Kids Essays
View(s):YLE Certificate Awards Ceremony
JMC College International had its YLE Certificate awarding ceremony on March 1, 2017 at the JMC Management Centre. Our special guests were  Mr. Roshan Perera the Co-ordinating Officer of Cambridge Exams and the Head of Administration JMC
Mr. Naleen C. Kumara.
YLE means Young Learners English. It’s a Cambridge University course. It has three parts. They are Starters, Movers and Flyers. I came to Movers from Starters. I learned a lot of things from Starters. Our Starters class teacher was Miss. Taniya Warnakula. We made some booklets. Because of YLE we learned to use computers and internet.
I got the first place in the island in YLE. I am very happy about it. I thank our principal, vice-principal, our YLE class teacher, all our teachers and my parents for helping me in many ways.
Dimuthu Mihiranga (Grade 6)
JMC Int. College, Maharagama
My sister
My sister’s name is Sayuni. She is super cute. I love her so much. I care about her a lot. If I lose her I would cry so much. Sometimes we fight but not always. She has smooth black hair and light brown skin. She walks on her toes. She is very funny. She loves me so much. I am lucky to have a sister like this. My sister is a little girl. I am blessed to have a sister like her. And I am lucky to have my dream come true. She is my best friend. I love her from the bottom of my heart.
I will look after my sister very well. Thank you God, for giving me a sister like her. My sister is the one who will always be beside me. I will never lose my sister. I love my little sister so, so much. My sister is the best.
Thilmi Pinidiya (6 years)
British School in Colombo
A sad day I experienced
My pet is a dog. Its name is Berry. It is seven years old. It is black colour. My dog is very playful. I play with him every day. My dog waits till I come from school. I feed him a lot. He loves me.
Last month my dog didn’t eat. He started vomiting. We took him to the vet every day. The vet said he was getting weaker. We did everything we could do.
The day before the New Year our dog passed away. I felt very sad. I miss my best friend.
Senuka Nagodavithana (Grade 6)
S. Thomas’ Preparatory School
My favourite food
My favourite food is cake. I like to eat icing cake. I don’t like to eat butter cake. My father buys me a big icing cake for my birthday every year. My mother knows to make cake. I like to eat cake very much.
Adaya Nithiyaraj (6 years)
Najaa Int. School, Mt. Lavinia
My family
My family is not so big. There are only five members in my family. They are my father, mother, brother, sister and myself. My father is Wipul. He is a tourist guide. My mother is Thanuja. She is a nurse. My brother and sister are students. I am Meenu and
I go to Sujatha Balika Vidyalaya. I am in Grade 4.
We are a happy family. I love my family a lot.
Meenu Kurukulasooriya (9 years)
Sujatha B. V., Nugegoda
Myself
My name is Thenuki Sehansa. I am six years old. I live in Homagama. My school is St. Michael’s College. I am in Grade Two.
My mother’s name
is Tharanga. My father’s name is Nissanka.
My mother is a lawyer.
My father is a businessman.
My brother’s name
is Thenuka Dilmith.
My favourite animal
is the rabbit. My favourite colour is pink.
My favourite cartoon is ‘Sutin Martin’. My hooby is reading books. I like to be a doctor one day.
Thenuki Sehansa (Grade 2)
St. Michael’s College, Homagama
Rabbits
Rabbits are the most popular pets, after dogs and cats. They are small mammals with whiskers and long ears. It also has a fluffy tail called a bob.
We call the male rabbit a buck and a female rabbit a doe. Rabbits like to eat vegetables and hay. Carrot is their favourite food.
In the wild, rabbits live in burrows. Rabbits live in groups. I have heard that they are more active at dusk and dawn. Rabbits purr when they are content. Even though that is different from a cat purr, it is also cute. Rabbits are supposed to be clean as cats. They live for about
8 – 10 years. Rabbits can run fast.
My favourite toy is a stuffed rabbit and its name is ‘Chuki’. It is also cute as a real rabbit. I like to play with a real rabbit too. Because I believe they are amazingly awesome pets.
Esheli Ranawaka (Grade 3)
Musaeus College
Newspapers and television
Media from television and newspapers are very useful to us but they differ a lot. The television gives us quick, direct news about something.
