Kids Essays
View(s):A teacher who made a positive impression on me
The one person who put a lot of effort to help me in my studies, to console me when I was sad and correct me when I was wrong, is my loving teacher… Miss Pamoda.
She is a tall, thin and kind lady who enjoys teaching us. She puts a lot of effort in making us understand the lesson. She never hurts anyone or hits us. She loves all the children and treats every child the same.
Miss. Pamoda is my Science teacher. She makes lessons very interesting. She explains all the lessons very well. I usually enjoy Biology very much. The way she explains it makes me eager to learn more. Though I thought Chemistry and Physics were boring, it wasn’t really with Miss. Pamoda.
She makes sure that we enjoy as well as understand the lessons.
If any of her students don’t understand the lesson she would give an individual explanation on that specific part which they find difficult. And by the end of the term, she’d give us a whole lot of revision that covers the whole term’s work. She has made me who I am now, a successful person. I have learnt a lot and Science has turned out to be easy in the higher classes. Even now I easily score good marks because of her.
My dear teacher you deserve a big Thank You!
Amal Gaffoor (11 years)
Royal Institute Girls’ School
My best aunt
My best aunt is Delani. She is fair and pretty. She is very kind to me. She lives next door.
She gives me expensive gifts for my birthday. She goes to church every Sunday. She goes to office by car with uncle. She praises me a lot.
She always welcomes me to her home.
I surely know she likes my company.
I love her so much and may God bless her!
Senuka Nagodavithana (Grade 5)
St. Thomas’ Preparatory School
My class teacher
My teacher’s name is Ms. Dinesha.
She lives in Dehiwala. She is very kind.
She has long hair. She is very fair. She wears Kandyan saree. She teaches us Maths, Science and English. Daily she smiles at me when I enter the class. She teaches and guides us. She comes to school very early. She ties a ponytail to school. She is very nice.
Aamina Gaffoor (6 years)
Royal Institute Girls’ School
My school
My school is Musaeus College. It is in Colombo 7. Our school founder is Marie Musaeus Higgins. Our school motto is ‘Follow the light’. Our school colours are blue and yellow. There are 700 students and
350 teachers in our school.
I love my school.
Methavee Pathirana (Grade 3)
Musaeus College
A trip to the Uva Province
After working hard for months, I got a holiday following the Scholarship Exam and my family decided to go on a trip.
We started our journey along the Raja Mawatha, passing the main reservoirs of Sri Lanka. First we visited Victoria Dam in Teldeniya. As it was high enough to touch the sky, it is known as the highest dam in Sri Lanka. This is the largest hydro-power station in the country,
built and completed in 1985 in President
J. R. Jayewardene’s era.
Secondly we proceeded to Randenigala Dam, located downstream of Victoria Dam and upstream of Rantambe Dam. An engineer took us on a tour inside the dam along the spooky tunnel of 800 steps down. He explained how hydro-power was produced and how they maintained the gates of the dam.
The last dam we visited was Rantame where the water of the Mahaweli River spills through and flows towards Mahiyanganaya.
The following day we visited Basama Wala which was a safe bathing place at Lunugala. The water flows naturally from the mountains and fills up the Basama Wala, where we had a fresh water bath.
We set off to Mini World’s End at Madolsima at the end of the Roeberry tea estate where we had a great view of the mountain range towards the eastern coast.
Next day our destination was Gal Oya National Park, the main catchment area for the Senanayake Samudraya, the largest reservoir in Sri Lanka. We entered from Nilagala, a savannah forest full of important Ayurvedic medicinal plants.
In the evening we went on a boat safari in the humungous Senananayake Samudraya. We saw a herd of elephants, deer, monkeys, a baby crocodile and birds such as cormorant, grey heron, grey headed fish eagle and much more.
On the last day we went to Mahiyangana Raja Maha Viharaya the sacred temple known as the first site where Lord Buddha visited. Then we went to Dhambana, the famous Veddah village of the last tribe of the indigenous people. We visited the museum and gathered a lot of knowledge about their culture. We were fortunate to take a photograph with the chief of the tribe, ‘Uruwarige Vanniaththo’.
