Did you know that 'hundred' is an adjective?

Learning intention: We are learning to understand adjectives that are used to describe quantity.
Success criteria: I know I can do this when I explain that adjectives used to describe quantity tells us how much or how many there are.

Do you know the onomatopoeia for cow?

Learning intention: We are learning to understand onomatopoeia.
Success criteria: I know I can do this when I explain that onomatopoeia refers to words that sound like the thing that they represent.

Do you know the collective noun for a group of actors?

Learning intention: We are learning to understand collective nouns.
Success criteria: I know I can do this when I explain that collective nouns talks about a group or collection of people. 

A mixed fraction is made up of a whole number and a proper fraction!

Learning intention: We are learning to understand mixed fractions.
Success criteria: I know I can do this when I explain that a mixed fraction have a larger number for the numerator and a smaller number for the denominator.

Dad! Did you know that there are three types of fractions?

Learning Intention: We are learning to understand improper fraction.
Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I explain that an improper fraction have a larger number for the numerator and a smaller number for the denominator.

Stay away from the helicopter!

Learning intention: We are learning to develop our critical thinking skills.
Success criteria: I know I can do this when I express my opinion of what might happen if we went near a helicopter.

Are you a Star Wars fan?

Learning Intention: We are learning to develop the understanding of the text that we read.
Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I answer the comprehension questions about Obama's celebrate Star Wars Day with Storm troopers and R2D2  correctly using information from the article.

Mum! Did you know that it takes a long time to wash your clothes in the washing machine?

During the weekends, my parents, sister and I went to the laundromat to wash our school clothes.

 

Before we left, we had to put our school uniforms in a bag so that we could carry them to the laundromat. After we have done that, we left the house. We went in our dad's small and grey car. I was very happy and excited.

It took us 13 minutes to get there. When we got there, we quickly rushed out of the car and took the bag with our sticky clothes into the laundromat.

After that, we put all the clothes into one of the washing machines. My mum put some washing powder into the machine and then she out $5.00 dollars into the machine. Next she pushed the start button.

While the clothes were being washed, my sister and I went to play outside the laundromat. My sister and I played tag. My sister gave me 10 seconds to run away away from her. When my sister had finished counting down, she ran towards me and tried to tag me. My sister and I stopped after a while because we felt tired.

We both walked slowly to the car to get a drink of water. My sister loved the refreshing water so she drank a lot of it. I was very impressed of how much she was able to drink.

After a while, my mum, dad sister and I went to check to see if our washing was done. When we checked it was one more minute to go so my dad told my sister to get the bag from the car for us to put the wet clothes in.

When the washing cycle was complete, we quickly put our clothes in the car and took them home. We hung our clothes on the fence to dry.

I had a great time going to the laundromat. Next time I hope we wash our clothes at home instead of the laundromat so that we can save some money.

Learning intention: We are learning to understand and use descriptive language in our recount.

Success criteria: I know I can do this when I use adjectives to describe my trip going to the laundromat in the weekend.

Do you know how to say 3/10 in words?

Learning intention: We are learning to understand proper fractions.
Success criteria: I know I can do this when I explain that a proper fraction have a larger number for the numerator and a smaller number for the denominator.

Do you know the true meaning for a heart of stone?

Learning intention: We are learning to understand metaphors.
Success criteria: I know I can do this when I search up 10 metaphors and write down what they imply.

Going to the shops is a lot of fun!

On Saturday the 4th of June, my sisters, cousins and I went to Pak’n’Save to buy some groceries. Before we left, we had to put on our sports shoes. After that, we left in our dad’s small and grey car. I was very happy and excited.

It took us thirteen minutes to get there in the car. When we got there, we quickly hopped out of the car and slowly walked into the shop. I ran and grabbed a trolley for us to put our groceries in.

We bought three packs of delicious chips, cheese and onion dip and some tea. After we grabbed everything that we needed, we walked to the counter to pay for them. After we paid for them, we took our groceries back to our small and grey car.

My older sister wanted to eat one of the pack of chips straight away because she was feeling hungry, so we did. It tasted very yummy. While we were eating the chips, we talked about how my brother injured himself in his rugby game. We all felt very sad.

After we ate the chips, we went back home.

I had a great time going to the shops with my sisters and cousins. My favourite part of the day was when we ate the chips because it tasted very yummy and delicious. Next time, I hope we buy more packets of chips instead of only three, so that everyone can have a pack of chips to themselves.

Learning intention: We are learning to understand and use descriptive language.
Success criteria: I know I can do this when I use adjectives to describe my recount of going to the shops.

Can your dog break a world record?

Learning intention: We are learning to understand the text we read.
Success criteria: I know I can do this when I answer the comprehension questions about Beagle breaks another world record correctly using information from the article.

Jass Panker is famous!

Learning intention: We are learning to understand the text that we read.
Success criteria: I know I can do this when I answer the comprehension questions about Music loving kittens correctly.

Music loving kittens!
1. A few weeks ago, Jass Panker, a singer felt sad because no one stopped to listen to him sing.
2. While Jass was singing his final song, four kittens appeared and started listening to him.
3. Jass Panker became world famous because someone took a video of him and the four kittens and posted it on YouTube. They received 3 million views.
Critical thinking challenge:
I will start listening to street performances to show that I appreciate their talent.

Are your friends helpful?

Learning intention: We are learning to understand the text that we read.
Success criteria: I know I can do this when I write 5 words to describe my friend and the main character using adjectives.

Teaching your dog to fetch is fun!

Learning intention: We are learning to write a procedure.

Success criteria: I know I can do this when I write the steps on how you can teach your dog to fetch a stick.

Going to the laundromat can be a lot of fun!

During the weekends, my dad and I went to the laundromat to wash our stinky clothes. Before we went, we had to put the clothes into a bag. After that, we left. I was very excited and happy.

It took us 10 minutes to get there. When we got there, we hopped out of the car and took the clothes into the laundromat. We put the clothes in one of the machines. Then we put three dollars into the machine and my dad pressed start.

While the clothes were being washed, my dad and I walked around the shops. We went past the dairy, my dad went inside to buy some pears and bananas. My dad paid for it while I waited outside for him. When he came out, we started walking again.

After that, we went back to the laundromat to see if our washing was done. However it wasn't ready, so we sat down on the bench and waited for a very long time. We waited and waited until the washing cycle had finished.

I went and grabbed the bag from the car so that we could put our wet clothes into take home to hang out to dry.

I had a great time going to the laundromat with my dad. Next time I hope that we can bring all of our stinky clothes so that they could all be clean.
Learning intention: We are learning to write a recount.
Success criteria: I know I can do this when I follow the structure of a recount to write about my trip to the laundromat: introduction, events, conclusion.