It was lunchtime 22 February 2011, I had taken my lunchbox to my bag and was helping the teacher by taking the wet day signs  in. I had just taken the last sign inside and stopped to have a breath when the ground started  shaking and the trees started swaying. I didn’t know what was […]

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 […]

When the Christchurch Earthquake hit last week I was at school.  I was eating my lunch but our teacher said to eat inside.  When it hit we needed to run outside.  But twenty seconds later another hit once again. Luckily after that there were no more and even better my dad came a minute later. […]

I was on the bus, when I almost fell of my chair and almost gave Alyssa a broken shoulder ’cause I was being tossed around like I was in my baby sister’s toys!!! I thought the bus driver was boy racing. I saw a brick fall from a building. When we stopped, we had to […]

Seven point one earthquake The story all began way back when we came back from America. We arrived in Auckland. When we heard that there had been an earthquake in Christchurch we had to stay in Auckland for a night. That night we had a good sleep. For dinner and breakfast there were very nice […]

7 point 1 We went from LA to Auckland. We were I think going through security when this lady said that there had been an earthquake in Christchurch, and we stayed at Auckland cause the earthquake was7 point 1 and they closed the airport. For lunch I think I had pizza. I’m not sure about […]

It was a normal(ish) day at school. I was sitting in my classroom, eating my fish and chips when it struck. It started up as a rumble and I thought “Oh it’s just an aftershock,” then it turned into a roar and violent shake. Everybody dove under a desk. The lights flashed about three times […]

When the earthquake happened I was on the playground. It felt like someone shaking the whole world. I stood still then I went down the slide and the pool splashed a lot.

Lindy shouted really loudly to go under the table and I was squished in with my friends. Lots of water was flooding up from the ground on the path and there was a big volcano on the top and the water came up and dribbled down – it was exploding and it was so cool. […]

I was sitting on a deck with Hope & Sam by the water fountain when the earthquake happened. I fell of onto the concrete and hurt my arm. My friends were crying and Mrs Vosslamber told me to sit on the grass. I had to sit outside on a blue mat for a long time. It took hours for Mummy to […]

When I was playing on the big kids playground the earth shook. It was an earthquake! I feel over.  I ran to the field with all the other children.I couldn’t find my friends so I sat with Jackson.I was a little bit scared and people were screaming ‘it’s the end of the world’. My Dad […]

On the day of the earthquake I was sitting and having lunch with Marita, Paris and Emily. The ground started shaking. I tried to stand up but fell down. I ran to the field and sat down on Mrs Vosslambers knee. I was very scared and I cried. my dad came and picked me up […]

I was at my desk when the earthquake hit. My friends and I weren’t scared but lots of people were screaming and after it had finished some children got really upset and had to be taken home early. The next day I went round to my grandma’s house to help clean up. On the road […]

I was sitting at my desk when the earthquake happened. I knew it was a big one but I wasn’t scared. Some kids were screaming and crying. Our school was okay and our house was okay. We went to my Grandma’s to shovel some silt because it was messy where she lives and there were big bumps in […]

I was busy eating my delicious peanut butter sandwich. Then the ground started to  shake, it was freaky in one way and scary in another. I dived under my friends desk, by the way, my friend is called Sam. It shook and I cried for Mum. We raced to the field where the whole school […]

I was playing on the cricket pitch and the ground started shaking. I did the turtle and Mrs Turner came and got us and we sat on the field. We waited in the hall until my Mum came and got me. We didn’t have any power and Grandad came to our house to check if […]

When the Earthquake happened I was in the library and two computers fell down. I went out of the library to the field and Ms Olaughlan came and we had to sit on the field. Then we went into the hall and I waited for my Mum to come and get me. When I got […]