‘My story’-Rosie, 8, Harewood School

On Tuesday 22 02 11 was the 6.3 Earthquake. I was eating my lunch near the classroom when it struck. I just sat up then when it didn’t stop I went down on to the ground, then I went to the court and then into the multi purpose room. I was worried as my Mum […]

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I felt very scared I was at school and I was having my lunch then our big 6.3 earthquake happened, we all went into a turtle. We were all sitting outside in the cold then we thought we should line up and go to the multi-purpose room. Then we all sung songs until our Mum or […]

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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 […]

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‘My story’-Renee, 7, Harewood School

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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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‘My story’-Elliot, 10, Harewood School

On Tuesday the 22nd of February at lunchtime I  was just going to get a drink from the cloakroom with Espen, then all of a sudden there was a whole lot of shaking I was just waiting for it to stop assuming it was another aftershock, but it didn’t stop, the shaking got stronger and […]

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Before the earthquake happened I put my lunch box away and went to wait for my friends, and then I felt the ground moving and rumbling, then I made a turtle.  The teachers came running out and came to check on the kids.  The earthquake bell rang and we went down to the court.  I […]

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A Big Earthquake!-Celia, 8, Harewood School

On Tuesday 22nd of February 2011, the 6.3 earthquake hit.  I was very scared it was a very frightening experience at school. The teachers were comforting the school students and that made me feel safe and not scared anymore.  I am so glad my friends, teachers and family are all safe.

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‘My story’-Zoe, 9, Harewood School

On Tuesday the 22 of February 2011 there was a 6.3 earthquake at 12:51 pm in Christchurch it was 5kms deep and was centred in Lyttelton. This is my story. I had just put my lunchbox away and I walked out of my classroom with my friends I was on a ramp when all of […]

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‘How I felt’-Chloe, Harewood School

On Tuesday there was an earthquake. I was  at school when it hit. it was my lunch time. We got into a turtle. I felt scared and cried. I felt safe when Mum came to get me.

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I hated the 6.3 earthquake!  It was scarier than the 7.1 in September.  I really hope we don’t get any more extremely strong aftershocks.  This is my story of what happened to me in the earthquake. On Tuesday the 22nd of February I was in the classroom with my friends Ashleigh and Hannah eating our […]

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‘My story’-Abby, 7 1/2, Harewood School

On Tuesday the 22nd of February there was a 6.3 earthquake. I was on the playground when it happened.  It felt like thunder under the ground.  When it hit the whole school went in a turtle.  I was worried about Nicholas.  When it had finished I was running around the tennis court looking for Grace […]

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When we were playing in the playground a strong aftershock just got bigger and bigger and bigger. And then nearly all the school went like turtles. It was quite scary but I didn’t cry.  Some of my friends did. We went into the multipurpose room and did some jump jam and then watched the Magic […]

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On Tuesday 22 nd February there was a earthquake it was a 6.3 most people were crying on the second one some were crying on the first one. Some parents came to see there kinds. Zoe was crying I was not crying dad was on his way to get us but got stuck in traffic […]

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‘My story’-Dylan, 5 1/2, Harewood School

I was playing in the sandpit when the earthquake hit. I ran my fastest onto the court and I did my turtle. After the earthquake we had to line up and the teachers had to count us. We went to the multi-purpose room and the teachers gave us food and we did jump jam and we watched […]

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