Kids Essays
View(s):A tribute to my Teachers!
When I walked through the gates of Musaeus College, I could barely speak much or barely do anything on my own. Yet, my teacher didn’t mind. When I cried my eyes out and wept throughout the day she consoled me. She said my mother will always come back to pick me and I need not worry. Her kind words still echo in me.
She became my second mother.
A year later, I was taught even more interesting things. I was told that if I ate a crust of bread, my teeth would be stronger and the bread won’t be wasted. I was taught so many other important habits.
One more year passed and then I could read letters. I was not good.
at first but my teacher didn’t mind. Yet another year passed and I felt like a big girl. Teachers loved me, cared for me and disciplined me. They taught me things I could not learn on my own.
On a very special day like today, when the whole world celebrates ‘Teachers Day’ I want to thank all my teachers for bearing with little me and showing me right from wrong.
I will promise to make you proud of me one day! Happy Teachers Day!
Lynaya Konara (Grade 4)
Musaeus College
Reading
I love to read. It makes your imagination grow
It is the best. It makes your knowledge flow.
Whatever I do, there is a book in front of my face.
Anywhere I go, even in a lonely place.
It can make waiting stop,
It’s not boring in a shop,
Yes, reading is the best.
There is no need to rest.
Michelle Joseph (8 years)
Asian Int. School
Myself
My name is Shezan Afrin. I’m four years old. I live in Maligawatte. There are four members in my family. I have a cute younger sister.
I like fried chicken with chips to eat. My favourite beverage is apple juice. My hobbies are reading storybooks and playing with my sister. I like Aesop’s Fables very much. My dad and mom narrate stories to me when I go to bed.
My ambition is to become a doctor. I’ll be one of the best doctors in the world.
Shezam Afrin (4 years)
Colombo 10
Stop violence against children
This year’s theme for Children’s Day is ‘Stop Violence Against Children’. In today’s world, children are faced with many difficulties in their lives such as abuse, illiteracy and violence.
Parents who hurt their children, children who are not cared for, sexual abuse, bullying, all have led to a lot of psychological trauma for kids. This has resulted in low self esteem, insecurity, lack of self confidence, and poor intellectual performance by children.
It is the duty of every adult, to help care and nurture the children of the world by helping to “Stop Violence against Children”.
Ryaan Bishri (10 years)
Ilma Int. Girls’ School
My pet
My pet’s name is Lovely.
It is a parrot. It likes to eat mango. Lovely is not in a cage.
It likes to fly outside. I don’t like to keep birds in cages. I like them to be free.
Lovely is green and yellow in colour. It has a long green tail.
Its beak is red. It has a friend.
I see them together in the
daytime. The parrots are scared of dogs. They can fly very fast. I keep a plate of fruits on the mango tree. Lovely comes to eat them. I know that parrots can talk. Lovely does not speak words but I am trying to teach her.
Dinadi Thilakaratne (7 years)
Musaeus College
My favourite author
My favourite author is Roald Dahl.
He was born on September 13. Roald Dahl’s mother Sofie and father Harold were Norwegians. He had four sisters.
In 1929, when he was thirteen, Roald Dahl was sent to a boarding school. He hated school and his report was not good.
He never thought that he would end up as a writer. He had a very strict daily routine. After breakfast from 10.30 a.m., until 12 p.m., he would write books in his writing hut. He had a particular kind of American Yellow Paper used for writing and a special Yellow pencil with a rubber on the end. Once he finished writing a book, his secretary would send it to the publisher.
I have read many of his books such as, ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’,
‘The Twits’, ‘The BFG’, ‘Matilda’,
‘Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator’ and ‘George’s Marvellous Medicine’. There are no favourite books of his for me as I like all of them so much.
Roald Dahl also loved playing with words and inventing new ones such as Gobblefunk, Babbersnitch, Frothbungling, Snozzcumbers, Goggler, Trogglehumper, Hornswaggler, Ringbeller and
Oompa-Loompa which meant a very small person. Roald Dahl’s Marvellous Children’s Charity exists to make life better for seriously ill children because it believes that every child has the right to a marvellous life.
