Today, our 4th grade class became food historians. Students learned that long before pre-packaged trail food, Native American hunters made their own version of today's protein bars and trail mix called Pemmican.
The word pemmican is derived from the Cree word, pimihkan. The root 'pimi' means fat.
We made our own version of pemmican today using beef jerky, rendered beef fat, and dried cranberries and walnuts.
The kids surprisingly liked it, but the overall consensus was that we used too much fat!
Thanksgiving Break
Sunburst Schools will not have school November 26-28, 2025 to celebrate Thanksgiving. We hope everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend!
Sunburst Schools will not have school November 26-28, 2025 to celebrate Thanksgiving. We hope everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend!
Breakfast Change
Breakfast on Tuesday, November 25th, 2025 will be Breakfast Bars.
Breakfast on Tuesday, November 25th, 2025 will be Breakfast Bars.
4th grade finished up their gingerbread houses on National Gingerbread Cookie Day! We were very fortunate to spend two Fridays working on these with special guest, Kelsey Buckley. She baked the pieces for us and taught the kids a little bit about the process. She created blueprints for each student and they built their own train cars to go with this year's Annual Theme "A Hi-Line Holiday".
You can see the finished display at the Marias Museum Annex during their Annual Christmas Open House on Tuesday, December 9th from 4:30 to 8:00p.m. There will be soup, cookies, musical entertainment and SANTA!!
Refiner & Wildcat Extracurricular Activities for November 24-30, 2025
Monday, November 24
Boys HS Practice - 6AM
Girls HS Practice - Immediately following JH Bball game
JH Bball vs Valier (Girls 4p/Boys +10)
No school for students Wednesday, November 26-28: Happy Thanksgiving!
Monday, November 24
Boys HS Practice - 6AM
Girls HS Practice - Immediately following JH Bball game
JH Bball vs Valier (Girls 4p/Boys +10)
No school for students Wednesday, November 26-28: Happy Thanksgiving!
A lesson from kindergarten and Elmer the Elephant: it's OK to be different!
Youth Basketball
Youth basketball for students in Kindergarten-4th grade begins this Saturday, November 22, 2025 at 9:00am in the Sunburst Elementary Gym. Information about youth basketball is being sent home with your child today, November 19.
To see the documents in a pdf, please follow this link: https://aptg.co/Fs7R1Q
Youth basketball for students in Kindergarten-4th grade begins this Saturday, November 22, 2025 at 9:00am in the Sunburst Elementary Gym. Information about youth basketball is being sent home with your child today, November 19.
To see the documents in a pdf, please follow this link: https://aptg.co/Fs7R1Q
As a result of the Marias River Electric emergency outage today, November 19, starting at 3pm and lasting from 2-5 hours, Sunburst Schools may not have great phone service. If you need to make any changes to your child's normal bus/after school activities, please plan to call either school office prior to 2:30pm.
Event Cancellation
As a result of the Marias River Electric emergency outage today, November 19, starting at 3pm and lasting from 2-5 hours, Sunburst Schools will cancel the following planned activities:
**high school basketball pictures
**fall awards night
These events will be scheduled at an unknown date in the future. Please look for future communication on the newly scheduled date and time for these activities.
As a result of the Marias River Electric emergency outage today, November 19, starting at 3pm and lasting from 2-5 hours, Sunburst Schools will cancel the following planned activities:
**high school basketball pictures
**fall awards night
These events will be scheduled at an unknown date in the future. Please look for future communication on the newly scheduled date and time for these activities.
JHBB Game Update
The JH basketball games scheduled for Friday, November 21, 2025 will not start at 5pm start. The bus will depart at 3pm. Good luck Wildcats!
The JH basketball games scheduled for Friday, November 21, 2025 will not start at 5pm start. The bus will depart at 3pm. Good luck Wildcats!
Fall Sports Awards Night
The NTCHS Fall Sports Awards Night will be held today, November 19, 2025, at 6pm in the NTC Auditorium. Pizza and drinks will be served.
Football, volleyball, and cross country athletes and parents are encouraged to attend.
The NTCHS Fall Sports Awards Night will be held today, November 19, 2025, at 6pm in the NTC Auditorium. Pizza and drinks will be served.
Football, volleyball, and cross country athletes and parents are encouraged to attend.
NTC Refiner Basketball Parent Meeting
There will be a Refiner Basketball parent meeting on Wednesday, November 19, 2025, at 5:45 PM in the NTCHS Gym. We ask all parents and players to attend.
There will be a Refiner Basketball parent meeting on Wednesday, November 19, 2025, at 5:45 PM in the NTCHS Gym. We ask all parents and players to attend.
Refiner Basketball
The Refiner basketball season gets underway this Thursday, November 20th. Coach Nate Aschim and Assistant Coach Jackson Nagy will be leading the Refiner boys team. Coach Tyler Tharp and Assistant Coach Kaitlyn Nagy will be leading the girls team.
A tentative practice schedule for November 25 is seen below.
