A year 6 student completes a series of diary entries showing challenges, fears and hopes people might face in the event of a natural disaster and in particular an earthquake.

1. Diary entry
By Lisa nguyen

2. DAY ONE
Dear Diary
I woke up in the great mood and huge smile on my face, the sun was bright In the blue sky, I
had a feeling that today is going to be the best day ever! I quickly jumped of my bed, had
breakfast, brushed my teeth and got ready For another day of school, as soon as I opened the
door I could hear the birds Tweeting, the sun was shinning and the fresh smell of a amazing
day a school. As I opened the door to room 14 I could see the smiling faces of my class Mates,
everyone was in the same mood like me. “ RING,RING,RING” The bell started to ring and
everyone walked to the mat and Mrs Delport Started doing the roll, not a single person was
away, I can really feel today is going to be the day I will remember forever.
Straight after roll, prays and maths the bell rang the second time and that means
It morning tea time. When the bell rang the third time we went back to class and
Did S.S.R, suddenly I heard a CRACK and everyone was wondering where the noise came
From, I looked up on the sealing and I same a huge crack, I was terrified but I have
No idea how it happened, was it because the building really old? I ran to Mrs Delport and told
her what happened and she looked up and saw the crack and she said it might be an…
EARTHQUAKE! Everyone started going crazy.
Monday 9th September 2013

3. DAY TWO
Tuesday 10 September 2013
Dear diary
Today was the worst day of my life, I couldn't believe this will situation would
happen, I thought today was going to be the best day ever, but I was wrong ,
it was the worst day of my life. “craaaack” WHAT WAS THAT, I suddenly
heard a BIG crack and the ground Started shaking, everyone rushed to a desk
and went under it, I couldn't control myself, I was stressing out, in fact even
Mrs Delport was stressing. An hour later the earthquake stopped, I couldn't
feel my legs and I couldn’t even move my legs, I wounded if my the school is
ok, I couldn't stop thinking about my family, are there alive?
I really wanted to contact my family if they were ok but there was no way,
I couldn’t call them because there was no electricity, I felt like a homeless
child looking for a family.

4. DAY THREE
Wednesday 11 September 2013
dear diary,
I tried to get out but there were to many rocks covering me, I cant
move, WHAT DO I DO NOW! I tried as hard as I could but it
was no use, there is no way I can get out.
Suddenly I could feel a the ground shaking again, the shake was so
strong that it pushed the big rocks out of my way. I’m surprised
that I could live that long without food and fresh air, talking about
food I'm starving, but something more important is my
classmates, I started looking for a sign them in the classroom, I
heard a voice shouting “HELP US” I followed the voice and it
leaded me to a huge rock, I pushed the rock with all my energy
and saved my classmates including Mrs Delport.

5. DAY FOUR
Thursday 12 September 2013
Dear diary,
I have stayed at school a for two days because it wasn’t safe to
go home, I didn’t eat much at all because there wasn’t enough
food for the whole school to eat, I was starving to death.
Finally a person from the office gave everyone a sandwich, I
tried not to eat the sandwich really slowly to that it will last
longer, but one sandwich isn't going to last a day. I looked In
my bag if I put any food in there and there was, I grabbed all
the food with hunger and joy, I cant believe my mum put extra
food for me, then I thought about my mum, I terribly miss her
and my family, I'm dying to know what happened to them and
if they are ok.

6. DAY FIVE
Friday 13 September 2013
As the days past, I felt like I’m not going to live any longer, I'm so hunger
that I can eat an elephant in a minute, I started to get dizzy because I was
so hunger, and after that I feel to the ground.as soon as I woke up I saw
my family members in my classroom, “Is this a dream”? I asked myself, I
couldn’t believe my eyes, everyone is safe, I was so happy that I was about
to cry because to joy. I gave my mum and my dad a big hug and I didn’t
want to let go of then. The earthquake was to powerful that it damaged a
lot of things in my house, there was a huge crake on the sealing but
luckily because of the huge earthquake, the prime minister said he is
going to reaper of houses so that me can rebuild our lives.
As soon as we arrived home mum made food for my sister and I, I ate as
fast as lightning because I was crazy for food.
Now that I'm with my family I feel much more safer and when another
earthquake happens I will now what so do because I have been in the
situation.

7. The end
By Lisa Nguyen