Sunburst Schools

Refiner/Wildcat Extracurricular Activities for Sept. 11-17, 2023 (Homecoming Week) Monday, September 11 K-12 Individual and Class Picture Day JV VB vs. Cut Bank: 5:30pm Tuesday, September 12 JH FB vs. Highwood: 5:30pm Friday, September 15 XC team @ Sunburst - Toole County Challenge (NTC vs. Shelby) JH – 4:00pm HS Boys – 4:30pm HS Girls – 5:00pm Saturday, September 16 FCCLA 5k Fun Run/Walk : 8:00am (start at football field) Parade: 9:30am Booster Club Breakfast at Firehall Park (free will offering) -- 9:30-10:30 VB vs Cascade: JH 11am | JH 12pm | JV 1pm |V +20 Tailgate Dinner sponsored by Logan Health: 6-8pm FB vs. Box Elder: 7pm

FCCLA Fun Run - FCCLA is hosting a 5k walk/run on Saturday, September 16th, the morning of homecoming. Before enjoying the parade and Booster club breakfast please join us for a fun run! This 5k fun run is open to all. Race starts at 8am at the Refiner track. Sign up fee is $5 and/or bring a food bank donation! Thanks for supporting FCCLA and the local food bank! Sign up by emailing shehlers@sunburst.k12.mt.us or just show up. See you there!

Picture Day Tomorrow Picture day will be tomorrow, Monday, September 11, 2023. All individual and class pictures will be taken by Lindsay Sandon Photo + Design.

Way to run Refiners! The sunburst xc team had a great meet on Friday night in Cut Bank. Lots of new personal records! The girls race today in Havre. Go get 'em girls!

SCHEDULE CHANGE! Tomorrows volleyball game schedule against Simms will be as follows: 4:00 pm - JH B team 5:00 pm - JH A team 6:00 pm - Varsity Go Refiners! 🏐❤️

Fine motor practice in Kindergarten!

Third grade students are starting their novel "The Orphan of Ellis Island" to learn about immigration. To introduce the novel, students had to investigate artifacts in a trunk to guess the significance of each item in the story. As we read, the true meaning behind each item will be revealed!

The Refiners faced off against the Heart Butte Warriors and the Valier Panthers tonight! The Refiners were on fire with a 3-0 sweep against both teams! 🏐 A big thank you to our fans for all of their support this evening! Go Refiners! ❤️

Picture Packets for Picture Day Picture packets for picture day will be coming home with students today, September 5, 2023. Individual and class picture day will be next Monday, September 11, 2023. Lindsay Sandon Photo + Design will be taking all school pictures.

Come one, come all, to the Booster Club fall planning meeting this Thursday, 9/7! Come share your great ideas about how we can best support our Refiners and Wildcats during homecoming week and all throughout the school year. The meeting will be held at 5 p.m. in the high school English room, and all community members are invited to attend. Please enter the school through the east doorway facing the shop. See you there!

Volleyball Game Time Update *Change* for Tuesday September 5: JH vs. Heart Butte 4pm HS vs. Heart Butte 5pm (Conference) HS vs. Valier ~6:30pm (Non-Conference)

Refiner/Wildcat Extracurricular Activities for September 5-12, 2023 Tuesday, September 5 VB vs. Heart Butte 5pm JH | 6pm V (Conference game) JH FB vs. CJI 5:30pm Friday, September 8 Girls VB @ Simms JHB 4p|JHA 5p|JV 6p| V +20 Boys XC team @ Cut Bank FB vs. Valier 6pm Saturday, September 9 JH VB @ Vaughn 10am JH B |11am JH A Girls XC team @ Havre: HS – 10:45am; JH – 12:00pm

Fourth grade is beginning a new science unit, Energy. We will investigate energy, build electric circuits powered by D-cells (flashlight batteries), and explore electromagnetism, light, collisions, and waves. All our experiences will build an understanding that energy is evident when there is motion, electric current, sound, light, or heat, and that energy can travel from place to place. This week's investigation focused on answering the focus questions, "What is needed to light a bulb?"

Third grade are studying physics and chemistry in a new unit, Motion and Matter. We will be studying forces and what happens when they are balanced and unbalanced. This week's investigation explored the questions, "What happens when magnets interact with other magnets and with paper clips?"

Third grade students used interactive google slides this week to practice identifying the continents on a map as well as learn fun new information about each continent!

The NTC cross country team had some great results and personal bests at the Kalispell Invite today.

1st graders had fun learning and practicing the scientific method today!

5th and 6th grades have art on Friday each week. Today the 5th grade explored their new paint sets by making swatches and mixed medium art pieces. The 6th grade took their paints outdoors to create some wonderful work!

Monetary Opportunity for students grades 9-12

No School Monday Please remember that Sunburst Schools will not have school on Monday, September 4, 2023, in observance of the Labor Day holiday. We hope everyone has a wonderful three day weekend!