You will be able to access a book on your child's Collins Ebook account. This book will also be shared in your child's guided reading session twice a week developing their fluency and comprehension. Your child will also be sent an additional book matched at their phonic ability that they can read at home with you. Read with them each night to help build their fluency with reading.

Rabbit of the Week

Every Friday, a child will be chosen to receive a Certificate of Merit. This child will take our class rabbit 'Hopper' home for the weekend. We encourage parents to take photos of what your child and Hopper have been doing over the weekend and add them to Hopper's adventure book. We will then share Hopper's adventures with the class before he leaves for his next adventure. 

Characteristics of Learning

In the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS), the Characteristics of Effective Learning describe how children learn rather than what they learn. The framework outlines three core areas: playing and exploring (engagement), active learning (motivation) and creating and thinking critically (thinking).

Each Friday a child who has shown these characteristics will be chosen to take home one of our dinosaurs: Explorasaurus, Tryosaurus and Thinkosaurus.

Class Saint