Hello, I'm Miss Wilson - it's lovely to meet you!

I'm the Year 3 Teacher at Dovecot Primary School.  Here's a little bit about me:

I love Disneyworld! Mickey and Minnie are my favourite characters

I love spending time with my nephew Jack - he's the best!

My favourite meal is a roast dinner and I love chocolate!!

I love to plan and take classes out on residentials.

Reading in Year 3...

Your child will be given a set of books and a reading diary to bring home. Your child will need to keep their reading diary and books in their book bags to bring to school every day.

Your child will read with myself or Miss Mc during the week. The children will also have lots of opportunities to read and enjoy books throughout the week at school and at home.

Star of the week… 

Each Friday one child’s name will be picked from a hat and chosen to be our Star of the Week. This child will be responsible for helping with jobs in the classroom throughout the following week including taking the register with a friend and so on. 

General Reminders…

The children will be doing PE every Tuesday. Please ensure your child has their PE kit on

Any letters or reply slips, which need to be returned, can be put in your child’s book bag.
The children are encouraged to check them each morning and give things in after the register.

Learning in Autumn 1 ...

In Maths we will be focusing on Place value. We will be focusing on numbers up to 1000, to read and write these numbers, understand the value of each digit in a three-digit number (hundreds, tens, and ones), and use place value to compare, order, and solve problems

In English we will be exploring a book called "The Iron Man". Described by some as a modern fairy tale, it narrates the unexpected arrival in England of a giant "metal man" of unknown origin who rains destruction on the countryside by eating industrial farm equipment, before befriending a small boy and defending the world from a dragon from outer space.

In Science we are exploring Rocks. We will be 

• Comparing and grouping together different kinds of rocks on the basis of their appearance and simple physical properties
• Describing in simple terms how fossils are formed when things that have lived are trapped within rock
• Recognising that soils are made from rocks and organic matter

In Geography we will be exploring Map Skills and Fieldwork. 

Human and physical geography – describe and understand key aspects of:

• Physical geography, including: climate zones, biomes and vegetation belts, rivers, mountains, volcanoes and earthquakes, and the water cycle
• Human geography, including: types of settlement and land use, economic activity including trade links, and the distribution of natural resources including energy, food, minerals and water

Geographical skills and fieldwork

• Use maps, atlases, globes and digital/computer mapping to locate countries and describe features studied
• Use the eight points of a compass (including the use of Ordnance Survey maps) to build their knowledge of the United Kingdom and the wider world
• Use fieldwork to observe, measure, record and present the human and physical features in the local area using a range of methods, including sketch maps, plans and graphs, and digital technologies

In PE we will be developing and expanding our knowledge of Gymnastics from Year 2.