Sunburst Schools

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.

Come support the lady Refiners and fill our gym with PINK to support those who have battled or know someone who has battled breast cancer. The game starts at 6:00P.M.

FAFSA changes are coming this December! If you have families and students who would like a general Federal Aid overview and would like to know how the FAFSA changes will impact their family, join us for FAFSA Financial Aid Night. An in-depth look at the FAFSA process which opens up in DECEMBER for the 2024-2025 academic year will be presented by Carroll College Director of Financial Aid, Janet Riis. Monday, October 23, 2023 at 5:30-7:00 PM (Register for Oct 23) https://admission.carroll.edu/register/FAFSA10232023 or Wednesday, November 1, 2023 at 5:30-7:00 PM (Register for Nov 1) https://admission.carroll.edu/register/FAFSA11012023

We had such a great time meeting our "kollege" students yesterday! Sabrina did a great job leading the preschoolers through their circle time routine. Can't wait to see the Kiddie Kollege kids next week!

Lunch Change This Friday, October 6, we will not be having baked potato bar because of supply chain issues. Instead, we will be having hamburgers.

The students made beautiful "Salads in a Jar" this week!

First graders practiced cooperation as they worked in teams to build a phonics skeleton!

Refiner & Wildcat Extracurricular Activities for October 2-8, 2023 Tuesday, October 3 JH FB vs. Augusta – 5:30pm Thursday, October 5 XC 7 vs 7 @ Helena – Bob Roberts Golf Course: 12pm JV girls; 1pm JV boys; 1:45 pm #7 Runners; 2:15 pm #6 Runners; 2:45pm #5 Runners;; 3:15pm #4 Runners Friday, October 6 HS VB vs Augusta (Conference) 6pm Saturday, October 7 HS VB vs. Belt JV 12pm +20 - Senior Day (VB|Mng|XC) JH/HS Football @ North Star (Rudyard) 10am|1pm

A friendly reminder to sign up your preschool students aged 3-5 for Kiddie Kollege. Class will run every Wednesday that school is in session from 10:30-11:20 in October, November and December.

September 23 Refiner Newspaper Please follow the link below to read the newly released September 2023 issue of the Refiner! https://www.sunburst.k12.mt.us/page/refiner-newspaper

Sunburst Schools would like to thank Independence Bank for their donation of $400. Independence Bank is able to donate these funds to our school through their "Spirit Card" Program. Thanks to Darby Donavan and Lindsay Bloch for presenting the school with a check at our last home football game.

Important JHVB and JHGBB Info! The Junior High Volleyball tournament will now be on October 13th and 14th. Below is the information for the tournament. Where: Simmes Prices: Adults $8, Students $6, they do accept cards, however, there will not be cash back for concessions. A hand will be stamped and good for the day. Teams playing will need to provide their own libero tracker if you have a libero. Teams will also have to provide one line judge when that team is playing.  NFHS cameras will be on and rolling all day.  Start time for both days will be at 8:30 am, double elimination bracket. The bracket will hopefully be out next week. With this happening, JH Boys basketball will still be starting Oct. 9th. However, JH Girls BB will be starting the 16th.