School News
Dr Karl Q & A
On Wednesday at 1:00pm, the students in 3-6 (and some 1/2 students) logged in for a 45 minute Q&A session with the one and only Dr Karl!
If you don’t know who Dr Karl is, he is an answer looking for a question. He has been on numerous science shows, on the ABC radio station and is currently the Julius Sumner Miller Fellow at Sydney Uni.
During the Q&A, students had the chance to ask Dr Karl any questions that are science related… and from the 100+ questions that were submitted the following 20 were selected and asked by the sensational students:
# | Student Name | Year | Question |
1 | Harley | 3/4 | How does Google have all the answers? |
2 | Michael | 5/6 | What do you think is on the other side of a black hole? |
3 | Lillian | 3/4 | Why are most humans around the same size when they are babies, and around the same size again when they are adults? |
4 | Cadie | 1/2 | What is cloning and what can we clone? |
5 | Lachy | 3/4 | Is reincarnation real? |
6 | Brooklyn | 3/4 | Why, when we get older, do we lose the hair on our head but not our eyebrows? |
7 | Lenka | 5/6 | Why do old people have wrinkly skin? |
8 | Liam | 3/4 | How does a brain work? How does it do all of its jobs at one time? |
9 | Lilly | 5/6 | Is it possible to not be able to hiccup? |
10 | Rebecca | 3/4 | Does your eye colour affect the way you see? |
11 | Tahlia | 5/6 | Why does a rainbow appear as an arch shape? |
12 | Angus | 1/2 | Why is the moon sometimes half? |
13 | Evie | 3/4 | Is it “actually” bad to eat 1 hour before going to bed? |
14 | Amelia | 5/6 | Why is water clear? |
15 | Marly | 3/4 | When you lose your baby teeth, adult teeth come through… but then you don’t grow anymore once your adult teeth fall out… why? |
16 | Summer | 5/6 | Which one came first, the chicken or the egg? |
17 | Akaljot | 3/4 | What would happen if you washed your hands non-stop? |
18 | Nick | 5/6 | Why was my brother taller than me at my age? |
19 | Sully | 3/4 | What's inside a rattlesnake's tail that makes it rattle? |
20 | Cooper | 3/4 | Which animal has the best memory? |
Congratulations go to Amelia and Sully who gave Dr Karl some 'homework,' as their questions stumped Karl!
What an outstanding opportunity for the students at Marlborough!
Athletics
Some dates to put in your Calendar.
District Athletics is: Tuesday 6th September all 5/ 6 students and selected 3 /4 students at Bill Sewart Track, Burwood.
Division Athletics: Thursday October 6th,
Eastern Region Athletics: Thursday October 20th
Bonny Chisholm
PE Specialist
Lost Property
There is a lot of lost property around the school. Tubs of lost property are located in each unit, and one in the ELC (inside the entrance door).
Please have a look through if you are missing any items of clothing. There are lots of unnamed items, especially jumpers and hats.
Any unclaimed or unnamed lost property will be donated to the Second Hand Uniform Stall or recycled.
Marlborough's Wellbeing Hub
Remember to bookmark our online Wellbeing Hub page, where you will find a variety of resources to help support the wellbeing of yourself and your family, along with information about the current wellbeing programs on offer at our school.
https://wellbeing.marlboroughps.vic.edu.au
From the URSTRONG Blog
Friendship is Respect
Our URSTRONG Friendology program looks at social-emotional wellbeing through the lens of friendship. This month, we’re exploring the importance of RESPECT in friendships, which is defined as: “Honouring and accepting your friend for who they are – their thoughts, feelings, and opinions.”
You can read more here - https://urstrong.com/friendship-is-respect/
High Conflict Friendships
Tips on supporting children in fiery friendships - https://urstrong.com/high-conflict-friendships/
More information and parent/carer access to FREE resources can be found by visiting: https://urstrong.com/parents/
Jenelle Seregin
HOPE Leader