Sunburst Schools

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!

The FCS kitchen is open! The Foods, Nutrition and Wellness students made oatmeal cookies this week!

Picture the high school school librarian, behind the camera, rubbing her hands together. "My plan to create an enjoyable lunchtime study/reading center is coming together."

7th and 8th graders got to take a trip to Great Falls to tour the Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art. After the tour, they got the chance to recreate one of the artists' work, Sean Chandler, in their own way. Obviously, they got really into it, as their dirty hands can show!

Junior High Sports Pictures Junior High sports pictures will be taken on Thursday, August 31, 2023. Photo packet information will be sent home with your child today. Athletes need to bring their uniform, gear, etc. Lindsay Sandon Design and Photo will be taking all school photos.

2nd graders had to solve 5 clues to save the future from aliens! They succeeded in their mission and solved all 5 clues!

The K-6 graders were in for a musical treat when the talented accordionist, Andy Mirkovich, came to visit! Some students got to try their hand at being an accordionist. Others sang along to some familiar tunes such as "It's a Small World", "You're a Grand Old Flag", and "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious"! Andy is a longtime family friend of Mrs. Sally Aschim and Miss Whitney Aschim, who fell in love with his musical talents over 20 years ago while attending accordion festivals with family. Some of his credentials include playing with or for the likes of Liberace, Burl Ives, The Vienna Boys, and the King and Queen of Norway, just to name a few. He performed as the featured performer at the Space Needle for 11 years, and he continues to perform and teach Master Classes at festivals.