Kids Essays
View(s):My school is 50 years
D. S. Senanayake College, started by R. I. T. Alles Sir is celebrating its 50th Anniversary this year. My school was started because there were a lot of children at Royal College and they could not handle so many children.
Our school’s first principal was R. I. T. Alles Sir. He served in that position for 13 years. He made our school by cleaning a place called ‘Ant Forest’ with the help of parents and students in Royal College. We initially didn’t have big buildings.
When our school first started there were 167 children and six teachers. But now there are 7,000 children and about 300 teachers. This time for the 50th anniversary our present principal R. M. M. Rathnayake Sir has organized 50 festivals.
I love my school and I hope to be there to celebrate my school’s 100th anniversary.
Sanithu Hikkaduwage (Grade 7)
D. S. Senanayake College, Colombo
My loving sister
I have a younger sister.
Her name is Raudha Fahim. She is one year younger to me so we look like twins. She is fat, short and chubby too. She is also pretty as well.
We both go to the same school, Muslim Ladies’ College. She is in Grade Three. Raudha is very interested in creating pictures. She loves singing and dancing also. My sister is also very curious about everything. I am happy to have a sister like her.
I love my sister very much.
Nadha Fahim (9 years)
Muslim Ladies’ College
My best friend
My best friend is Yenuli. She is seven years old. She likes to eat pizza. She is short and fair. She has a small sister.
I love my best friend very much.
Shenelli Perera (Grade 2)
St. Bridget’s Convent
My father
My father’s name is Mohamed Infiyaz Nizar. My father is 39 years old. His favourite colour is Gold.
He loves cars a lot and his favourite car is Mercedes Benz. He is my superhero.
He is the most important person in my life. If I ask something from him, he never says no. He teaches me how to play cricket and basketball.
He loves me and I love him.
Nabeel Nizar (9 years)
Willesden College Int., Battaramulla
My new house
My father built a big new house. The house warming was held on January 28, 2017. Our relatives came and enjoyed the house opening. My father built the house in my hometown of Thalawakele. We bought a lot of items for the new house. We had a party there and we got many gifts from our relatives like a gas cooker, rice cooker, non-stick pan sets, little beds, a dining table and small cupboards.
For my holidays I am going to my new home and spending the holidays there. We have many neighbours and I made many friends like Pranav who is studying in Grade Eight this year. He is living in Kotagala. Dhunash and I invite him to our place and I play cricket with them. Every holiday I get after the term tests, I am going to spend my holidays there.
D. R. Haresh (Grade 7)
Vidura College
An ideal student
An ideal student is one who is fully conscious of his duties and responsibilities. He paves the way for
the younger generation. The students of today are the leaders of tomorrow.
A nation can progress if the students have high ideals before them. A student who scores high marks is not necessarily an ideal student. He may set a new record in the school, but prove to be a total failure in his real life. An ideal student should be able to face the trials and tribulations of life.
An ideal student should live in accordance with the rules of conduct and discipline. This is the time of life when the foundation of character is laid. It has been aptly said that, ‘If wealth is lost, nothing is lost; if health is lost something is lost; but if character is lost, everything is lost’.
A student without any sense of discipline is like a ship without a rudder; it sails adrift and never leaves the harbour.
An ideal student must follow the rules at school and obey the teachers. He should select his friends intelligently and wisely and be fully conscious to ensure that no evil tempts him. He should remember that he owes a lot to his parents and must not forget to look after them when he enters his adult life. He should share the worries and problems of his family members. He should be a servant of humanity. Our country needs students who can help the nation achieve prosperity and all round development.
S. Harikrishna
M. D. Gunasena Int. School,
Colombo 12
Aim of my life is to become a doctor
Everybody has an aim in life. Aim or ambition gives us a sense of direction in life. My aim is to become a doctor. A doctor lives a noble life. A doctor is someone who can help someone else in need. He renders a valuable service to the suffering humanity. He is the symbol of hope and joy. I know that becoming a doctor is not a very easy task. It is a long journey of study to become a good doctor. But I have confidence in myself to accomplish the target.
When I become a doctor, I will treat the poor patients without charging fees. I will also distribute free medicines to the poor people. I will educate people for maintaining hygiene and cleanliness.
I wish my sweet dream would be fulfilled and I hope I can serve my nation by becoming an ideal doctor.
Najmuddeen Musifirah (13 years)
K/Denu/Udu/Fathima B. Muslim M.V.
My new toy
I love my new toy. My new toy is a doll. It is pink colour, it has golden hair and blue eyes. Her brand is Gerald. She is made in Japan as a new toy. It’s a very cute doll. It can sing and dance. When she is singing she is dancing going round and round. Then I also dance with her. I can take it anywhere and sing and play with her.
I think my doll is a very expensive doll in the world market. I can’t appraise my doll, it was bought by my father when he goes abroad to Japan and comes back to Sri Lanka.
Dewhara Kodithuwakku (Grade 2)
Lyceum Int. School, Gampaha
My encounter with a dolphin
My cousins and I visited the Georgia Aquarium in USA, where we saw all sorts of fish and even saw a few seals swimming around in their tank. Next, we saw a tank full of ferocious sharks. One of them shot me a dirty look and another glared at me with hungry eyes. Afterwards, we decided to see a dolphin show.
As we entered the stadium, we ran into one of the dolphin trainers. She invited us to join the show. Later, they showed me around backstage. They told me to watch the show from my seat until they called me up onstage. After a while the show began. I was mesmerized by the stunts the trainers and their dolphins performed. Right after that, they called me up on stage where I met my dolphin, Lunar.
Now, I was about to train Lunar. I trained the dolphin to dance, handshake, do a back flip and say hi. Once I was about to make it jump, when it turned round and soaked me head to toe with water. Later on, the show ended and I gave Lunar a hug and left the stadium hoping for another opportunity in the future.
Sanchitha Wickrama (Grade 5)
Trinity College, Kandy
It was a great visit
As students most of us enjoy visiting friends. Such activities promote knowledge as well as give much pleasure.
Recently some of my friends and I visited one of our friends at Colombo.
She was very happy to see us. We had a warm welcome. It was fun playing games with her. It was interesting having lunch at her place. It was quite interesting watching a football match with her.
We had a great day. It was a great visit.
Sesadi Gamage (Grade 
St. Anthony’s Girls’ College, Kandy
My sister
My sister’s name is Oshadi. She is older than me. She is ten years old. She lives in Pahekanuwa. She likes chocolate.
She doesn’t like bananas. Her pet is a cat. Her hobby is gardening. I love my sister.
Sayuri Himashi (8 years)
Meegama K.V., Meegama
A great inventor
The great inventor I admire is John Logie Baird. He invented the television. It was done in 1925. He made the first television in London.
He made it in great difficulty. He had not enough money to build it. The first picture was blurring letters. He had to sell his own business.
He invented the colour television too. He started the television industry.
Methupama Wijerathne (Grade 5)
Holy Cross College, Gampaha
My Motherland
My motherland is
Sri Lanka. It is situated in the Indian Ocean. It is an island. Our president is Maithripala Sirisena. Our prime minister is Ranil Wickremesinghe. The capital of Sri Lanka is Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte. It is a small country that is made up of nine provinces. Sri Lanka is a very beautiful country. The principal rivers are Mahaweli, Kelani, Kalu and Walawe.
I love my country.
Kasuni Karunarathna
(Grade 7)
Fergusan High School, Ratnapura