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		<item>	<title><![CDATA[ Week 4, Term 1 ]]></title>
	<link>https://www.henleazeschools.org/blog/?pid=49&amp;nid=11&amp;storyid=95</link>	<description><![CDATA[<h2><strong id="docs-internal-guid-235e6bef-7fff-f567-c23c-969463b11e91">Diary dates</strong></h2>

<p><strong id="docs-internal-guid-235e6bef-7fff-f567-c23c-969463b11e91">Friday 9th Oct - INSET<br />
Friday 16th Oct - Phonics learn along - Year 1 and Year 2. Parents welcome into school at 9am to see what a phonics lesson looks like in KS1.<br />
Friday 23rd Oct - Last day of term 1<br />
Monday 2nd Nov - First day of Term 2<br />
Monday 30th Nov - INSET<br />
Friday 18th Dec - Last day of Term 2</strong></p>

<h2><strong id="docs-internal-guid-235e6bef-7fff-f567-c23c-969463b11e91">English</strong></h2>

<p><strong id="docs-internal-guid-235e6bef-7fff-f567-c23c-969463b11e91">​Phonics</strong></p>

<p><img alt="" src="/_site/data/files/images/auto_upload/blog-post/70D7DECD212D3535EC4A574BD7E65E20.png" title="" width="91.81%" /><br />
<strong>Writing</strong></p>

<p><strong id="docs-internal-guid-235e6bef-7fff-f567-c23c-969463b11e91">To use the conjunction &lsquo;and&rsquo; in a sentence.<br />
To use the conjunction &lsquo;but&rsquo; in a sentence.<br />
To use select the best conjunction &lsquo;and&rsquo; or &lsquo;but&rsquo; for a sentence.</strong></p>

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<p><strong id="docs-internal-guid-235e6bef-7fff-f567-c23c-969463b11e91">Reading<br />
We are starting a new class text &lsquo;The Goose that Laid the Golden Egg&rsquo; from this Aesop&rsquo;s Fables collection.</strong></p>

<p><img alt="" src="/_site/data/files/images/auto_upload/blog-post/F97E1054A40F4411A1AD5C0B4C4BE312.png" title="" width="29.26%" /></p>

<h2><strong id="docs-internal-guid-235e6bef-7fff-f567-c23c-969463b11e91">Maths</strong></h2>

<p><strong id="docs-internal-guid-235e6bef-7fff-f567-c23c-969463b11e91">Order objects and numbers from smallest to largest and largest to smallest.</strong></p>

<p><img alt="" height="109" src="/_site/data/files/images/auto_upload/blog-post/D2551129C08E6AE648760C5232BB3C60.png" title="" width="489" /></p>



<p><strong id="docs-internal-guid-235e6bef-7fff-f567-c23c-969463b11e91">Count in 2s, 5s and 10s - there are lots of fun songs and videos on YouTube to help practice.&nbsp;</strong></p>

<p><strong id="docs-internal-guid-235e6bef-7fff-f567-c23c-969463b11e91">2s - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GvTcpfSnOMQ&amp;list=RDGvTcpfSnOMQ&amp;start_radio=1">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GvTcpfSnOMQ&amp;list=RDGvTcpfSnOMQ&amp;start_radio=1</a></strong></p>

<p><strong id="docs-internal-guid-235e6bef-7fff-f567-c23c-969463b11e91">5s - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EemjeA2Djjw&amp;list=RDEemjeA2Djjw&amp;start_radio=1">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EemjeA2Djjw&amp;list=RDEemjeA2Djjw&amp;start_radio=1</a></strong></p>

<p><strong id="docs-internal-guid-235e6bef-7fff-f567-c23c-969463b11e91">10s - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ftati8iGQcs&amp;list=RDFtati8iGQcs&amp;start_radio=1">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ftati8iGQcs&amp;list=RDFtati8iGQcs&amp;start_radio=1</a>&nbsp;</strong></p>

<h2><strong id="docs-internal-guid-235e6bef-7fff-f567-c23c-969463b11e91">Wider Curriculum</strong></h2>

<p><strong id="docs-internal-guid-235e6bef-7fff-f567-c23c-969463b11e91">Geography: What are physical features?<br />
Science: What do all living things have in common?<br />
Shine PE and Class PE: To develop balance, stability and landing safely.<br />
PSHE: What foods can help me stay healthy?<br />
Music: Choosing appropriate percussive timbres to represent an animal<br />
DT: Design a fairground wheel: Plan the build</strong></p>
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	<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 15:46:03 GMT</pubDate>
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</item><item>	<title><![CDATA[ Week 3 Term 1 ]]></title>
	<link>https://www.henleazeschools.org/blog/?pid=49&amp;nid=11&amp;storyid=93</link>	<description><![CDATA[<h2><strong id="docs-internal-guid-5555cb8a-7fff-6d83-6e82-c05c9375c04b">Diary dates</strong></h2>

<p><strong id="docs-internal-guid-5555cb8a-7fff-6d83-6e82-c05c9375c04b">Friday 9th Oct - INSET<br />
Friday 16th Oct - Phonics learn along - Year 1 and Year 2. Parents welcome into school at 9am to see what a phonics lesson looks like in KS1.<br />
Friday 23rd Oct - Last day of term 1<br />
Monday 2nd Nov - First day of Term 2<br />
Monday 30th Nov - INSET<br />
Friday 18th Dec - Last day of Term 2</strong></p>

<h2><strong id="docs-internal-guid-5555cb8a-7fff-6d83-6e82-c05c9375c04b">English</strong></h2>

