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Galapagos Islands!

My group and I were learning about the Galapagos Islands. Galapagos is a very hot island because it is very close to the Equator Line.

This is what I have learnt so far about Galapagos Island:

• In Galapagos island there are so many creatures and animals that live there, like big turtles, blue-footed boobies, red-footed boobies, seals, Iguanas, fire ants, birds, crabs and many more.
• In 1973, workers were sent to Pita Island to get rid of goats because they were destroying a lot of plants.

• Sea lions live on almost every island, which will be really cool to see a lot of sea lions.
• Galapagos means tortoise in old Spanish.

How do I feel about all the tortoises getting killed?

I feel heartbroken because if all the tortoises were killed they will be extinct.

Lonesome George:

• Lonesome George is a Male tortoise and was the only tortoise to survive about years ago.

Let's the cat out of the bag!

Learning intention: We are learning to develop our understanding of descriptive language.
Success criteria: I know I can do this when I explain that idioms are informal expressions that are accepted and understood by their popular use in every language.

Do you know the five senses?

Learning intention: We are learning to understand the English grammar.
Success criteria: I know I can do this when I explain that sensing verbs are verbs that are related to the five sense (feel, listen, smell, taste and smell).

Wow! I managed to finish my work!

Learning intention: We are learning to develop our understanding of the English grammar.
Success criteria: I know I can do this when I explain that an interjection is part of a speech that express emotions or strong feelings.

Wow! I managed to finish my work!

Learning intention: We are learning to develop our understanding of the English grammar.
Success criteria: I know I can do this when I explain that an interjection is part of a speech that express emotions or strong feelings.

Did you know that the word 'and' can be used in a sentence?

Learning intention: We are learning to understand compound sentences.
Success criteria: I know I can do this when I explain that a compound sentence is made up of two simple sentences joined by a conjunction.

Did you know that the word 'and' can be used in a sentence?

Learning intention: We are learning to understand compound sentences.
Success criteria: I know I can do this when I explain that a compound sentence is made up of two simple sentences joined by a conjunction.

Did you know that 'bat' is a homonym?

Learning intention: We are learning to understand homonyms.
Success criteria: I know I can do this when I explain that homonyms are words that sound the same, have the same meaning but have different meanings.

Did you know that 'where, when and why' are all relative adverbs?

Learning intention: We are learning to understand relative adverbs.
Success criteria: I know I can do this when I explain that where, when and why are all relative adverbs because they introduce a relative clause.

Did you know that ''asked'' is a saying verb?

Learning intention: We are learning to understand saying verbs.
Success criteria: I know I can do this when I explain that  saying verbs can give information about something that has been said.

Have you ever been washed away by a big foamy wave?

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 correctly about east Australia's massive stormy that whipped the ocean into a foamy mess.

Remember to put quotation marks at the beginning of a direct speech!

Learning intention: We are learning to understand quotation marks.
Success criteria: I know I can do this when I explain that we put quotation marks at the beginning of a speech.

Did you know that 'small, little and tiny' are all synonyms that implies the same size of an object?

Learning intention: We are learning to understand synonyms.
Success criteria: I know I can do this when I explain that synonyms are words that have the same meaning, or almost the same meaning.

Did you know that the sentence 'she sat on the bench' is a prepositional phrases?

Learning intention: We are learning to understand prepositional phrases.
Success criteria: I know I can do this when I explain that a prepositional phrases describes the relationship between a noun or pronoun to another word in a sentence.

Did you know that 'who' is a relative pronoun?

Learning intention: We are learning to understand relative pronouns.
Success criteria: I know I can do this when I explain that a relative pronoun is a word that takes place of a noun and adds more details about the noun.

Dad, can you take me home?

We are learning to develope our creative thinking skills through poetry.
I know I can do this when I write a poem about the people in my house.