Look! That meteorite sparkled! That might hold diamonds!

Have you seen the sparkly rocks? No, the transparent ones. Those are called diamonds. Have you ever wondered how these precious stones are made? Currently, there are four theories about it.

Scientists and geologists believe that the diamonds formed underground was sent upwards by the volcanoes. The lava that flows  out carries the diamonds. This is evident because of the tiny diamonds in the rocks near the volcanic sites.

The second theory is that there are diamonds are found under tectonic plates. The temperature and the pressure formed inside tectonic plates made small diamonds. This is evident from the diamonds that are found in a subducted tectonic plate.

The third theory is that the Earth was hit by asteroids. These space rocks hit the ground causing it to have high pressure and temperature, thus forming the diamonds. Evidence was that several diamonds were found in asteroid crash sites.

NASA has also detected and seen very tiny diamonds in the meteorites. The tiny diamonds are called nanodiamonds. The nanodiamonds aren't actual crystals, but when they are put together, they make a diamond gem.

Diamonds are made from several different processes, which sometimes take a long time to become the gem that we know and love.

Learning intention: We are learning the structure of a explanation.
Success criteria: I know I can do this when I write the title, text and conclusion to my explanation and write about how diamonds were formed.

Wow! You should really try out the food in this restaurant! It's really good!

That food was so tasty! I have just been to one of the best restaurants on the entire planet and it was so good!                

It all started at my home. It was very late and cold. I was in my room, lying in bed, trying to read a book. While I was reading, some sad cries filled the room and it was from our twelve puppies so I went to go and calm them down. We played together for a while until I got dirty. I felt sad because the mother dog came and sat on me so I couldn't move, because I didn't want her to injure me.

Soon, it was 9:12 a.m and my parents had already gone to a meeting. I really wanted to sleep in, but my sisters told me to get dressed because we needed to go to a restaurant for dinner, and I wasn't allowed according to the law to be alone in the house.

So I went to my closet, tiptoed around the puppies' bed until I reached the drawer, then I put on some warm pants, shirt and a jacket which I thought was made out of two sheep's wool.   

Before long, we were on our way to the restaurant in the car which my eldest sister owns.

I looked out to see lots of lights. There were a lot of lights on the road, but there weren't many car lights, this bothered me because I like the bright lights.

We arrived after fifteen minutes. My sisters told me that my jacket was inside out, so they turned it the right way around for me. After that, we walked past some rocks into this fancy-looking restaurant. When we pulled open the glass and metal doors, there were lots of tables with chairs with menus placed on the tables facing the chairs.

We sat down and ordered some chicken, pork and squid tentacles. I ordered some chicken, because I didn't like the sound of tentacles. Before long, some food came to us and they were served on sharp metal skewers, which I feared because if I ate it incorrectly, I would hurt myself. Rice was also served and I thought they would come in a dome-shape like other restaurants, but it came in a big pot. (which I thought was quite odd). We were also served some water and they gave us four cups.

I quickly ate my chicken with rice, but my sisters told me to just eat it off the skewer. The chicken was very crunchy and it tasted nice. Then I ate some pork and then the rest of my chicken. After we finished all the dishes, we left the table to head home.

By the time we arrived home, it was 10:09pm. I felt depressed because I needed to go to bed early.   

My favourite part was when I got to order the food, because there was a variety to choose from.

Learning intention: We are learning to follow the structure of a recount.

Success criteria: I know I can do this when I write a title, followed by the events and a conclusion of my visit to a new restaurant.

Wow! There are around 10,000 satellites in space!

Learning intention: We are learning to understand the interactive systems in outer space.
Success criteria: I know I can do this when I write down 10 facts and use the Alphabet Key from A to Z to list down names and parts of different satellites.

We have to learn to read and write if we want to be a journalist!

Learning intention: We are learning to write a description.
Success criteria: I know I can do this when I write about a Duffy Hero named John   Palulu and what he does using the key information that I have organised on a Padlet.            

Wow, Mascots look so different at every Olympics!

Learning intention: We are learning to develop our understanding through time, continuity and change. 
Success criteria: I know I can do this when I write about the past 10 Olympic mascots and how they have changed over time.

What is the answer to 4/8 + 3/7?

Learning intention: We are learning to develop our understanding of fractions.
Success criteria: I know I can do this when I write three examples of how we can add fractions together.

Mrs Bob White is so smart!

Learning intention: We are learning to develop our critical thinking skills by asking critical thinking questions.     

Success criteria: I know I can do this when I write five critical thinking questions by using the story of Little Bear and Bob White.