We returned home after having unforgettable memories of an amazing journey.
Nishan Tilakaratna (10 years)
Royal College
My sister
I have a sister. Her name is Hasali.
She goes to Girls’ High School, Kandy.
She is in Grade One. She likes to dance. She doesn’t like to wear shorts. She likes to stay outside of the house. She is fond of water. Hasali has short hair. She likes to play with dolls. Sometimes she fights with me. But I love my sister very much.
Rachini Adikari (Grade 3)
Girls’ High School, Kandy
Trees are our friends
Trees give us food. They give us the clean air we need. Without trees we don’t have the rain and the clean air we need. Trees help the water cycle.
If we cut down trees our environment will become ugly and we don’t have the things we need to survive. We get a lot of things from trees. They are a part of nature. When flowers bloom on trees it is beautiful. They give shelter to us. Trees are very useful for us. We must protect our trees.
Jammy Fernando (Grade 3)
Model Primary School, Tangalle
I am Mr. Kite
I am Mr. Kite.
My colour is white.
The clouds are light.
But the sun is bright.
Trees are moving,
Birds are singing,
I am also coming,
To meet my friends flying.
Seth Fernando (Grade 1)
St. Thomas’ Catholic Int. College, Seeduwa
Let’s protect public property
Public property belongs to all of us in general. Most people have not realized the value of public property. Misusing public property has become a national defect of the Sri Lankans.
First, let us look at public taps. Most people do not turn off the taps after use. We waste a large quantity of water this way.
Public libraries are set up by the government for the benefit of the people. Some people, including our school children are in the habit of tearing off and removing pages from the library books.
Some people scribble filthy words on public walls. Some students cut the seat covers when travelling in buses. Some people scatter bits of paper everywhere in public parks. Pasting notices and advertisements everywhere is not allowed. But some persons paste them even on the walls of government buildings and public walls.
Cubicles are erected at bus halts to provide shelter to the passengers. But some people spoil these cubicles by pasting advertisements on their walls.
In government offices, some officials use telephones to give nuisance calls. They never think that it is a waste of public funds. Maintaining public property is the duty and responsibility of everybody.
Awareness programmes should be implemented in order to make people aware of the importance of protecting public property. In the meantime, the government should take steps to arrest vandals and give them severe punishments.
Let’s protect public property.
Fathima Ilham (Grade 9)
Vincent Girls’ High School, Batticaloa
J. K. Rowling’s Harry Potter
J. K. Rowling is an author most known for the Harry Potter series of books. J. K. Rowling is my favourite author while
Harry Potter is one of my favourite stories.
J. K. Rowling was born as Joanne Rowling in Yate, England on July 31, 1965. Growing up in England, she went to school and studied hard. The idea for
Harry Potter came to Rowling while riding on the train to London from Manchester in 1990.
She came up with the idea for a story which took place in a secret school of wizardry and had a young boy wizard as the main hero. The main characters and ideas branched off from there and she was soon writing the first book.
Up to now she has written seven books in the Harry Potter series. I love to read Harry Potter books over and over again.
Mihashi Ranasinghe (Grade 9)
Ave Maria Convent, Negombo
A place I like to visit
The place I like to visit during my holidays is Madol Doova. It is situated in Koggala. Martin Wickramasinghe was a Sri Lankan author who was living at Koggala. He had written a book called ‘Madol Doova.’
Madol Doova is a small island that is located in the middle of the Madol River. The reason I like to visit Madol Doova is its oppressive scenic beauty. It has a variety of plants and different species of snakes and birds.
In the dawn you can see the sun rising slowly from the green hills. The birds chirp as the sun rays touch the earth.
The flower buds open and light the whole forest. At noon the sunlight will be very hot. The only place to protect yourself is to stay under a tree and have a cool drink of king-coconut.
At evening we can see the sunset clearly. By dusk, bats will be flying in various directions as chilling winds blow. At night it would be pitch dark, the only aid you can get is the moon. The branches will break the moonlight. I hope that reading this would make at least a tiny thought in visiting Madol Doova.
Thesandu Udawatta (16 years)
York Int. School, Wattala