When the earthquake happened I was walking to the backfield.  When it hit I ran to the netball hoop with my friends Joel and Kynan.  There was a crack right beside me and my brother’s teacher fell on him. We were all waiting for one of our family members to come and a person was jumping on […]

When the 6.3 earthquake happened we got under the tables. We lined up outside and Mrs O Callahan led us to safety. When I got to the field I got scared because water was coming out of the ground.  I felt better when I saw that the water was not going to rise above the […]

I was in the hall also doing kapahaka when the earthquake struck. I felt brave and knew what to do after what happened in Sept. My Nonni picked me up and when we got home we saw mummy, she grabbed us and held us and cried. I was sad. We sat by the door incase […]

The earthquake was like a big punch in the back. My heart was beating faster than we could run to a safe place. All I could hear was the sound of everyone around me screaming.. I looked all around me and saw the lights falling down. The fish tank beside me burst open and there […]

When the earthquake struck I didn’t know what it was until it started shaking really hard then I knew what it was. I was scared, there was heaps of liquefaction when the 5.6 struck. We were on the big field we were all cuddling together.

I was watching my friend Callum on top of a rubbish bin, I was on the stairs by room 15, then I felt the ground shacking, I got off the stairs and did the turtle by a crack that had been filled in from the September quake, the crack was opening up a little and […]

I was out side playing when the earthquake happened, so I ran to Miss Medlock (Teacher), we huddled up together then walked on the field to make sure everyone was safe. Then we did the roll so we knew everyone was there. When we were on the field my feet got wet as the liquefaction […]

l was in my classroom eating my lunch when the earthquake happened. My friend Emma said get under the table she asked me do you think that was an aftershock. l said yes  Miss Medlock wasnt threre she was in the stafroom with the other teachers. We all ran out of the classroom and Miss medlock came […]

When the earthquake hit, I was playing with some friends near the swimming pool. The ground started to wobble and shake like crazy. It felt strange. The swimming pool’s water had a big wave through it, it was freaky. We dropped to the ground like armidillos! After it finished we ran around to the court […]

I was eating lunch at my desk and I thought the earthquake was a giant!  And I got under my desk and I was scared and I was crying.  I did not like the shaking.  My teacher, Ms Moran, was at home sick that day and I just got off my chair when the earthquake happened.  […]

When the earthquake shook, I was at the Christchurch Hospital in room number 7.  I was with my Mum and my brother. We huddled together in the corner of the room and then we had to evacuate the hospital and sit in Hagley Park.  After a while we got in the car and went home. […]

On the day of the earthquake I was going to find my friend Acacia. I had left the library and got to the ramp and the ground shook and I thought I was the only person feeling it. Then I ran to a fence outside my classroom and I ducked down like a turtle. Then […]

I was having a rest when the earthquake happened. I was awake in my bed and the toys fell off the table, I just watched them fall! Some blocks fell onto a bed, but noone was on it, that’s a bit lucky! Then teachers told us to get up and helped us to get dressed, […]

When the earthquake was about to strike I was outside by the office with Reagan . I heard the rumble at first and then it began, so I threw my self under Mrs Dini’s desk it felt like it went for ages.:-\ .Then it finely finished . Then the bell rang a minute after the […]

When the big earthquake hit, it was quite scary.  I was at school, we had to go onto the court and turn ourselves into turtles.  I felt safe in my turtle, then we got to sing songs until my Dad picked me up.  I was so happy to see my Mum and Dad and my […]

On tuesday the 22nd of february I was outside on the playground when the 6.3 earthquake hit. I fell off the class porch and pulled my friend down with me then we all had to go to the field where nothing could fall on us. Strangely enough when my mum and dad came we managed […]

Tuesday the 22nd was an ordinary day at School, when suddenly disaster struck! Children were playing happily on this calm, greyish day – enjoying the fresh air. Then out of the blue, the ground below our feet, started to rumble and tumble like a wobbly jelly. Instantly, we all dropped to the ground like turtles […]