It shows us what happened exactly. They also show what witnesses or people who faced the case say about it. But the disadvantage is that it is temporary. We won’t be able to see the message again once it is gone.
The newspaper gives us messages too. It gives a lot of information about a certain case, it has got many pictures in detail, and it also can be referred at any time. It is a good source of knowledge too. Its disadvantage is that it is more late than the news from the television. The television media tells us about the case just as they got to know about it. But the newspaper gives us the message a day after the case happened.
So which media is better? It is not certain. The television media is good in a verbal manner and the newspaper is better for people who usually read.
Lihini Wijesekara (Grade 7)
Lyceum Int. School, Wattala
My pet
My pet is a puppy.
Its name is Rex. It is brown
in colour. It has a bushy tail.
I like it very much.
Thanusha Thejan (Grade 5)
Mahasen K.V., Dambulla
My principal
My school principal is a priest. He is
Rev. Fr. Kennedy Perera. He is a lovely father. He is very kind. My eyes always look for him when I enter school.
Our principal is highly qualified and hard working. He never gives up his work. He loves children a lot and his life is us. He has powers for all the major decisions in the school.
He takes care of us like his children.
I am very proud of our Principal Rector.
He is the world’s best principal. I love my principal a lot.
Damian de Silva (10 years)
St. Thomas Catholic Int. College, Seeduwa
My country
My country is Sri Lanka. It is very beautiful. It is in the Indian Ocean. Nil Manel is the national flower of our country. Na tree is the national tree of our country. Volleyball is the national game of our country.
I love my country.
Tharushi Navodanee (Grade 4)
Hedigalle Sri Vipulasiri K.V.
Myself
My name is Amaya. I am nine years old. My birthday is on November 17. I go to Mahamaya Girls’ College, Kandy. I am in Grade 5. My best friend is Mihinma.
My favourite colour is pink. I like to be an English teacher. I have a pet puppy. I have two brothers. I like to eat fried rice and I like to drink mango juice. My favourite sport is swimming.
Amaya Premaratna (Grade 5)
Mahamaya Girls’ College, Kandy
Vesak Festival
From an overseas reader
Vesak is a very important festival. Our religious leader Lord Buddha was born on Vesak poya day. He was enlightened on Vesak poya day. He attained Parinibbana on Vesak poya day. So Buddhists are happy to celebrate Vesak Festival.
We decorate our homes with Vesak lanterns and flags. We go to temple in white clothes. We observe sil. We give food to poor people. At night we can see pandals of Lord Buddha’s Jathaka stories. We celebrate Vesak festival for a period of a week. We can see a full moon on Vesak. We have Vesak dramas and Vesak lantern competitions. We sing songs about Lord Buddha’s good qualities.
Sahan Bandara (9 years)
American Int. School, Dhaka
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka is my motherland. It is in the Indian Ocean. It is an island. There are so many beautiful and sacred places in my country. Peradeniya and Haggala are the famous botanical gardens in Sri Lanka. Temple of the Tooth in Kandy, Anuradhapura and Polonnaruwa cities are some of the sacred places in Sri Lanka.
There are nine provinces and twenty-five districts in Sri Lanka. Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte is the capital of Sri Lanka. the current president in my country is
Mr. Maithripala Sirisena.
I love my country very much.
Dewmini Wijesekara (Grade 
Walisinhe Harischandra College, Anuradhapura
A dedicated teacher
She is one of the dedicated teachers among other teachers in our school. Actually a teacher means a person who guides other people in the correct path. Mrs. Ramona Silva is considered as a special teacher to the school and personally to me.
Ramona teacher is liked by everyone in the school. She a teacher who possesses all the qualities a teacher needs. She is my favourite teacher.
She is my second mother. In the period of 20 years of teaching she lighted many children’s lives. This perfect teacher only expects the development of the children. She sacrifices her time, energy to the development of the children and the school. She educates the children in English language and literature. She teaches us how to face challenges successfully. Teacher Ramona is very happy when the children get good results.
She is an eloquent English–speaking teacher who is ready to help the children every moment. She represents every event of the school and gives her full support. She guided me to win competitions in the Funday Times and others.
Teacher Ramona is not just a teacher. So, I’m very lucky to be a student of this dedicated teacher.
Yasasvi Perera (Grade 9)
Nakano College, Bandaragama