Winner:

My favourite book series

I have read many series of books. Among them, my favourite series is the Rainbow Magic series. It is written by Daisy Meadows and published by Orchard Books. It is about two girls named Rachel Walker and Kirsty Tate. They are best of friends. Both of them have a big secret.

They are friendly with fairies in fairyland. There are a lot of fairy groups in fairyland. Rainbow fairies, jewel fairies, weather fairies, fashion fairies and princess fairies are some of them. Every fairy has a magical item.

When Jack Frost stole their magical items, Kirsty and Rachel help them to find it and make fairyland normal. When I read these books I feel that I am in fiaryland too.

The series is written beautifully and the pictures are really nice. Because of that I like this series very much. I like to read these books over and over again.

Randi Lakshima Wijayabandara,
Grade 7B,
R/Eh/Central College,
Eheliyagoda.











 

Let’s do sports and prevent diseases

Winner:

Sports help the healthy growth of humans. Children and adults need to engage in sports. It helps us to develop physically and mentally. Sports give us a healthy body and healthy mind. Healthy food gives energy and helps growth. Our body needs exercises to maintain itself.

Sports help us to lower Cholesterol levels. It reduces problems with heart disease, diabetes and other diseases related to inactivity and excessive weight. It increase blood circulation by strengthening and supplying more oxygen to our body and makes muscles stronger.

It helps flexibility. It exercises the brain to release a chemical which makes you feel happier.

Sports teaches us how to take correct decisions. It helps us to accept victory and defeat. There are certain rules in a sport. When we follow the rules we learn fairplay. Sports and games are valuable in building a good personality and good health. Take part in sports and lead a healthy life.

U.L. Savini Dilanthi,
Grade 8,
Holy Family Convent,
Dehiwala.

How to overcome examination phobia

Winner:

Term tests are examinations to test our knowledge. From Grade One to Grade 13 we face many examinations. Among them term tests, Grade Five Scholarship, GCE O/L and A/L examination can be cited. In every year we have to face three term tests. They are first, second, third or year-end term tests.

At the end of the term we have to face term tests. First term tests will be held at the end of March and April. The second term tests will be held at the end of July and August.

The end term test will be held at end of November. After a term test we get a vacation.

All and sundry work hard for the term test. I too prepare for the term tests. Since I expect to score high marks for each subject, I work with diligence. Though some have examination phobia, I don’t have such phobia. Examination phobia is a fear of examinations.

I think the reason behind it is negligence to study. As children we must study well. If we do our day-to-day work, we need not be afraid to face examinations.

I suppose term tests are our friends. We can pass term tests by sticking to our day-to-day activities properly. If we can’t do our activities alone we must get advice from teachers, elders and parents.

Some sources that help us to do well are good books, media programs, text books, work books and the internet. We must try to overcome the term test obstacle.

S.M.Sewmini Sugandhi,
Grade 8C,
Lakdasa De Mel College,
Kurunegala.

The story of a prince and princess

Winner:

Once upon a time there was a beautiful princess. One day she went to a dark forest to see a river. There was a witch near the river.

The princess stepped upon a magic carpet laid by the witch and she became a dragon. After sometime a prince came riding a white horse. The prince saw the dragon.

He tried to kill the dragon. The dragon touched the sword. At once the dragon became a beautiful princess. The prince was excited and he was happy. He took the princess to the castle.

The king and the queen recognised their lost princess. They were very happy. The witch became a dog. The princess and the prince got married. The dark forest became an illuminated forest.

Hiruni Swarnahansi,
Grade 9A,
R/Karagasthalawa MV,
Belihul Oya.

My dream to be an engineer

Winner:

Every child has a dream for their future and as I am a child, I too have a dream, it’s to be an engineer. An engineer does a great service to the country. He plays a vital role in the development of the nation.

There are many fields in engineering and some of them are software engineering, mechanical engineering and electrical engineering. A child has to undergo training in any on sphere to be an engineer.

