Kids Essays
View(s):My favourite book series
My favourite book series is ‘Goosebumps’. It was written by the wonderful author R. L. Stine. There are more than a hundred books in this series and yet I have only read about thirty. This book series is called ‘Goosebumps’ because all the books are very thrilling and scary. It is such an exciting book series and as soon as I finish one book I feel like reading another. When I read ‘Goosebumps’ books at bedtime I get nightmares.
I look forward to borrowing a new ‘Goosebumps’ book from the library every Sunday. I exchange my ‘Goosebumps’ books with my best friend because she is also a fan like me. When I have finished reading this book series, I will be sad but then I will find another exciting book series to read.
Amanya Atukorale (10 years)
Sirimavo Bandaranaike Vidyalaya, Colombo
My father
My father’s name is Chandranath. He is 42 years old. My father’s favourite colour is blue.
My dad’s birthday is on April 26. I love my dad a lot. My dad brings me books, sweets and toys.
Sirinie Amarasekara (Grade 4)
Methodist College
My school
My school is Sujatha Vidyalaya. It is in Nugegoda. My school is a private girls’ school. The founder of my school is the late Mr. Linton Kuruppu. Sujatha Vidyalaya was founded on June 1, 1965. “Wisdom is a jewel to mankind”, is my school’s motto. Our principal is madam Pushpa Kalubowila and vice-principal is madam Indika Wanigasekera.
Our school uniform is a blue skirt, white shirt and blue tie. Hemamali, Kalyani, Swarnapali and Rathnawali are the four houses of my school. I love my school very much.
Menudi Attale (Grade 3)
Sujatha Vidyalaya, Nugegoda
My pet
My pet is a dog.
It is brown in colour. It eats rice. It drinks milk. When I am sick it cries.
It plays with me. It helps me to pack my bag. When I leave for school it never leaves me.
I love my pet.
Heama Shaarugi (8 years)
Horizon College Int., Malabe
My ambition
My ambition is to become a pilot. But it’s hard to be one. I am trying my level best. Until now I am putting my best effort on Maths. Then I am sure I can become a pilot. I’ve been studying about flights. I know I have confidence in me that one day I will be a pilot and fly high in the sky. I know my future is waiting for me!
Nasir Zain Zuhry (10 years)
Gateway College
Myself
I’m Christine Theekshana. I am eight years old. I live in Nawala, Koswatta. I go to
All Saints Balika Vidyalaya.
I am in Grade Three. I like to eat rice and drink milk.
My favourite colour is pink.
My favourite flower is the
shoe flower.
Christine Theekshana
(8 years)
All Saints B. V., Colombo
My mother
My mother’s name is Anushi. She is very beautiful. She has curly hair. She cooks rice and curry. She makes puddings. She helps me to study. She is very kind.
I love my mother very much.
Nethul Gunathilaka
(6 years) Angoda
A woman who changed the world
Mother Teresa is a great example for a woman who changed the world. She was born on August 26, 1910 in Skopje. She was the youngest in the family. Her father died when she was eight years old. Her mother raised her as a Roman Catholic. After 18 years she moved to Ireland and then to India where she lived for most of her life. There she began her career.
Mother Teresa founded the Missionaries of Charity, a Roman Catholic religious congregation. Their vow was to give “wholeheartedly free service to the poorest of the poor’. Mother Teresa together with the sisters provided homes for people with HIV/AIDS, they opened clinics, organised children’s and family counselling programmes and she took care of orphans as their own mother.
She won many Indian awards and international awards including the 1979 Nobel Peace Prize. Her mission was to care for the hungry, the naked, the homeless, persons with disabilities, all those people who feel unwanted, uncared for, throughout society and people that have become a burden to society. After lifting up so many
peoples’ lives she entered into God’s hands on September 5, 1997.
