Winner: A trip to Mount Lavinia beach

It was a Sunday. I woke up and got ready to go to Mount Lavinia as planned with my parents and brother. As we reached there, I saw many rocks by the beach. We ran down the rocks and went to the beach.

There were many people bathing and having fun on the beach. My brother and I played with a ball in the water. Some children were having a bath and flying kites.

After sometime, when we were tired we decided to go to Sathutu Uyana. We played there for a long time. Finally, when it was getting dark my father and mother called us to go home. It was a wonderful day and I was happy.

Zumama Jayam Zarook,
Grade 3J,
Lyceum International School,
Nugegoda.


 

Winner: Environmental pollution

The environment is a gift given to us by mother nature. We need to have a good environment to live. It gives us food, shelter, water, firewood, furniture and oxygen. If there aren’t any rain forests we won’t be able to survive.

People cut down trees in the forests on a large scale for their necessities. Factories and vehicles also pollute the environment. The CFC gases coming from factories and refrigerators increases global warming. Green houses which capture carbondioxide increase global warming fast. The chemicals released from the factories to the soil mix with water springs and cause many diseases.

Therefore, we need to protect the environment. If we cut down a tree we must plant another. We must send vehicles for eco-tests and check whether they are environment-friendly. Children must learn to protect the environment.

C.Anjana Senevirathne Hettiarachchi,
Grade 9B,
Sussex College,
Gampaha.

Winner: Leisure time activities

People have leisure time. It is not something what we get easily. We must spend it in a useful manner. People do various activities during their free time. Watching television is a popular pastime. Playing games helps us to strengthen our body. Bird watching is another leisure time activity which relaxes our minds and bodies.

Leisure activities vary according to time, place and age. Children these days prefer to play video games and have fun. But, adults prefer gardening or reading. Through gardening they get fresh food and sometimes a good income. Reading books, newspapers or magazines develops our knowledge.

Some people do not use their leisure time usefully. We must make sure to use our leisure time in the correct way.

D.W.Tharushi Dilhara de Silva,
Grade 11,
St. Joseph’s Girls’ School,
Nugegoda.











 

Winner: How I improved my English

I am not a native English speaker. I study in the English medium. I thank my parents who showed me the right path giving me my education in the English medium. It is an international language used all over the world. At present the world has become globalised due to English and Internet facilities. Such a language will be a great support to our future success.

When I want to watch television, the channels I prefer to watch are the BBC, CNN, Discovery or National Geographic channels. They telecast educational programs in English.

Reading is my hobby. I like to read autobiographies of heroes and prominent people, newspapers and magazines which enrich my English knowledge.

I write essays for newspapers and magazines using new words and phrases that I come across. Learning English will help me to become a shining star in the world and fulfil my parents’ wishes.

W.A. Pasindu Anjana Weerakkody,
Grade 5A,
Royal International School,
Kurunegala.




 

Winner: My home garden

My home garden is beautiful. There are many beautiful flowers in it.

Everyday butterflies and birds visit it.

I love my home garden very much and I do my best to take care of it.

Yasanya Nethmini Fernando,
Grade 2-EB,
Sujatha Vidyalaya,
Nugegoda.














 

Dinosaurs

Dinosaurs were large reptiles that appeared on the earth 230 million years ago. They could walk on their legs unlike other reptiles that crawled.

Slimlight dinosaurs could run quickly on two legs while heavy dinosaurs plodded slowly. They were the largest animals that ever walked on the earth.

There were carnivorous dinosaurs such as Allosaurus and Baryonyx. Some dinosaurs such as Triceratops and Stegosaurus were herbivorous. Alligators were stripy dinosaurs that could hide themselves in the grass.

The largest dinosaurs was Brachiosaurus. Tyrannosaurus was the king among the dinosaurs. It was a fierce meat-eating dinosaur. The smallest ever dinosaur was Compsognathus.

Although fossils give us a lot of information, they do not reveal the colour of the dinosaurs. The lifespan of a dinosaur is not known. May be it reached an amazing age of 200 years. About five million years ago dinosaurs became extinct. No one can give the exact reason for it.

The reason could be that there were too many and there was not enough food for them to survive. Sometimes mammals might have eaten the eggs of dinosaurs or the falling of a large asteroid on earth killed all the animals including dinosaurs.

At present we can only see the skeletons of dinosaurs in museums.

Senajith Ratnayake,
Grade 10A,
Prince of Wales College,
Moratuwa.

The most interesting person I have met

The most interesting person I have met is my mother. “Mother”is the most beautiful word in this world. My mother gets up early in the morning and prepares breakfast for us. She works hard throughout the day.

My mother gives me everything I want. She helps me to do my homework. She protects and loves me a lot. She helps me when I get into trouble. She takes care of me when I fall ill.

My mother takes good care of me because she loves me a lot. I love my mother a lot. When I grow up I will protect my mother and look after her well.

H.M. Pabodha Dabare,
Grade 5A,
Rotary International School,
Nugegoda.








 

My hobby

My hobby is reading story books. I read story books during my leisure. It helps me in my studies and to write creative essays. My parents often buy me story books. I am a member of three libraries. I borrow interesting story books from the library.

My favourite books are The long winter, Madol Doova and Jane Eyre. The long winter was written by Laura Ingals Wilder. It was translated into Sinhala by Ganga Niroshani Suduwalikanda. The story is about a girl called Laura. There are five family members in her family. Everything happens during the winter season.

Madol Doowa was written by Martin Wickremasinghe. He was a famous Sri Lankan writer. Upali is the protagonist in the story.

Jane Eyre was written by Charlotte Bronte. The story is about a poor girl called Jane. She lived with her uncle in Gateshead Hall. Soon after the death of her uncle, she lived with her aunt Mrs. Reed. It is a beautiful story.

Everyone of us should read books and improve our knowledge. I love my hobby very much.

`Reading maketh a full man.'

Diwyanjalee Wanigasekara,
Grade 7,
Taxila Central College,
Horana.