Please also check out the link below and click on Refiner & Wildcat Basketball for more basketball information.
https://www.sunburst.k12.mt.us/page/athletics
The Refiner basketball season gets underway this Thursday, November 20th. Coach Nate Aschim and Assistant Coach Jackson Nagy will be leading the Refiner boys team. Coach Tyler Tharp and Assistant Coach Kaitlyn Nagy will be leading the girls team.
A tentative practice schedule for November 25 is seen below.
Please also check out the link below and click on Refiner & Wildcat Basketball for more basketball information.
https://www.sunburst.k12.mt.us/page/athletics
10C Volleyball All Conference
Congrats to Lady Refiner Volleyball players Ella Samsal (1st team) and Ali Nau ( 2nd team) for making the 10C All Conference Volleyball team..
Congrats to Lady Refiner Volleyball players Ella Samsal (1st team) and Ali Nau ( 2nd team) for making the 10C All Conference Volleyball team..
HS Basketball Picture Day
Picture day for high school girls and boys basketball will be on Wednesday, November 19, 2025. Lindsay Sandon Photo + Design will be taking the pictures.
Forms should be coming home with your athlete on Monday, November 19, 2025. If you need to print out a copy, please utilize this link: https://aptg.co/JJTXk7
Picture day for high school girls and boys basketball will be on Wednesday, November 19, 2025. Lindsay Sandon Photo + Design will be taking the pictures.
Forms should be coming home with your athlete on Monday, November 19, 2025. If you need to print out a copy, please utilize this link: https://aptg.co/JJTXk7
Refiner & Wildcat Extracurricular Activities for November 17-28, 2025
Sunday, November 16
Student Council Convention - Great Falls
Monday, November 17
Student Council Convention - Great Falls
7th-12th Assembly - 10:30am in auditorium
Tuesday, November 18
JH Bball @ Heart Butte 4pm G| +10 min B: Departure – 12:50pm (4th/5th meet in Cut Bank after Field Trip)
OSHA Training - Juniors & Seniors
4th/5th Field Trip to Browning
Wednesday, November 19
OSHA Training - Juniors & Seniors
3p to 5:30p – High School Basketball pictures
6p – Fall Sports Awards Night
Thursday, November 20
First day of HS Basketball practice
Friday, November 21
JH Bball @ Dutton (PDB) 4pm G| +10 min B: Departure – 2pm
Robotics @ Butte: Departure – after school 2:35pm
Saturday, November 22
Robotics @ Butte
Monday, November 24
JH Bball vs Valier
Wednesday, November 26
No School - Thanksgiving Break
Thursday, November 27
No School - Thanksgiving Break
Friday, November 28
No School - Thanksgiving Break
Sunday, November 16
Student Council Convention - Great Falls
Monday, November 17
Student Council Convention - Great Falls
7th-12th Assembly - 10:30am in auditorium
Tuesday, November 18
JH Bball @ Heart Butte 4pm G| +10 min B: Departure – 12:50pm (4th/5th meet in Cut Bank after Field Trip)
OSHA Training - Juniors & Seniors
4th/5th Field Trip to Browning
Wednesday, November 19
OSHA Training - Juniors & Seniors
3p to 5:30p – High School Basketball pictures
6p – Fall Sports Awards Night
Thursday, November 20
First day of HS Basketball practice
Friday, November 21
JH Bball @ Dutton (PDB) 4pm G| +10 min B: Departure – 2pm
Robotics @ Butte: Departure – after school 2:35pm
Saturday, November 22
Robotics @ Butte
Monday, November 24
JH Bball vs Valier
Wednesday, November 26
No School - Thanksgiving Break
Thursday, November 27
No School - Thanksgiving Break
Friday, November 28
No School - Thanksgiving Break
It was a tasty last day of the week in 3rd grade. They got their 1st quarter ice cream party and we had our first Cozy Hot Cocoa Friday of the year!
Thank you to Lindsay Sandon at the local library for allowing the National Honor Society to host today's story hour with a "Books and Blankies" theme! Big kids and little kids enjoyed reading books, singing songs, playing games, and painting pictures together. At the end of today's story hour, each attendee received a book and a hand-made blanket of their very own.
4th graders are really diving into their National History Day Topics and using their historical research skills to search through primary and secondary sources. Some of the topic boards you can look forward to viewing in the spring include; Fannie Sperry Steele, the Chinese experience in MT, the Buckley leaflet bomb, MT mathematician Gloria Hewitt, The Rocky Mountain Fur Trade and the Rendezvous system, as well as Montana WW2 veterans!
It's amazing to see what thesw yiung historians are discovering!
Fall Sports Awards Night
The NTCHS Fall Sports Awards Night will be held on Wednesday, November 19, 2025, at 6pm in the NTC Auditorium. Pizza and drinks will be served.
Football, volleyball, and cross country athletes and parents are encouraged to attend.
The NTCHS Fall Sports Awards Night will be held on Wednesday, November 19, 2025, at 6pm in the NTC Auditorium. Pizza and drinks will be served.
Football, volleyball, and cross country athletes and parents are encouraged to attend.
