Stone Age

In the past, humans had nothing to wear. I think they didn’t know how to think too. But they only ate meat and drank water.

But in the age of 9000 BC, there were the first farmers in the world. They planted rice, wheat, corn and barley. They worked hard by their hands. They used sickles to cut barley and wheat.

And there were so many animals around the farms. Farmers got meat and milk from them. And at this time, the dogs were the first animals who were friendly with humans. Dogs helped humans by doing lots of work.

This is a small part of the past of the world. Humans worked hard and slowly came to the space age.

World Cup

By Kalendra Abeysinghe (8 years), Trinity College, Kandy

The World Cup 2011 is near by.

On February 19, begins the big fight for the trophy. There are 14 countries participating in the World Cup.
They are Sri Lanka – Captain, Kumar Sangakkara, Australia – Captain, Ricky Ponting, Zimbabwe – Captain, Elton Chigumbura, South Africa – Captain, Graham Smith, Kenya – Captain, James Kamande, Canada – Captain, Aashish Bagai, Netherlands – Captain, Peter Borren, Bangladesh – Captain, Shakib Al Hasan, Pakistan – Captain, Shahid Afridi, India – Captain, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, New Zealand – Captain, Daniel Vettori, Ireland – Captain, William Porterfield, England – Captain, Andrew Strauss and West Indies – Captain, Darren Sammy.

Focusing on Sri Lanka, compared to the 1996 World Cup team under the captaincy of Arjuna Ranatunga, this year’s World Cup under the captaincy of Kumar Sangakkara, there is a very big chance for the
Sri Lanka team to bring the trophy to Sri Lanka.

Sanga Aiya is the second test captain from our school, Trinity College. (First was Ranjan Madugalle). We are proud of our school. There are many good batsmen, bowlers and fielders in the Sri Lanka cricket team. The opening batsmen are Upul Tharanga and Thilakeratne Dilshan. I wish Sanga Aiya and all the
others in the Sri Lankan cricket team all the best for the World Cup.

The sports meet is fun

By Supuni Chamodya , (Grade 6), R/Sri Deverakkitha College

The sports meet is an extra-curricular activity. First we get into houses. We select house captains.
After that the house captains and the teachers select the competitors.

There are lots of events in a sports meet. They are running, long jump, high jump, cricket, netball, elle,
volleyball, hurdles, discus throw, putt shot, marathon and so on. The sports meet is very important for children. It gives us exercise. We gain new experiences. It teaches us to be real leaders. We get fun and avoid monotony.

We learn how to co-operate with others. We also learn to face victory and defeat. So the sports meet is very useful for children.

A respected Principal

By Dewmini Sirithunga (Year 6), Sacred Heart Convent, Galle

She was a principal, a priestess, a valuable teacher and more. She is Reverend Sr. Rosina Nanayakkara. To most of us in the Galle district this name is a shining name. To Sacred Heart Convent she was a principal and famous as a good, faithful teacher. Her religion is Christianity but she respected all religions alike.

She was a silent person. But in silence she has done great work. She was a kind-hearted lady. She is not with us in the world now. But I thank her for the great service she has rendered. We all wish her to be surrounded by angels in heaven.

Our puppy

By Keneesha Perera (7 years), Vihara Maha Devi B.V., Kiribathgoda

We have a new member to our family. It is a small puppy. Father bought us this puppy. It is a Boxer.
It is brown in colour. It is very playful. My puppy lives in a kennel. My brother and I like to play with the puppy. The three of us play in the garden.

My puppy likes to drink milk. My puppy likes to eat meat and rice. My puppy’s name is Bruno. We love our puppy very much.