Anxious feelings about the coronavirus pandemic prompted an eight-year-old Mowbray Heights Primary School student to do something out of the ordinary last week.
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To make herself feel better Sophie Milner decided to create about 50 thank you cards for teachers at her school.
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"The teachers were helping out around the school by keeping the school clean and by keeping us safe," Ms Milner said.
"They didn't want people to get sick."
Each card given to teachers had a message that said they were appreciated inside.
"Mum helped a little bit and it took most of Sunday," Ms Milner advised.
"The teachers said 'thank you, you're so sweet' when I gave them the cards."
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Ms Milner's mum Charlene Daines said she was extremely proud of her daughter's act of kindness.
"We were driving to school and she was a bit anxious about everything that's happening," Ms Daines explained.
"She said 'maybe I could make some things for the teachers'."
Ms Milner's decision to give her teachers the cards left her feeling much better and lifted her spirits.
"I was with her when she was starting to hand the cards out and she was so excited to do that and the teachers reactions were just beautiful. They were so appreciative and happy about what Sophie had done," Ms Daines said.
"Her face was just beaming."