In the February earthquake I was at school and was sitting next to my friends Maria and Ruth on the mat and then the earthquake came. My friend Maria put her hands over her head and I wasn’t sure what to do but I was really scared. Then my teacher told us to go under […]

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I hear glass breaking. I smell fire in my room. I touch glass on my feet, it cuts my feet, I taste sweat, I feel sad. My home is going to be demolished because it has cracks in it. This is my house.

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In my opinion earthquakes could break anything. I think that earthquakes break anything because they move. Another good point is earthquakes shake things. Some people think earthquakes break anything because they rub together. I think eathquakes break anything because the plates underground move.

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Acrostic Poem- Ryan, 8, Freeville School

Earth gets hit bad After shocks are very little Roughly attack is super strong Tight is shaky but also breaks Hits down very hard Quake is what makes the shake Unexpected earthquakes surprised Attacks everyone hurts glass Kit with lots of medical things Earhquake very long than 10 seconds

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Acrostic Poem- Olivia, 8, Freeville School

Everything shaking Amazing awesome cracks Real earthquake not in my dreams Terrific my bed is tipping Horrid shaking everywhere through town Quake plates moving Under table Aftershock aftershakes Kit civil defence Earthquake

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Early Saturday morning we had an earthquake.  It woke up a lot of people.  Some people slept through the whole thing.  I got a huge fright and so did other people. I heard on One News that there has been about 300 aftershocks.  Some houses are badly damaged and homes are destroyed to pieces and […]

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Acrostic Poem- Amber Rose, 7, Freeville School

Everyone was scared Amber Rose got out of bed Revolting it won’t happen again Terrible scared Heavy aftershocks Quick water at Nana and Poppas house Unusable TV Angry as house fell down Kindly people looked after friends Exciting earthquake we have

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Acrostic Poem- Keely, 8, Freeville School

Every earthquake electricity needed Always aftershocks Rattle rumble Terrible terminate Hard hit Quick Unexpectedly urgently use water Aftershocks appear Civil Defence helped the City Council Kit needed Electricity on

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Acrostic Poem- Sophie, 9, Freeville School

Emerges energetically Afraid of the shaking Rocking all night Tragic in the air Horrifying sights Quake beginning Unexpected event Aftershocks keep rolling Knowing things are wrong Earthquake is here

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