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Laughter really is the best medicine. There are a number of articles available on the internet that claim laughter has many benefits for our mental and physical health. Laughter is said to reduce stress, boost immunity, increase blood flow and cardiovascular health, and perhaps even add years to our lives! In the Distance Education Hub, we have a couple of prankster teachers who really make our workplace lots of fun. Today we enjoyed pranking one of them on their birthday. Pranking is harmless fun and today, it involved a bag full of fun gifts, ‘serious’ calls to the office and even a rubber rat in their office drawer. Can you guess the name of the primary teacher who is our best undercover prankster?

A little bit of humour, along with a good attitude and some fun, games, or friendly competition, can make the most mundane, stressful or daunting tasks more enjoyable and provide many opportunities for positive connections and great memories.

We hope the poems below spark some joy today:

Over the last two weeks, the Year 6 students have been learning about poetry in The Arts. Their task was to write a feeling poem that would create a picture for the reader. To do this, they had to include the 5 senses in their stanzas, figurative language, sound play, rhyming and rhythm. I have been very impressed with the high level of work that these students have produced. Ask someone to read this poem to you with your eyes closed and see if you can picture the feeling that they are describing in their poem.

By Kate Appelboom

By Scarlett Riberi

By Lily Patton

From all of us in the DE, we hope you have restful and fun-filled holidays with lots of laughter.

Mrs Eaves