I like his books so much because they contain funny characters and the stories are very hilarious and exciting.
Rivinka Fernando (11 years)
St. Bridget’s Convent
My best friend
My best friend is
Nelindu Thenakoon. He is seven years old. He learns at Royal International School, Kurunegala. He is in Class 2-A. He likes to eat rice. He likes to drink milk.
His favourite colour is red.
He has a sister. His parents are lawyers.
God Bless Nelindu.
Hansana Herat (Grade 2)
Royal Int. School, Kurunegala
Apples
Apples are sweet fruits. There are green apples and red apples. Apples grow on trees. Apples are rich in vitamins.
I love to eat apples. An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
Randeer Perera (Grade 5)
St. Anthony’s College, Kandy
My second term test
My term test started on July 21. My first paper was the Buddhism paper. My second paper was the Sinhala paper. My third paper was the Tamil paper. Then I had my Environment paper. After that I had my English paper. Last I had my Maths paper. My papers were easy.
I studied hard for my term test. Then I became the class first. Then my mum and dad promised to take me on a trip to Nuwara Eliya.
Udara Weerasekara (Grade 3)
Vidyaloka Model School, Hingurakgoda
My family
We are a family of five; my parents, my sister Dinethi, my brother Shanilka and me. We have a lot of fun together. Holidays are very special. We travel to the estate in Badulla. As I am the eldest I help at home. We are a happy family.
Senushka Ellepola (Grade 2)
Trinity College, Kandy
Good habits
Good habits are essential for a person to lead a disciplined life.
It is very easy to fall into bad habits when life becomes dull. Good habits are therefore important if we wish to succeed
in life.
The great men of this world
led simple lives and followed
good habits. An old saying comes to mind in this connection.
‘Early to bed and early to rise
Makes a man healthy, wealthy
and wise.’
We as children should work hard at our studies, and indulge in useful habits too. We should eat good, wholesome food and take sufficient physical exercise. We should learn to be obedient and respectful to our elders and friendly with all our classmates.
Helpfulness, sympathy and gentleness are also qualities which are appreciated by everyone –
we should aim to attain them.
Self-discipline helps us in hard times, and we are able to cope with all kinds of difficult situations.
Good habits from childhood stay with us when we grow up and enable us to become better human beings and good citizens.
Haleema Aniff (Grade 
U.N.H. Int. School, Wattala
My best friends
I have many friends. But most of all I have two joyful and valuable friends. They are Vileka and Chami. We are good friends. I really love them.
This year our classes changed.
I am hardly worried about it. In my new class also I have friends. But I understood they are not like Vileka and Chami.
But I can say we had a funny time. I can remember it and I can be happy. Vileka and Chami are my valuable and funny friends forever.
I will never forget them. I wish Vileka and Chami successful lives.
Shamain Wijayarathne (Grade 9)
Good Shepherd Convent, Kandy
Trains
Trains are a mode of transport. There are many types of trains such as Intercity trains, Express trains etc.
It rests in the railway station. There are many compartments in a train. The train is a public vehicle.
I have travelled to Colombo by train. When travelling in the train, I feel like the trees outside are running. The trains travel according to a time-table. It is very useful to people. I love to travel in trains.
Kumudi Abeywarna
(Grade 5)
Hillwood College, Kandy
My country
My country is Sri Lanka. She is my motherland. Sri Lanka is a very beautiful country. She is an island.
Colombo is the commercial capital of my country.
There are nine provinces and twenty-five districts in my country.
There are beautiful hills, mountain ranges and beautiful waterfalls in my country. There are many national parks and we find varieties of birds and animals in them. Nuwara Eliya and Peradeniya Botanical Gardens are famous for flowers.
Ancient ruins in Anuradhapura and Polonnaruwa show our past glory. Tourists from many parts
of the world visit Sri Lanka to see her beauty. Sri Lanka is called
‘The Pearl of the Indian Ocean.’
I love my country very much.
Savinya Rangama (Grade 2)
Vishaka Girls’ College,
Kuliyapitiya