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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On Saturday we had an earthquake. My bed was shaking hardout. Luckily our TV didn’t smash. During the earthquake I was puking into a bucket because I got a big shock. My friends came over to our house when the massive earthquake happened. Then we all went in a doorway. Then the powerful earthquake finished. […]

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‘Wobbly Night’- Amber, 7, Weedons School

One night when I was sleeping I woke up screaming and crying. Mum yelled EARTHQUAKE! I jumped out the door! The neighbour came over and Dad was in his undies and the neighbour said, “Go and put some clothes on!” A big shelf had lots of glass things on it and they all fell down […]

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‘Shaky Earthquake’- AJ, 8, Weedons School

On Saturday there was an earthquake at 4.35am and it was a 7.1. When the earthquake started I was holding my bed. Mum got me and we went outside and sat in the car until the after shocks finished. When we finally got back inside after 2 hours in the car I wanted to get […]

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‘The Scary Earthquake’- Caitlin, 7, Weedons School

On Friday night around4.35am there was ahumongous earthquake.It was the first one I hadever been in. When ithappened I jumped out ofbed and ran fast downthe hallway. I could notsee because theearthquake had cut ourpower. It was really,really dark in our house.It felt like it would go onfor ever. We had to stayunder the doorway […]

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The Very Scary Earthquake- Abbie, 7, Weedons School

When the earthquake started, it was very scary. Dad got Charli and Mum got me. Charli was holding on to the covers, so Dad was trying to pull the bunk bed, the mattress and Charli. Mum woke me up and we stood under the doorway for ages and ages. Then Dad needed to go to […]

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