Kids’ World
View(s):My brothers
I have two brothers.
My elder brother’s name is Heshan.
He is 15 years old. He is in Grade 10. He goes to Ananda Sastralaya.
My younger brother’s name is Kiseth. He is three years old.
He goes to pre-school.
Sometimes I fight with my elder brother. My younger brother fights with me because he takes my toys.
I like to play with my brothers.
I am very lucky to have two brothers.
I love my brothers and they love me too.
Thewin Sithsuka (Grade 4)
Ananda Sastralaya, Kotte
Courtesy
First of all, what is courtesy? Since it is an important factor in our lives, people should know what it means. Courtesy means polite behaviour towards others. Being a courteous person means being decent in speech, good mannered and being considerate of others.
It doesn’t take much effort to be courteous to one another. ‘Thank you’, ‘I am sorry’, ‘You are welcome’, ‘Excuse me’, and ‘Please,’ are just a few of the magic words that will instantly make you a more polite citizen in society.
Courteous people are admired and respected by society. How many times have we really been courteous to others? Take government officials for example, due to their lack of courtesy, they
are not respected nowadays.
Your family or friends may have shown you how to be courteous. It doesn’t matter how –
the most important thing is that you are.
‘Treat others, as you want to be treated.’
Aanjali Fernando (13 years)
St. Lawrence’s Convent, Moratuwa
Unexpected Change
I remember the exact day that made a change to my life. It was March 12, during my first term exams. I was coming home from school, planning on how I would spend my April holidays. But everything changed in a split second. As I arrived home, my mother announced that schools were to be closed and there will be an all-island curfew.
From that day onwards, the days grew more and more monotonous. I missed
school and my loving friends. Due to the lockdown I got involved in many other activities such as cooking, reading books, drawing and playing the piano.
I also learnt many lessons. For instance, due to the deadly Corona virus I became
more responsible. I began to love and care
for others living in the neighbourhood.
We began to help each other instead of being selfish. Another lesson I learnt was not to waste food and money unnecessarily. People were having a shortage of food and money. They began to value what they had. People began to have more responsibility for each other. Maintaining social distancing, wearing a mask whenever you leave the house and to wash hands, are a few rules that should be obeyed by all citizens.
The days spent during this lockdown was an unexpected change to my life.
I hope that Sri Lanka will be free from the deadly Corona virus so that we can return to our ordinary lives.
Ranali Kodikara (12 years)
Bishop’s College
An exciting trip
During the school vacation I went to the zoo to see the animals. It was a very exciting trip. I went there with my family. I saw a lot of animals at the zoo. There was an elephant
dancing event too.
I saw a lot of fish in the Min Medura.
There were tigers, lions and leopards in the cages. We took our lunch from the canteen at the zoo.
It was very late in the evening when we came home.
Nethupama Wijerathne (Grade 3)
Holy Cross College, Gampaha
What I did during lockdown
A rumour went around school, saying that a fever called Covid-19 was spreading all over the world. Our teacher announced that schools will be closed for a long
vacation. We were delighted and planned
to go on trips, but had to wait days and days at home.
We became very lazy and lethargic.
My mom and father did not report to work but did some home-based work. In the
initial days, the government impose curfew
island-wide and relieved it gradually, based on the severity of illness. All the people were asked to wear face masks, stay at least one metre away from each other and wash hands regularly. Police and public health inspectors were vigilant about this.
Ayya and I couldn’t play tennis and were very worried. Our school big match scheduled for March was also postponed. My mom didn’t even allow us to play with friends. If we went outside, we had to use sanitizers and wash our hands thoroughly.
During this Covid period, we helped our mom to bake pizza at home. We also learned to make biriyani at home.
We planted ladies’ fingers in our home garden. We didn’t receive newspapers for some time in this period and so television, radio and social media were the main
communication modes.
Chandu Kalupahana (Grade 5)
Richmond College, Galle
The threat to Mother Nature
Our world is now in a state of danger. Pollution, Global Warming and many other kinds of threats are being faced by nature. This is not only a threat to our Earth, but to ourselves as well. We are challenging our own existence.
Harindranath Chattopadhyaya has
written a poem called, ‘The Earthen Goblet.’ It shows the conversation between himself and a lump of clay, that is now turned into a vessel. The clay makes a sad remark, as he remembers the time when he was a part of the soil, where he was able to nurture the flowers growing on him.
This indirectly shows the consequences of materialism, or in other words, how
natural life is destroyed by humans.
A great example is the Muthurajawela marsh. Day by day, it is facing many threats. People destroy the wetland and build homes, restaurants and more.
What people don’t realize is that while they are building a home or a hotel, they are destroying the habitats of a countless number of creatures and bringing a threat to the plants and wetland. If this
continues, I think there will be no place called ‘Muthurajawela’ in a few years.
Must we threaten our own lives or should we step back and stop challenging nature’s as well as our own existence?
Lihini Wijesekara (15 years)
Lyceum Int. School, Wattala