Sunburst Schools

4th Grade started their unit on ENERGY in science today. Our investigation involved figuring out what is needed to light a bulb!

Exploring the wonders of science with curious minds, our 3rd grade scientists are on a mission to make learning fun with this gallery walk around the classroom! They brainstormed what a scientist was and also discovered some new types of scientists along the way!

5th grade brainstormed and redesigned their egg protection systems. They were allowed one additional item. Some met the success parameters, some continue thru the design process

Mark your calendars for the Booster Club planning meeting next Thursday, 9/12. 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 5:30 p.m. in the high school English room, and all NTC parents and community members are invited to attend. See you there!

First Responders - We appreciate you! Please come enjoy a complimentary breakfast in the FCS room on Friday, September 13th beginning at 7:30am. Pancakes, muffins, bacon, eggs, juice and coffee will be provided. We'd love to see you there!

GFCC Volleyball Tournament Information The Lady Refiner Volleyball team will be attending a tournament at Great Falls Central Catholic on Friday and Saturday, September 6 & 7.. The tournament schedule is below. TOURNAMENT FORMAT Teams will play 2 sets to 25 on day one. Day two will be bracketed. ADMISSION PRICES Adults - $8.00; Students - $6.00; Senior Citizens - $3.00. CONCESSIONS Concessions will be available Friday from 8am-3pm & Saturday from 9am-12pm. NO COOLERS PLEASE! NFHS Games will be streamed through the GFCCHS NFHS network.

LOL 📚✨ Love this moment from our library!🤔One of the joys of read-aloud time is watching young readers develop their critical thinking skills! #ItHappenedInTheLibrary #ReadAloudTime

Updated Refiner & Wildcat Extracurricular Activities for the week of September 3-7, 2024 Friday, September 6 XC @ Cut Bank 4:20pm HS Volleyball @ Great Falls Central Catholic Showcase - approx. 10:45am JH Volleyball @ Simms JH Showcase - approx. 11:30am Saturday, September 7 HS Volleyball @ Great Falls Central Catholic Showcase - approx. 11am JH Volleyball @ Simms JH Showcase - game time depends on outcome of Friday games JH FB vs. Big Sandy: 3pm HS FB vs. Big Sandy: 6pm

HS VB Postponed! The HS Lady Refiner Volleyball game scheduled for Thursday, September 5, 2024, has been postponed to Tuesday, October 22, 2024 @6pm in the NTC Gym.

JH VB Showcase in Simms The JH Wildcat Volleyball Team will travel to Simms for a middle school volleyball showcase on September 6 and September 7, 2024. Please see the bracket below for game times. The cost of admission to this event is: Adults = $8; Students = $6; Seniors = $1.

1st Graders finished up the first week of school by earning their Junior Ranger 1st Grade badges and celebrated with Campfire Friday complete with campfire stories, songs and s'mores!

5th grade are working through the engineering process by designing and building an Egg Protection system. We did not meet our success criteria, so we analyzed and are now redesigning.

Mrs. Richmond "served" up some books for the 4th grade class today! They "tasted" new book genres and authors to expand their reading interests!

Labor Day Sunburst Schools will not have school on Monday, September 2, 2024, in honor of the Labor Day holiday. We hope everyone has a wonderful 3 day weekend!

4th Grade did some Back to School Community Building through Indigenous Story Telling 📖 and getting our hands a bit dirty. 🌽🌱🎃 The Three Sisters story teaches us... Together, we are greater than we are alone. The corn takes care of making light available. The squash reduces weeds, and the beans are adaptable--finding and weaving their way around the corn to receive the support and light it needs. "Respect one another, support one another, bring your gift to the world and receive the gifts of others, and there will be enough for all." -Braiding Sweetgrass for Young Adults Shoutout and big thank you to Mr. Randy Richmond for helping us with our little classroom garden. ❤️

Following a discussion of the vital role of journalism in a democracy, this year’s Refiner staff perused the local news to brainstorm answers to the following questions: What is journalism? How does it differ from other types of writing? What are the rules of journalism?

Sunburst HS VB Showcase Please come and support our NTC Volleyball Ladies and other teams from our area as Sunburst hosts an all day VB tournament in both of our school gymnasiums on Saturday, August 31, 2024. Sunburst activity passes are not accepted at this tournament. The cost of admission will be: Adult Pass = $10, K-12 Student Pass = $5; Senior and pre-K are FREE

Fall Sports Pictures High school football and volleyball sports pictures will be taken today, August 29. Junior high football and volleyball pictures will be taken next Thursday, September 5, 2024.

Refiner & Wildcat Extracurricular Activities for the Week of Aug. 28-September 7, 2024 Saturday, August 31 Sunburst Showcase Volleyball (Sunburst activity passes not accepted - adults pass = $10, K-12 student) = $5, Senior and pre-K are FREE) Thursday, September 5 VB vs. Heart Butte 6pm Varsity (only) Friday, September 6 XC @ Cut Bank 4:20pm HS Volleyball @ Great Falls Central Catholic Showcase JH Volleyball @ Simms JH Showcase Saturday, September 7 HS Volleyball @ Great Falls Central Catholic Showcase JH Volleyball @ Simms JH Showcase HS FB vs. Big Sandy at 6pm

Sunburst Schools is excited to welcome the class of 2037 on their first ever first day of school!