Kids Essays
View(s):Books are my best friends
When I was very small I couldn’t read sentences but I was able to read small words. I had lots of books with beautiful pictures. My father encouraged me to read, by giving me many storybooks. I started reading with the Ladybird ranges and then went on to the Ladybird classics.
By this time I was able to read very well. Actually it became a hobby.
My father bought me more and more books and whenever I had free time, I read them over and over again. It is very interesting to go through my encyclopedia and find more details about the things I learn in school.
About a year ago, I started reading the ‘Secret Seven’ and the ‘Famous Five’ series of books. I also like the Harry Potter books. By now I have collected lots of interesting books and I have my own mini library in my room. I also borrow the books that
I don’t have at home from our school library.
I have improved my knowledge by reading and I do enjoy lying down on my bed with an interesting book.
I love books very much.
D. R. Sharukesh (8 years)
Readway Int. College
My sister
My sister’s name is Amani Shabana Nilar. She is 15 years old. She is tall and pretty. She likes to read lots of books and her favourite subject is History.
She likes to eat pasta and drink milkshake. Her favourite colours are black and red.
I love my sister very much. She loves me too.
Anya Nilar (7 years)
Musaeus College
Sinha Pada
I built a palace on the top of “Sigiriya”
And I had 500 wives who were known as “apsaras”
I build a magnificent staircase
Which was known as “Sinha Pada”
I made my artist draw my wives
Which covered the southern part of the rock
And I built so many gardens
Which gave you people a shock.
Liyana Perera (Year 4)
Horizon College Int., Malabe
My birthday party
My birthday is on October 23. Usually my mother makes tasty food. When it’s my birthday my father and mother give me a nice present. I get up early on that day. My sisters make a card for me. I get so many gifts.
My mother ties balloons.
It’s my seventh birthday this year. I decorate my house.
My friend Kisholini comes for my birthday party. My father buys me a beautiful cake which
I love. I go out on my birthday.
My birthday is on a Sunday this year. My birthday is the most fun day.
Aamina Gaffoor
(7 years)
Royal Institute Girls’ School
Universal Children’s Day
In 1954, the UNO appointed a day to honour children. Children are the wealth and future of the world. Children are the most helpless section in society. Children need love and protection. Children have rights. They have rights for protection, education and health.
Different countries celebrate Children’s Day on different days. In Sri Lanka we celebrate Children’s Day on October 1. We organize programmes for children. But by the next day, they are forgotten. Elders must protect and look after them. There are so many children who don’t get a proper education. We must stop this and give education to all children.
Children’s Day is not only for celebrations. Elders must understand and protect us. That is the real Children’s Day.
Keshini De Silva (Grade 
Devi B. V.
How JMC Maharagama celebrated World Peace Day
World Peace Day is celebrated on September 21. It was first celebrated in 1982 and its theme was ‘The Right to Peace of People’.
In our school, the children, teachers and madam principal celebrated Peace Day on September 21, 2016 in a nice manner.
We all gathered in the corridor with paper origami doves in our hands. Each dove had a peace message hung onto its beak. We all flew the doves together. All the doves with messages flew nicely. The students and parents who were on the ground collected the peace messages. They read the messages and shared them with others. It was a very happy moment. At last we collected all the messages and pasted them on the wall for everyone to read. We wrote some of them down in our notebooks. We learned a lot about peace by reading those messages.
We thanked our Principal Mrs. Latha Somathilake and the teacher Mrs. Dulitha Kalukapuge for organizing this unique activity for us to learn and enjoy.
Dimuthu Mihiranga (Grade 5)
JMC College Int., Maharagama
My pen friend
My pen friend is Dewmi Himasha. She is in Ahangama.
She is 13 years old. I post letters
to her. She is very beautiful.
Her mother is a housewife. Her father is a teacher. I wrote many questions to her and she wrote answers to my questions. She is very kind. She is very brave. She is a perfect girl.
I love my pen friend.
Janudi De Silva (12 years)
Southlands College, Galle
The importance of nutrients
All nutrients are important to our body. Main nutrients are proteins, carbohydrates, fats, minerals and vitamins. Proteins help for growth and repairing of the body tissues. We get proteins in food like beans, soybeans, milk, eggs and fish. Carbohydrates give us energy. We find carbohydrates
in rice, wheat, potatoes and yams.
By eating meat, meat products, butter we can get fats to our body. In fish, eggs, dark green vegetables we get minerals. They are helpful to keep our body healthy. We find them in liver, yellow and red fruits.
When we take a balanced diet, we get all the nutrients.
Dilini Danushika (Grade
Aluthgamgoda K.V., Matugama
Let’s save our planet
We humans live on planet Earth, the only planet with life. So why do we pollute it? Why are we taking advantage of our planet? Since this is the only planet with life, we must protect it. People destroy the environment around them. The thick smoke from factories destroys the ozone. The fumes from vehicles make global warming. When people throw garbage into rivers and lakes, it pollutes the water. People cut down trees, which decreases the amount of air for us to breathe.
Why are we so harsh to Mother Nature? We must act in a very environment friendly way. So we must learn to protect our environment and save our planet.
Rifkee Mohamed (Grade 6)
Lyceum Int. School, Gampaha
My village
My village is Amupitiya. It is situated in the Balangoda area. It takes five hours to reach from Colombo to Amupitiya. The village is quite big and people live there peacefully.
The majority of them do farming while some of them are engaged in the gem industry. There are beautifulpaddy fields, rivers, waterfalls etc.
Sri Padaya with ancient ruins is a place with historical values. People help each other and we all live in Amupitiya as a family.
I love my village a lot and I protect and respect my village.
Prabashi Gethmi (Grade 7)
St. Agnes B.M.V., Balangoda
My class teacher
My class teacher is Mrs. Natheeshani. She is tall and fair. She always has a pretty smile on her face. She has long hair and beautiful features. She wears beautiful saris. She teaches us English and Environmental Studies. She explains the lesson very well. She is very kind and she loves us very much. She guides us into good ways.
I love my class teacher very much.
Shalomi Suganthan (Grade 3)
Sussex College, Ampara
Friendship
There are many valuable things in life but friendship may be one
of the most important among all.
To live life without the experience of friendship is life without living. Human interaction is a necessity of survival, but developed friendships are essential to the successful wellbeing of everyone. Based on the American Heritage Dictionary, the definition of a friend is a person whom one knows, likes and trusts. But to all, friendship has no defined terminology. The definition of a friend and friendship is based upon one’s own notions. Many people look for different characteristics in friends, things that may be common in nature.
Sachintha Senevirathne
(15 years)
Trinity College, Kandy
My favourite author
There are so many authors in the world. Among them my favourite author is Rachel Renee Russell. She is an American author of the New York Times best-selling humorous children’s book series, ‘Dork Diaries.’
Rachel grew up in St. Joseph, Michigan but currently resides in Northern Virginia. She has twin brothers and two younger sisters
in her family.
She now has two daughters namely Erin and Nikki. She introduced the first book ‘Dork Diaries’ in 2009. Rachel is also an attorney who prefers writing teen books to legal briefs. Her books include doodles, drawings and comics. Her books bring imagination as well as fun.
So read her books and have fun.
Rachel Peiris (Grade
Ave Maria Convent, Negombo
My vacation
I got my vacation on August 5. On that day I got my test papers and my report card. During my vacation I did many things. I went to the beach with family and made sandcastles. I even collected beautiful seashells and made a necklace.
It was a very nice holiday.
Rashmi Serena (Grade 3)
Jennings Int. College, Nainamadama