Sunburst Schools

Picture Day! Tuesday, October 17, 2023, is picture retake day and junior high basketball picture day. Lindsay Sandon Photo + Design will be handling all picture taking duties. If you would like to have picture retakes, please send back your picture packet or contact Lindsay Sandon. Junior high boys and girls basketball pictures will also be taken on Oct. 17. Please make sure students bring their uniform and basketball gear.

NTCHS Pop Concert The NTCHS 7th-12th grade Pop concert will be held on Tuesday, October 17th, at 7:00 pm in the NTC Auditorium. The concert will highlight musical hits from movies. The concert will also be streamed live on the Sunburst Schools Facebook Page.

No School Oct. 18-20, 2023 Students will not have school Wednesday, October 18 through Friday, October 20, because of the Teacher MEA Convention. We hope everyone enjoys the five day weekend.

3rd and 4th graders got cozy with a good book, along with some hot cocoa and apple cider, this Friday!

The kindergarten class made pumpkin pies today. While the pumpkin filling received mixed reviews, the whipped cream was a hit!

The kindergarten class made pumpkin pies today. While the pumpkin filling received mixed reviews, the whipped cream was a hit!

Schedule change: Today'a volleyball match up at Valier will now start at 5:30! Go Refiners!

This week in the FCS room students have made flatbread, whole wheat pancakes and hosted Kiddie Kollege!

2nd graders were sailing through subtracting 2 digit numbers!

5th and 6th grade students attended Starbase Wednesday and engaged in some awesome STEM learning!

Important Picture Information Picture retakes will be on Oct. 17th. JH Basketball pictures will be taken on the same day. Boys will be given their picture forms on Thursday, Oct. 12th. Girls will be given their picture forms on Monday, Oct. 17. Please be on the lookout for these forms coming home with your child. You can also take a picture of the form and send it to Lindsay Sandon.

September Students of the Month Congratulations to senior Nikki Nau and 3rd grader Jordanne Clark for being recognized as September's Student of the Month! Criteria for staff to nominate a student to be recognized are: GO BIG RED! G = Grit O = Ownership B = Belonging I = Inspiring G = Gumption R = Respectful and Responsible E = Engagement D = Determined The student of the month program has returned to NTCHS and Sunburst Elementary. Staff nominate worthy students for this award. Moving forward, new students will be nominated and recognized each month at the Regular Board Meeting . At the JH/HS, Mr. Dunk nominated Nikki Nau, NTC Senior. He stated that Nikki goes above and beyond, is dedicated, determined, and involved in everything. Mr. Dunk stated that her government project was one of the best he has ever had turned in during his teaching tenure. Other teachers noted her diligence and great work ethic. Staff stated that she pushes others to participate and is helpful to others. A coach noted that she broke the XC record because of her grittiness and persistence. Last, it was noted that she is friendly, pleasant and has a positive attitude. At the elementary, Mrs. Richmond nominated Jordy Clark, 3rd grader. Mrs. Richmond read some comments from Miss Aschim that explained how Jordy is positive and bubbly, has a great want to learn, and is a good listener. Mrs. Richmond noted that Jordy works well with others and always goes above and beyond to do her very best. The Sunburst School Board commended these students on being selected as the September Students of the Month. The board took a picture and praised these students for great efforts.

Welcome to ELLIS ISLAND! 3rd grade students are embarking on a journey this week to discover what it was like to be an immigrant passing through Ellis Island in the 1900s. Students prepared for the journey by creating suitcases filled with their most precious belongings and important documents. As then entered the immigration station on Ellis Island, they were greeted by officers and medical examiners to determine if they were well suited to become American citizens. It's been a fun few days, to say the least!!

Nikki Nau - New XC Record Congrats to Nikki Nau who broke the NTC school girls cross country record with a time of 20:19! Good luck to you and your team at state cross country in Kalispell on October 21st!

Toole County XC Challenge Congratulations to the NTC XC team as they defeated Shelby in the Toole County XC Challenge by a score of 46-65 (lowest score wins). Special thanks to Avani Champaneria for making the trophy!

Toole County XC Challenge The Toole County XC Challenge will be held on Monday, October 9, 2023, in Sunburst. JH will run at 4:30pm and HS will run at 5:00pm.

Refiner & Wildcat Extracurricular Activities for October 9-15, 2023 Monday, October 9 JH boys basketball practice starts XC – North Toole County Challenge (dual meet – NTC vs Shelby) in Sunburst: ; 4:30pm JH; 5pm HS Thursday, October 12 VB @ Valier – 5pm (time change) Friday, October 13 XC @ Harlem: appx time 11am Girls; 11:30 am Boys JH VB @ Simms End of Season Tournament: Sunburst #7 vs. #10 Heart Butte (then games roll so TBD next game) HS FB vs. CJI: 6pm Saturday, October 14 JH VB @ Simms End of Season Tournament Continued: games TBD HS VB @ Power *5pm JV |+20min HS (*Time change due to JH Tournament) JH Boys Basketball @ North Star, Rudyard - 12pm

VB & XC Senior Day Before the Saturday, October 7, 2023, varsity volleyball game vs. Belt, all cross country and volleyball seniors will be recognized (approximately 12:45pm). Please come and support our Senior Refiner athletes! XC Male Senior: Ian Benjamin XC Female Seniors: Claire Bucklin, Avani Champaneria, Gabby Cosme, Nikki Nau VB Seniors: Claire Bucklin ,Avani Champaneria, Gabby Cosme, Katie Hout, Sadie Hutton, Nikki Nau VB Manager: Austin Harms

FB vs. North Star Program Please scan the barcode below for access to the football program for tomorrow's games at North Star.

VB Breast Cancer Awareness Night Tonight, Friday, October 6, 2023, is Breast Cancer Awareness Night. The Lady Refiners take on the visiting Augusta Elks at 6pm. Please come and support our Lady Refiners and support breast cancer awareness by wearing pink.