9 years and below
My favourite storybook
My favourite storybook is ‘The wise old owl’. It is a very interesting book.
One day the wise old owl found a book. The title of the book was ‘How to make a good friend.’ He tries to make a good friend according to the advice in the book but he couldn’t do that as he is a night bird. When he goes to make friends, everyone is sleeping so he couldn’t make any friends.
Finally he understood that he was a night bird and so he must find a night bird same as him. So he went to the bat and made a friendship. The moral of the story is that ‘birds of a feather flock together.’
I think that this story is useful for children like us. The book was a present from my father. I finished the book within 30 minutes.
Sanija Waduge (7 years)
Royal College, Panadura
10 – 12 years
Are you looking forward to going back to school?
I am looking forward to going back to school as I miss my History class. History is my favourite subject. History is so important because I can learn everything about life by learning about what happened in the past.
I am looking forward to learn about different things. My school is a place where I can get educated and learn new subjects. My school also gives good opportunities to take part in extra-curricular activities like sports and music. I always look forward to spending everyday in my school, meeting friends, interacting with teachers and learning new things. Being in school is like being at a place where I am always surrounded by friends. It is more like a family that provides me education.
My school is like a home away from home, where I don’t feel out of place or homesick.
Tamara Chand (10 years)
Belvoir International, Colombo 4
13 – 15 years
How we can help protect our environment
Environment refers to the natural surroundings and conditions in which we live. Unfortunately, this environment has come under serious threat. This threat is almost entirely due to human activities. These human activities have certainly caused serious damage to the environment.
Most noteworthy, this damage risks the survival of living things on Earth. Therefore, there is an urgent need to save the environment.
First of all, planting trees should be given massive attention. Above all, a tree is the source of oxygen. Unfortunately, due to construction work, many trees have been cut down. This certainly reduces the amount of oxygen in the environment. Growing more trees means more oxygen. Hence, growing more trees would mean better quality of life.
Similarly, people must give attention to forest conservation. Forests are vital for the environment. However, deforestation reduces the area of forests around the world. Governments must launch programs to conserve the forests. They must make harming forests a criminal offence.
Soil conservation is yet another important way to save the environment. For this, there must be control of landslides, floods and soil erosion. Furthermore, there should also be afforestation and tree plantation to conserve the soil. Terrace farming and using natural fertilizers are some more ways.
Waste management is a powerful way of protecting the environment. There must be proper disposal of waste. This would help to keep the surroundings healthy. The government must ensure to clean the streets and other polluted land areas. Furthermore, there should be toilets in every house and the government must provide enough public toilets.
Pollution is probably the biggest danger to the environment. Smoke, dust and harmful gases cause air pollution. These causes of air pollution come from industries and vehicles mostly. Furthermore, chemicals and pesticides cause land and water pollution.
Lakshani Almeida (14 years)
Yasodara Balika, Colombo