An engineer works hard to construct buildings, towers, factories, industrial sites and also maintain them. If I success my goal, I will do a great service to my country.

To become an engineer is not easy, but if I try hard, I can achieve the goal and there are several subjects to pass well to become an engineer. They are Mathematics, English and Science and these are my favourite subjects.

After I pass my Ordinary Level examination, I have to study for my Advanced Level examination. After that I will enter the engineering faculty of a university. Engineers face a lot of difficulties and hardships carrying out their tasks.

No matter how hard it is, I’m going to fulfil my dream.

Amila Srinarth Kumarasinghe,
Grade 8,
Leeds International School,
Ambalangoda.

Chameleons, the rainbow warriors

Chameleons are the ‘rainbow warriors' of the animal world. They are in pink, blue, red, orange, green,black, brown, yellow and turquoise colours. Chameleons are the best known creatures with colour changing abilities.

Contrary to popular belief chameleons do not typically change colour for reasons of camouflage. It is a way of communication, including attraction to potential mates. Chameleons have specialised pigment cells called chromatographs which can quickly reposition thus controlling the colour of the lizard.

Chameleons are a distinctive and highlys pecialised family of lizards. They are distinguished by their parrot-like feet, their separately mobile and stereo-scopic eyes,their long tongues, their swaying gait, prehensile tail, crests or horns on their distinctively shaped heads and the ability to change colour.

The colour change is used as an expression of the physiological condition of the lizard and as asocial indicator to other chameleons. Research suggests that the social signalling was the primary driving force behind the evolution of colour change and the camouflage evolved as a secondary concern.

Chameleons tend to show darker colours when angered, attempting to scare or intimidate others. Male chameleons show lighter multi-coloured patterns when courting females. They are found in warm habitats that vary from rain forests to desert conditions.

Aysha Begum,
Sailan International School,
Negombo.

Value of trees

Trees are an integral part of our environment. Both man and animals cannot live without trees.

A trees serves us in many ways. We get fruits, timber, and medicine from the trees. Trees provide us shelter. We get rain because of the trees. Trees beautify our environment. They stop the soil erosion too. Trees are useful not only to the human beings but also to the animals. Birds built their nest on trees.

We know that the main cause of the drought is the cutting down of trees. When we cut trees water fountains run dry.

Most of the people have not realised the value of trees. Illegal felling of trees is common today. It is true that sometimes we need to cut down trees but we must plant another instead of it. It takes only one or two hours to cut down a big tree but it takes several years to grow a tree.

The forest cover in Sri Lanka has been reduced to 20 percent today. Even the forest reserves that are protected by the government are destroyed by certain money minded people.

Trees can be regarded as a gift of nature to man and animals. Therefore we should preserve them forever.If we cut down trees in this manner, our country will become a desert soon.

Let's save the trees that saves us!

Fathima Ruksha Mohideen,
Grade 11A,
Netherfield International School.

The moon and stars

Oh friends! Take a look at the sky,
Its beauty comprises the moon and stars.
The moon looks like a half of today's pie,
And stars glittering among the cloudspassing by.
How wonderfully has God placed the mall,
The stars forming different constellations adorning the sky.
And the moon,
A bright lamp for our planet earth.

A single moon designed to play,
With a galaxy of stars.
Oh! This displays a mother cuddling her kids,
And what a lovely way to present nature.
The moon and the stars!

Simha Siraj,
Sailan International School.

Animals are our friends

Animals are our friends. Cat is a sweet animal. It lives with us in our homes. It is a good animal because it can understand what we tell them. I love cats so much. I have two little cats at home. They can understand what I say.

Dogs are also brave animals. They can understand what we tell them. The police department tames dogs to catch thieves and search for murderers.

Birds are also our friends. They can sing. The music of birds is lovely to hear. In the morning we can hear so many songs of birds like cuckoo birds. Butterfly is too a beautiful insect.

All these animals beautify our surrounding and make us happy.

L.S.A.D. Sewmini Siriwardana,
Grade 8A,
Sri Rahula National School,
Alawwa.