Laleham Gap School
Onyx and Topaz Classes - Termly Learning 2026-2027
Cycle A
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Onyx & Topaz Cycle A |
Term 1 7 weeks |
Term 2 8 weeks |
Term 3 6 weeks |
Term 4 6 weeks |
Term 5 5 weeks |
Term 6 7 weeks |
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Theme |
Heroes and Villains |
Urban Pioneers |
Scrumdiddlyumptious |
Gods and Mortals |
Coastline Beachcombers |
Team/ Spirit |
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Linked short topics |
Movers and Shakers (Hist) |
People and places (Art) |
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Beautiful Botanicals (Art) Greenhouse (DT) |
Seaside Structures (DT) |
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Memorable Experiences/ Learning outside the classroom links |
Music workshop |
Local town visit |
Supermarket visit |
WELLBEING TRIP |
Beach School |
Sports Day Teambuilding |
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English |
Information Fact Files Poetry |
Story writing |
Instructions |
Comic Strip stories |
Newspaper Reports |
Biographies |
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English Text |
Varjak Paw |
Emil and the Detectives |
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory |
Greek Myths |
The Day the Turtles Came |
Information Texts – Olympics/Sport |
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White Rose Maths
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Place Value Addition and Subtraction |
Multiplication and Division Money |
Measures Fractions |
Fractions Measures |
Time Money Shape |
Statistics Position and Direction |
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Science |
Light (Year 3) |
Everyday Materials (Year 2) Forces Magnets (Year 3) |
Animals including humans (Year 3) |
Plants (Year 2 Year 3) |
Living things and their habitats (Year 2) |
Biodiversity – Birds (Year 3)
STEAM Week |
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Art & Design |
Drawing Sketching |
Still life drawing and painting |
Draw a temple |
Action Pictures |
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Design & Technology |
Statues |
Design a town Model houses |
Cooking |
Design a God Greek vases |
Beach huts |
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PE |
Team games |
Agility and balance |
Rugby Football |
Cricket Tennis |
Comparing performances; Competitive games |
Athletics |
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Humanities |
Famous People |
Maps Towns and Cities |
The Greeks |
Coasts Seas |
History |
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L4L |
Class and School Charter links to Global community;
Vote for School Council rep.
Family roles and responsibilities;
Conflicts and solutions; power of words. (Text: ‘Buckets, Dippers and Fillers’) |
Being Me: Setting personal goals and facing challenges positively.
Anti-bullying: Words can hurt. What to do? |
Think Positive:
Keep Calm and Relax
You’re The Boss
Always Learning
Exploring Buddhism experience and visits
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Different types of families
‘Part of the Party’ storybook
Embracing differences and inclusion |
LOtC: Understanding and caring for our local environments
Introduction to First Aid: Stay safe, stay calm, do your best. |
How babies grow in humans and animals; Family stereotypes; Puberty – preparing for changes. preparing for transition to new class Growing up: Your family, my family Getting older Changes |
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Computing |
Presenting Information
(2Publish & Creating images) |
Programming
(Discovery Education) |
Keeping Safe Online
(Online Communication - Emails) |
Presenting Information
(Creating Documents Word) |
Game Designs
(Creating Games 2DIY) |
Animation
(Stop Animation) |
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Music |
Elements of music |
Christmas performance preparation
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Composing using music technology |
Band project |
Group rehearsals for joint school offers of performance
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Group rehearsals for joint school offers of performance
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Cycle B
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Onyx & Topaz Cycle B 2026/2027 |
Term 1 7 weeks |
Term 2 8 weeks |
Term 3 6 weeks |
Term 4 6 weeks |
Term 5 5 weeks |
Term 6 7 weeks |
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Theme |
Predator |
Through the Ages |
Beat, band, boogie |
Emperors and Empires |
Tremors |
Bounce |
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Linked short topics |
Prehistoric Pots (Art) |
Making it Moe (DT) |
Mosaic Masters (Art) |
Ammonite (Art) |
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Memorable Experiences/ Learning outside the classroom links |
Wildwood
Forest School |
Build Stone Age Shelters
Hunting |
Pie Factory?
Class Band |
WELLBEING TRIP |
Beach – Fossil hunting
Betteshanger |
Jump/ Elevate? |
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English |
Sentence writing
Diary writing |
Stories |
Poetry |
Instructions Leaflets |
Newspaper reports |
Information Texts |
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English Text |
Diary of a Killer Cat |
Stone Age Boy |
Music Lyrics |
Roman Legends |
Information Texts |
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White Rose Maths
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Place Value
Addition and Subtraction |
Multiplication and Division
Money |
Position and Direction
Fractions |
Fractions
Shape |
Measures
Time |
Statistics
Consolidation |
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Science |
Living Things and Their Habitats (Year 2) |
Uses of Everyday Materials (Year 2) |
Forces and Magnets (Year 3) |
Biodiversity Minibeasts (Year 2) |
Rocks (Year 3) |
Animals including humans (Year 2/Year 3) STEAM Week |
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Art & Design |
Animal sketches |
Album Covers Festival Posters |
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Design & Technology |
Prehistoric Pots |
Making it Move |
Mosaics |
Ammonite Volcanoes |
Posters |
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PE |
Team games |
Agility and balance
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Competitive games; Building strength and agility |
Rugby Football
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Competitive games; Attack and defence games |
Athletics
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Humanities |
Habitats - Continents |
The Stone Age |
The Romans |
Volcanoes and Earthquakes |
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L4L |
Being Me: Being part of a class team; How my attitudes and actions affect myself and others.
My World: Democracy links to Class, School and Global Charters; Vote for School Council rep. |
Challenging assumptions including judging by appearance.
Jealousy, Love and Loss – Memory boxes
Anti-bullying: being a witness or a target –what to do. |
Think Positive:
Happy Minds, Happy People
Thoughts and Feelings
Changes
Exploring Buddhism on site |
Diverse Britain: Tolerance and Respect
British Values
Tolerance
Democracy
‘Explore Hinduism’ Week
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One World:
Families
Homes
School
Basic First Aid including Asthma and choking
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Puberty changes in boys and girls; accepting change. preparing for transition to new class Growing up: Our Bodies Is it ok? Pink and Blue |
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Computing |
Presenting Information
(Combing Images and Text) |
Programming - 2Code
(Repeat and debugging) |
Keeping Safe Online
(Online Communication - Emails) |
Simulations
(Introduction to 2simulate) |
Programming – Scratch Jr
(Introduction to Scratch Jr) |
Presenting Information
(Branching Databases) |
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Music |
Elements of music |
Christmas performance preparation
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Composing using music technology |
Keyboard skills |
Group rehearsals for joint school offers of performance
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Group rehearsals for joint school offers of performance
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