Year 1/2 (Air Class)

Welcome to Air Class!

2024-2025

Below you can find some key information about what we will be learning together this half-term.

If you need to get in contact with me as class teacher, please use our class email address: air@gkglt.co.uk

You can expect a response within 2 working days.

If there is anything that needs my immediate attention, please contact the office

PE is continued to be timetabled for Monday and Friday. Please wear PE kit on these days.  Please check our uniform policy to ensure your child is appropriately and safely dressed to participate in P.E. 

Topic

In History, we will be exploring how schools have changed over time. We will explore how schools have changed over the past 100 years. They will sequence and date old photographs, ask questions about school life in the past, and compare it to their experiences today.

Using a range of sources, Air Class will learn about classroom features from then and now, identifying similarities and differences. They will reflect on what they’ve learned by deciding whether they would have preferred to go to school in the past or present, and explain why.

During this half term within our subjects we will be focusing on the following:

• English: 
• Non- Fiction: Poetry (Text: The Secret Garden)
• Maths: 
• Time
• Fractions
• Position and Direction
• Science: Introduction to plants: In this unit, children will learn to identify a variety of plants and their features, including naming different trees and their parts. They will explore the roles of flowering plant parts and understand that seeds and bulbs come from plants. Pupils will compare deciduous and evergreen leaves, spotting key similarities and differences. They will also begin to recognise what seeds need to grow, including the importance of water.
• Learning For Life: Safety and the changing body: In this unit, children will learn about the trusted adults in school and understand the importance of speaking to an adult if they ever feel worried or uncomfortable. They will explore ways to stay safe, including what to do if they get lost, knowing their address, and how to contact emergency services. Pupils will learn that some types of physical contact are never okay, and that they should always check with an adult before putting anything on or into their body. They will also identify common household hazards and how to avoid them, and learn about the different jobs people do to help keep us safe.
• Religion and Worldviews- Big Question "In what ways is a synagogue important to Jewish people?"
• Computing- Introduction to data- In this unit, children will learn how to collect and represent animal-themed data in different ways, using both objects and technology. They will practise logging in, using a mouse and keyboard to navigate, and displaying the same data as pictograms, tables, and charts. Pupils will gather information about minibeasts using tally charts and represent their findings digitally. They will also sort data using branching databases and begin to consider how different types of input are used to collect data when designing their own inventions. 

Key Information:

Sports:

PE is timetabled every Monday and Friday. The children should come to school in their PE kits on these days.

Other:

Smokey Row is timetabled for Tuesday afternoon, weather and adult ratio dependent.