New year, new beginnings

2011 sure sarted with some drama.  The floods that affected Queensland upset us all.  We're glad to be safe and we'll do all we can to help people. 

Here are some of our thoughts about the floods.

"We need to save people's lives.  We raise money for donating.  We phoned people to check if they were okay."

"A man was in a boat and the boat sunk.  The man had to be rescued.  I saw it on the news."

"It really upset me and really upset everyone.  I saw people scrambling up onto rooptops to keep their feet and their stuff dry."

"The community got lots of volunteers.  Some people from Sydney came up to help too.  I feel happy because I know there are people out there who are willing to help me out."

"The flood was a natural disaster that flooded completely some houses."

"When I watched the floods, I felt that the weather wasn't fair on people.  It was like the wrath of the weather.  I thought about the farmers.  Some of them got hit twice."

"Some people drowned.  It is terrible for their families."

"The flood might be over for us but down south it is really copping some flooding.  They will need our help as well when the time comes.  It's the least we can do."

"I was really sorry.  It breaks my heart.  I saw it on TV.  It was really bad.  It was an emergency.  We needed the fire trucks, ambulance and police."

Now we have to clean up and take care of each other.  We can do that by helping our neighbours and our community.

Let's be kind and take care of each other.
Nathan, Nathan, Kelly, Ashley, Crystal-Lee, Vincent, Richard