<p><strong id="docs-internal-guid-5555cb8a-7fff-6d83-6e82-c05c9375c04b">​Phonics</strong></p>

<p><img alt="" src="/_site/data/files/images/auto_upload/blog-post/E649C5E2A81B847F41D98C78B80B4FF0.png" title="" width="89.41%" /><br />
<strong>Writing</strong></p>

<p><strong id="docs-internal-guid-5555cb8a-7fff-6d83-6e82-c05c9375c04b">To know that the subject is the main focus of a sentence (it is a noun).</strong></p>

<p><strong id="docs-internal-guid-5555cb8a-7fff-6d83-6e82-c05c9375c04b">To compose sentences containing a subject and verb.</strong></p>

<p><strong id="docs-internal-guid-5555cb8a-7fff-6d83-6e82-c05c9375c04b">To know what a noun is.</strong></p>

<p><strong id="docs-internal-guid-5555cb8a-7fff-6d83-6e82-c05c9375c04b">To know that a proper noun needs a capital letter.</strong></p>

<p><strong id="docs-internal-guid-5555cb8a-7fff-6d83-6e82-c05c9375c04b">Continuing to remember to use capital letters and full stops.</strong></p>

<p><img alt="" src="/_site/data/files/images/auto_upload/blog-post/8AC795D5024D4FE530F53186D9C2DFE8.png" title="" width="43.87%" /></p>

<p><strong id="docs-internal-guid-5555cb8a-7fff-6d83-6e82-c05c9375c04b">Reading<br />
Our class text is Grandad&rsquo;s Island.</strong></p>

<p><img alt="" height="316" src="/_site/data/files/images/auto_upload/blog-post/B898FEA7D575259DECDFDA2133EA285F.png" title="" width="410" /></p>

<h2><strong id="docs-internal-guid-5555cb8a-7fff-6d83-6e82-c05c9375c04b">Maths</strong></h2>

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	<li>
	<p role="presentation"><strong id="docs-internal-guid-5555cb8a-7fff-6d83-6e82-c05c9375c04b">Count in 10s on the number line to 100 and find the missing numbers.</strong></p>
	</li>
</ul>

<p><img alt="" src="/_site/data/files/images/auto_upload/blog-post/E66D0673B2D97A91EDB6EAD0FF799290.png" title="" width="48.34%" /></p>

<ul>
	<li>
	<p role="presentation"><strong id="docs-internal-guid-5555cb8a-7fff-6d83-6e82-c05c9375c04b">10s and 1s on the number line to 100</strong></p>
	</li>
</ul>

<p><img alt="" src="/_site/data/files/images/auto_upload/blog-post/4F8ABBC51EADE2A76D4FE3BC730DA4D6.png" title="" width="47.09%" /></p>

<ul>
	<li>
	<p role="presentation"><strong id="docs-internal-guid-5555cb8a-7fff-6d83-6e82-c05c9375c04b">Estimate numbers on a number line</strong></p>
	</li>
</ul>

<p><img alt="" height="124" src="/_site/data/files/images/auto_upload/blog-post/C45C3A7FEDCC5262557CEC0990C46580.png" title="" width="434" /></p>

<ul>
	<li>
	<p role="presentation"><strong id="docs-internal-guid-5555cb8a-7fff-6d83-6e82-c05c9375c04b">Compare objects&nbsp;</strong></p>
	</li>
</ul>



<p><img alt="" src="/_site/data/files/images/auto_upload/blog-post/8160C9C464FBD51ED77BCA41CE6F011F.png" title="" width="51.76%" /></p>

<ul>
	<li>
	<p role="presentation"><strong id="docs-internal-guid-5555cb8a-7fff-6d83-6e82-c05c9375c04b">Compare numbers</strong></p>
	</li>
</ul>

<p><img alt="" src="/_site/data/files/images/auto_upload/blog-post/1C144FFE42A91EDDB8944F579F370D87.png" title="" width="32.57%" /></p>

<h2><strong id="docs-internal-guid-5555cb8a-7fff-6d83-6e82-c05c9375c04b">Wider Curriculum</strong></h2>

<p><strong id="docs-internal-guid-5555cb8a-7fff-6d83-6e82-c05c9375c04b">Music: Describing the timbre of different musical instruments.<br />
Science: What is alive and what is not? Learning about the 7 processes that all living things do.</strong></p>

<p><img alt="" height="356" src="/_site/data/files/images/auto_upload/blog-post/82B161A4D0613D195964BFD155216D1C.png" title="" width="250" /><br />
<strong>Religion and Worldviews: What are big questions?<br />
Shine PE and Class PE: To explore how the body moves at different speeds.<br />
PSHE: Why is sleep important?<br />
Computing: Making digital music</strong><br />
&nbsp;</p>
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	<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 14:58:31 GMT</pubDate>
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</item><item>	<title><![CDATA[ Term 1, Week 2 ]]></title>
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	<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 08:40:13 GMT</pubDate>
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</item><item>	<title><![CDATA[ Welcome to Year 2 ]]></title>
	<link>https://www.henleazeschools.org/blog/?pid=49&amp;nid=11&amp;storyid=89</link>	<description><![CDATA[<p>Thank you to those that could make it to the meet the teacher sessions.<br />
Please do come and say hi so we can get to put adult faces to children and get to know everyone.<br />
Attached are notes from the meeting plus a few extra bits of information.</p>
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	<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 08:39:16 GMT</pubDate>
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