Nuhansa Gunaratne (14 years)
Holy Family Convent, Colombo 4
Kandy Esala Perahera
Kandy Esala Perahera falls every month of August. It was started by King Keerthi Sri Rajasinghe. Kandy Esala Perahera is one of the oldest and grandest Buddhist festivals in Sri Lanka. The Esala Perahera is a combination of five devalas namely Natha, Vishnu, Kataragama and Patthini. They too are within the Maligawa premises.
The first item in the perahera is the sound of whip crackers. It is followed by flag bearers. The Peramuna Rala is the one who sits on the first elephant in the perahera. After that so many beautifully dressed dancers, drummers, add beauty and colour for this event. The tusker carrying the casket walks majestically on the pavada.
The Diyawadana Nilame and other Nilames follow the tusker. There are more than hundreds of elephants that can be seen in this event. The Maligawa tusker walks in their midst carrying the Sacred Tooth Relic. The event takes place over several days. The last day is regarded as the most important day of the procession. It is a most beautiful event I have ever seen.
Yonal (Grade 4)
Royal Int. School, Kegalle
Sports makes a man complete
Every man on earth should be healthy to have a pleasant life. Being healthy can be done by balancing food, diet, listening to music etc. Out of all these, sports are also essential for a man to have a happy life. Sports are regular activities that can be done for pleasure and also to be healthy. Sports give you a good healthy body as it is an exercise for yourself. Some counsellors have found out that the children who do sports are also good in their studies.
So, sports are essential for a man to be complete.
Anujana Rajakaruna (12 years)
Yasodara Devi B.M.V., Gampaha
My home garden
My home garden is very beautiful. In my home garden there are lots of flowers. In my home garden there are ponds, flowers and trees. There are so many beautiful fish, red, green, blue in colour. There are lots of plants in my home garden. There are so many fruits in my garden. They are mango, coconut, avocado, guava and mangosteen.
Lots of humming birds and butterflies are coming to collect nectar. There are a lot of green things in our home garden. My home garden is very big. My home garden is colourful. I’m riding my bicycle in my home garden. Lots of birds are coming to our home garden.
I love my home garden.
Himaya Navaratne (7 years)
Lexicon Int. School, Kandy
The elephant
The elephant is a big animal. It has a long trunk, a big body and four big legs. Its ears are big like fans. The elephant is a mammal.
Elephants mostly live in Asia and Africa. They live in jungles. They eat leaves, grass and fruits. They drink a lot of water.
Elephants can be tamed to go to work. We use them for transport and for peraheras. It’s a character in Asian cultures. The elephant is an intelligent animal.
Dinitha Anuththara (Grade 7)
Padmawathi C. C., Dekatana
If I have wings
If I have wings, I can fly up in the sky. I can touch clouds and I can go over the clouds also.
My wings are very strong. And they are white in colour and shiny.
When I fly up in the sky I can see beautiful lakes, rivers and many other things. I can fly to a tree and I can eat fruits. I am very happy because I have wings. And I love my wings.
Dinithi (Grade 5)
Royal Int. School, Kegalle
How I celebrate a religious festival
Festivals play a main role in our lives. Celebrating festivals is very useful for us. Some of the religious festivals are Vesak, New Year and Christmas.
As I am a Buddhist, I am celebrating festivals like Vesak. Vesak full moon poya days are very important for us because Lord Buddha’s Birth, Enlightenment and Passing Away happened on this day. On Vesak poya days everybody in my family goes to the temple and observes sil. I make Vesak cards and send them to my relations, teachers and friends and some of them for exhibitions.
I make Vesak lanterns with the help of my parents and hang them in our house to decorate the house. At night we go to the temple again for the Bodhi pujawa and after that we go to see pandols and some lantern displays. It is very nice to see that in every building there are lights and Vesak lanterns hanging.
We must not eat meat on this day. Therefore all the shops which sell meat are closed on that day. On the next poya day we are planning to give a dansala. Everybody should celebrate a religious festival because they unite us and give our stressed lives a relief.
Tharusha Fernando (13 years)
Jennings Int. College, Nainamadama