‘Dark Night’- Matt, 7, Weedons School

On Friday night we had an earthquake. We slept under the table. All of glasses broke and my Mum’s lamp got smashed. The chimney bent over. Our TV was on an angle. I felt scared. The house was shaking like mad. Our neighbours came and checked what happened to our house and told us to […]

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‘Shaky Morning’- Nathan, 7, Weedons School

About a week ago a huge earthquake struck us. There were cracks down the road, chimneys came down and worst of all a steel shelf fell on the bonnet of the Falcon! It was a disaster and the other car went right into the garage door! The dent on the door was huge. Sand volcanoes […]

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‘Earthquake Disaster’- Will, 8, Weedons School

On Saturday at 4.35am a humongous earthquake struck here in Christchurch. We were very lucky because not that much fell over. I was very terrified. After the main earthquake that was 7.1 we went and hopped into Mum and Dad’s bed. At 6.00am our neighbours came for a cup of coffee. Then my eyes exploded! […]

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‘Scary Earthquake!’- Steven, 7, Weedons School

In the morning at 4.35am it started to wobble like mad. My blue lego plane fell down onto the floor. In our pantry everything fell down. Glass fell down and more like that. We went under the table when it started. It was frightening. Some after shocks are scary. I felt mad because it was […]

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‘Scary, Scary Thing’- Sophie, 8, Weedons School

Last Saturday the earthquake happened in the morning at 4.35am. I was sleeping in Mum’s bed because Dad was away in England. Mum woke me up and it was still shaking. She told Ben, Hannah and I to get under a doorway. I felt a wee bit frightened because there were rattling and banging noises […]

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‘The Shaky Earthquake’- Laura, 7, Weedons School

Last Saturday there was a earthquake. It was at 4.35am in the morning! The earthquake was 7.4. It was wobbly. In the earthquake I woke up when Dad came charging in. Suddenly I heard a bang then my Dad shouted my name. Next my Dad carried me down the stairs. The stairs were moving and […]

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On Saturday an earthquake!!!!!!!! hit. It was so scary, two people 3 years older than me cried and I didn’t. But wow! Was I scared? It was scary because it was so shaky. It was a disaster. We had to rent a generator because the power cut. My mattress fell off my bed. My Dad […]

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‘Scary Night’- Lucy, 7, Weedons School

On Saturday morning at 4.35am the earthquake happened. First I heard a smash. But I wasn’t awake when Chris yelled, “Earthquake!” He knew what it was because the big TV fell down. Then everyone woke up. We stood by the door way then we went under the table. Then we listened to the radio. wow […]

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‘Wobbly Earthquake’-Jayde, 8, Weedons School

One Saturday morning there was an earthquake at 4.35am in the morning in Christchurch. There have been really big after shocks. They make big bangs. Some people had to sleep in a hall because their homes are wrecked because of the earthquake. There were chimneys falling from houses. 27 houses sunk into the ground. There […]

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‘Ferocious Shake’- Isaac, 8 Weedons School

In Canterbury on Saturday there was an earthquake. I got thrown out of my bed as if a humongous giant picked me up and threw me. We ran fast to the doorway. Rachel said, “I am scared.” Mum said, “It is not safe here. We need to go under the table.” So we carefully walked […]

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Wobbly Week- Ian, 7, Weedons School

At 4.36am last week an earthquake hit Christchurch. It was a 7.1 earthquake. No one was killed luckily. All of our bookshelves fell over except my bookshelf. I was sleeping on the floor. I woke up doing a torpedo. I landed on the floor. I was feeling hungry and tired. We had to go and […]

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‘The Scary Disaster’- Hattie, 7, Weedons School

Last week we had a scary earthquake. First I woke up and screamed loudly. Mum came in and said, “Where are you?” I said, “Here I’m right in front of you!” Mum got me and ran in her room. Mum said it was an earthquake. I spewed because I got a shock. After that we […]

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‘Scary Morning’- Hamish, 9, Weedons School

On Saturday morning, it was all quiet until 4.35. 7.1 hit Christchurch ………………….earthquake don’t fart around. Scurry to door and stay until quake is over. Go back to bed. No power for two hours. The next morning check for damage. Damage at my house? First, night storage ripped off wall, pottery and china broken, old […]

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‘Hideous Earthquake’, Jack, 7, Weedons School

On Saturday morning a humongous earthquake struck at 4.35am. First I got under the door and waited for my mum but my dad was not there because he was dropping Hayden off to milk the cows. I was really terrified. My Mum’s favourite china set smashed. Next Dad charged to the door but he forgot […]

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On Friday we had an earthquake. Mum was coming back from the toilet. She said what a starry night. Then she heard a dog howling then it started to shake. Me and Tom jumped onto Mum’s bed and started to cry. So Mum ran faster than Elaster Girl! When Mum ran past the china cabinet […]

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The Terrifying Earthquake-Charlotte, 8, Weedons School

On Friday we went to Hanmer Springs. While I was there in Canterbury at 4.35am there was an earthquake. That earthquake was 7.1 the biggest one in a century and I did not feel it. Mum told me that there was an earthquake and I said, “No way Hose,” so I listened to the news […]

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‘Smashing Earthquake’- Alex, 8, Weedons School

A few days ago a major earthquake struck Christchurch. It was 7.1. I was like, “What is going on here!?!?” when it came all of us went to the table. It was a cold night. The pantry was a mess, my room was TIDY and clean. My house was fine. I don’t like earthquakes. I […]

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