Comments on: ‘My story’-Elliot, 10, Harewood School /2011/03/my-story-elliot-10-harewood-school/ Sun, 02 Sep 2012 08:30:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.18 By: Otis and Joseph /2011/03/my-story-elliot-10-harewood-school/#comment-2872 Tue, 22 Mar 2011 21:24:10 +0000 /?p=1022#comment-2872 My name is Otis and I am a Year six student at Riwaka School near Nelson It would have been really scary! Are you and your family alright? I hope so!

I am Joseph and I am a Year 7 student at Riwaka School.
Are you going to your school or is it closed? We hope that you can go back to school to see your friends.
It would have been so scary for you!
Be strong!

From Otis and Joseph.

]]> By: Mrs Balcar /2011/03/my-story-elliot-10-harewood-school/#comment-2846 Tue, 22 Mar 2011 01:32:09 +0000 /?p=1022#comment-2846 Hi Elliot, What a wonderful story you have written about the earthquake. Although it all was pretty scarey, you have written it so well. I’m sure your tachers were frightened. I certainly was. You and your school did so well that day. I’m not sure I would have been as calm as all of you.
I bet it felt a long time until you heard from Dad. Mum and Dad would have been proud of you as well. I would have liked to have been under your table eating nachos, but I don’t think I would have done too well with the scrabble either. Take Care

]]> By: Mrs Greenwood /2011/03/my-story-elliot-10-harewood-school/#comment-2166 Wed, 09 Mar 2011 22:23:48 +0000 /?p=1022#comment-2166 Elliot your story describes so well what happened on the day of the earthquake. Thanks for the support you gave others even though you were frightened too.

]]> By: Dar /2011/03/my-story-elliot-10-harewood-school/#comment-2112 Wed, 09 Mar 2011 09:11:41 +0000 /?p=1022#comment-2112 Hi Elliot, you have written this so well that I could imagine what you were going through and it brought tears to my eyes, imagining how scared you must have been and also how brave you all were. I agree with you, as well, about the aftershocks ending and getting back to our normal lives. Take care and see you soon.
Dar xx

]]> By: Trish Noble /2011/03/my-story-elliot-10-harewood-school/#comment-2080 Wed, 09 Mar 2011 01:25:32 +0000 /?p=1022#comment-2080 Hey Elliot, you really clearly expressed the reality of that earthquake in your story. Clever writing! We were so proud of you all at school that day, especially our big kids who bravely helped to reassure our younger ones. It was pretty scary wasn’t it? I’m looking forward to school starting back and, as you say, getting back to living our lives normally! See you soon. Love Miss Noble.

]]> By: Ella /2011/03/my-story-elliot-10-harewood-school/#comment-2064 Tue, 08 Mar 2011 22:38:20 +0000 /?p=1022#comment-2064 Hello Elliot

Oh dear, sounds as though things were a bit bad when the earthquake started and you all ran into each other.

Good that you got under the desk with all the stuff falling around your ears, I can imagine you were scared.

The turtle position seems to be a great idea and it works well.

You are truly brave when you are afraid yourself and have to put that aside to look after others like your sister.

What wonderful teachers you have, I think I would not be a very good one having to stay so calm as they did. Singing is very beneficial, all sorts of people do it in terrible situations.

I am sure Mum was equally pleased to see you as you were to see her. I am pleased Dad got home too.

And nacho chips, that seems the perfect medicine to take after such a scare.

Take good care, thinking of you lots.
From Ella in Auckland.

]]> By: Liz France /2011/03/my-story-elliot-10-harewood-school/#comment-2024 Tue, 08 Mar 2011 07:58:11 +0000 /?p=1022#comment-2024 Well written Elliot- you were a very brave big brother.Camile was calm once you sat with her. Miss France

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