Children

Festival of Lights

Dear Children,

Deepavali or the festival of lights was celebrated by Hindus yesterday (October 26).

Deepavali means the triumphant entry of the light of peace, unity and understanding and the dramatic defeat of evil.

According to the Hindu calendar, bright and beautiful lamps are lit in a row in Hindu homes.

Deepavali inspires us with the hopes and aspirations for better times ahead.

This will let the light of knowledge and wisdom shine far and wide scattering bright beams of peace, wisdom and splendour of light amongst us humans. Do you like to save? Most of you must be careful with the ‘pocket money’ your parents give. Saving and being careful in the way you spend your money is a very good habit.

October 31 is designated as World Thrift Day. It is a day declared by the International Thrift Congress in Milan, Italy which is devoted to the promotion of ‘savings’ all over the world. Several schools too conduct awareness programmes to educate children on the values of savings.

Bye for now. - Aunt Anji

CIS celebrates ‘Infant School Book Week’

The celebration of the Infant School Book Week at Colombo International School (CIS) was held on October 3, 2011 at the CIS auditorium.

The Infant Book Week was organized by the Infant section at CIS as a unique part of the school curriculum where the children are encouraged the gift of reading.

Throughout the ‘School Book Week’, the students from each class participated in competitions held at class level. The younger students were encouraged to express their thoughts during story time and illustrate them freely enabling them to be use their imaginations and be creative.

The older students were assigned to read a story book and summarize it by rewriting it in their own words while identifying the main parts of a story.

The book week concluded with the presentation of awards and certificates, encouraging the students for their hard work. Every student was presented with a participation certificate.

Waves

In this stuffy world,
I found comfort,
But
Sometimes it’s like waves of the ocean
Some times it’s a quite night
I love to stay under the quiet night,
But I’m poor to confront the bawly waves
Because I’ll cause to vanish the
becalmed of my night and
my beach too
So I’m dreaming to lay on my beach
in the twilight
If the waves are not raucous
But, when I sigh, my tears embrace
the bawly waves and it comes fragile
I know may be I’m
a beachcomber
in this eve
However, I think now I’m in love with the waves,
Whether it is raucous or not

Malshani Medagedara Sangamitta Balika Vidyalaya Matale

World Teachers’ Day

A teacher teaches a child the right way as our parents do. Teachers are children’s second parents. So we should always respect them. The day on which special attention and consideration is bestowed on teachers is known as the World Teachers’ Day. World Teachers’ Day falls on October 5 annually.

Albert Einstein, one of the great scientists once said, “It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge”. Teachers work very hard to make bad children good, to give us new meaning to life.

Hiruni Sawanika Vidanapathirana Grade 5(3) Hillwood College Kandy

Home garden	A coconut tree	Paddyfield
J D Esuri Nethmini Dunagaha Pre-school, Palliyapitiya	Michelle Ketagoda, 5S4, St. Bridget’s Convent, Colombo 4	M D Sineth Guwanaka Sandalankawa Pre-school, Sandalankawa