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 […]

I was in the library with one of my best friends. We were trying to choose one out of three books to take out. Then… It started shaking like wild. We flung ourselves to the floor. We looked up and the really long lights started swinging. We tried to run but were pushed over again […]

When the quake hit I was walking back from seeing if we had to do wet day monitoring. I was standing on the decking in front of our classes with 3 other girls. It was really scary because one of the girls screamed & we went underneath the railing to the path.  We had the classrooms […]

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 […]

On Tuesday the 22nd of February 2011 I woke up to find that it was raining and we were in our second day of challenge week (that’s where instead of going on camp we do daring stuff) so I thought that today’s activity would be cancelled (beach education). I got to school to find that […]

Everyone laughed at Nathan and his funny movie he had made on the computer. When everyone stopped laughing we felt the rumble of the earthquake, we fell to the ground as the ground shook. Then we crawled to the closest desk and got under it, The drink bottles were falling to the floor making whacking […]

When the earthquake happened I was scared. It shook while we were at school paying on the playground. Everyone dropped and covered their heads and the teachers came out to sit us all together. Some of us cried and wanted our mummy. We got picked up early from school and found broken things and glass […]