Grade 4/5 memories of our 108 year old Pin Oak that succumbed to a storm last weekend.

One of my favourite memories was when the leaves fell in Autumn and we raked them up and threw bunches of leaves at each other. (Ella)

I am going to miss burying my brothers in the  leaves during Autumn. (Mem)

The leafy arms of the tree were so protective and lovely during the hot Summer days. (Mara)

My memories of our wonderful tree were when Ruby and I would sit on the grass under the tree. Another one was when we used to shake the leaves off the tree in the Autumn. (Courtney)

I remember in Prep after it rained that a large group of kids would run out underneath the tree and pull down on the lowest branches. All the raindrops would run down the leaves and fall to the ground. It almost felt like a giant cold shower. (Scarlett)

The big old tree has lots of memories for me……. like playing in the hundreds of leaves that were on the ground in Autumn and sitting under the shade it provided on hot sunny days. (Taylah)

One of my favourite memories was burying people in piles of leaves in Autumn. (Layla)

Memories of the grand old tree are green, red and maroon leaves in Autumn. Lovely nice and shady. It was beautiful. (Brody)

One of my favourite memories was in Autumn when all the leaves fell to the ground. (Jack)

I used to have leaf fights, build sand forts and play with cars under the shade of the tree. The tree provided shade in late Spring and Summer. My best memory was building massive sand forts underneath the tree. (Finn)

There was a tree there last week. Now the tree is gone. Now it has left a huge space with a view of the cows, the cemetery and hills. (Leino)

My favourite memory of the tree was when Autumn came because I loved playing with the fallen leaves and burying people with the leaves. (Phoebe)

It was my favourite tree and I loved sitting in the shade of the tree. I loved getting buried under the leaves. I was so excited to see the new green leaves appearing in late Spring. (Talara)

I liked the shape and colour of the tree throughout the year. I was amazed by its size and so sad to see it go. (Elsie)

I remember being buried in the leaves in Autumn. I was very sad when I saw that the tree was gone. (Ashlegh)

The tree was a Pin Oak. A girl called Milly Watson planted it. The tree was 108  years old. I remember that every Autumn the leaves fell. I made leaf piles and jumped in them. I will miss the tree because it gave us shade in the Summer. (Elvy)

I miss climbing the tree and playing hide and seek in it. I used to sit in it and read or admire the view. I loved the leaves in Autumn because they were so, so pretty. I remember standing under it after it had rained and shaking the leaves and saying it was raining.  (Olive)

I loved the beautiful colours of the leaves in Autumn. (Lewis)

The tree was so old, it was there when my Mum went to school, my Nan went to school and my Great Nan went to school. (Amelie)

I loved the tree in Autumn when the leaves fell. I liked burying my friends in piles of leaves. (Ruby)

Autumn was my favourite time because of the lovely colours of the leaves. (Daniel)

This huge tree was the birth place for all the Autumn leaves. I was sad to see it go. (Johannes)

I loved the colours of the leaves in Autumn (Jade)

Nature works in mysterious ways. I’m sure our tree survived many a storm. Why did it fall last weekend? I will miss the ever changing colour of its leaves during Autumn. Whilst on yard duty I was often surprised by excited children leaping out from piles of Autumn leaves.

(Miss Munson)