Sunburst Schools

Happy St. Patrick's Day from Sunburst Elementary! Those pesky leprechauns avoided all of our students' traps and made a mess of many classrooms! On a positive note, they did leave some fun notes and treats!

4th-6th Basketball The 4th-6th grade basketball game scheduled for Saturday, March 18, at 11am has been cancelled. Coach Willow and Coach Ulan want to thank the players and their parents for their participation! Please contact Mrs. Ehlers if you have any questions!

3rd and 4th grade made some creative traps in hopes of catching the sneaky leprechauns that had been around the halls this week!

I Love to Read Week The entire week of March 13-17 is I Love to Read Week at Sunburst Elementary. We will be celebrating our love of reading and going on a "Reading Safari." Today is our final day and we are are going green (also St. Patrick's Day) -- wear green. Students are encouraged to wear something green! In the afternoon, we will be doing some fun reading and safari activities with all students in Kindergarten-12th grade!

Kindergarten/Preschool Fun Our kindergarten and preschool students enjoyed many St. Patrick's Day activities!

Crazy Day As part of I Love to Read Week and our Reading Safari theme, yesterday was Go Wild -- crazy dress day! Our students really enjoyed this opportunity (pictured is our 5th/6th graders).

HS/JH Regional Science Fair Awards: 2023 High School: Grand awards: 4th Place - Ian Benjamin NASA EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCE - Ian Benjamin OFFICE OF NAVAL RESEARCH - Ian Benjamin YALE SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING AWARD - Ian Benjamin EXCEPTIONAL GENIUS AWARD - Ian Benjamin CITIZENS FOR CLEAN ENERGY AWARDS - 3RD PLACE - Waylon Myzie Junior High School (7-8): Grand awards: 1st Place, 7th Grade Biological - Hana Roark 3rd Place, 7th Grade Biological - Nick Bucklin 3rd Place, 7th Grade Biological (Team) - Kacey Wipf & Halle Rogers 2nd Place, 7th Grade Physical (Team) - Ethan Samsal & Szymon May 1st Place, 8th Grade Biological - Elonzo Benjamin 2nd Place, 8th Grade Biological - Parker Berthelote 3rd Place, 8th Grade Physical - Kallen Fitzpatrick Special Awards: METRIC AWARD: Gabe Biesemeyer NOAA PULSE OF THE PLANET AWARD - Colter Sandon CITIZENS FOR CLEAN ENERGY AWARDS - 1ST PLACE - Szymon May & Ethan Samsal MERIT AWARDS: PLANT SCIENCES - Wyatt Rogers MERIT AWARDS: MICROBIOLOGY - Kacey Wipf & Halle Rogers, Elonzo Benjamin, Janae Roberts MERIT AWARDS: ENVIRONMENTAL - Parker Berthelot, Szymon May & Ethan Samsal, Nick Bucklin, Vince Taylor, Kallen Fitzpatrick, Gabe Biesemeyer MERIT AWARDS: ENGINEERING - Colter Sandon MERIT AWARDS: CHEMISTRY - Audrey Myzie MERIT AWARDS: BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE - Hana Roark

Elementary Yearbooks Elementary Yearbook forms are due by Wednesday, April 5, 2023! If you need a form, please contact Miss Lori either at 406-937-2816 or lchristian@sunburst.k12.mt.us!

Today's chilly morning was warmed by a gift of books. A team of authors worked with the Sunburst Schools librarian to get a book for every 7-12th grade student. Because of the way the were delivered, Mrs. Bergstrom (inspired by the Johnny Cash lunchbox Cadillac song) brought them to school in small batches in her lunch bags. The high school staff worked together to label gift bags and wrap books. Homeroom ended with every student receiving a book for their home libraries. The smiles in the halls show how reading has the power to brighten dreary days.

I Love to Read Week The entire week of March 13-17 is I Love to Read Week at Sunburst Elementary. We will be celebrating our love of reading and going on a "Reading Safari." As part of our safari, on Thursday, March 16, we are blending in -- camo day. Students are encouraged to wear camo clothing (green or black if no camo)!

Thank You! The Kevin bus got stuck this morning on its normal route. Thanks to Duane Enneberg, Ben McAlpine, Dale Manthey, and all others who helped to get it going again! We are fortunate to live in such a wonderful community where folks will jump in to help when needed!

Breakfast Change On Thursday, March 16, we will be having Breakfast Bars instead of Apple Strudel, due to supply issues.

In this lesson, 3rd grade students saw that by learning to think about pushes and pulls — forces — they can accomplish extraordinary things! In the activity, Hopper Popper, students made a folded piece of cardboard jump high in the air, propelled by the pulling force of a rubber band. We discussed the forces involved in making this “Hopper Popper” jump.

I Love to Read Week The entire week of March 13-17 is I Love to Read Week at Sunburst Elementary. We will be celebrating our love of reading and going on a "Reading Safari." As part of our safari, on Wednesday, March 15, we are going wild -- crazy clothing day. Students are encouraged to dress in a crazy style!

I Love to Read Week The entire week of March 13-17 is I Love to Read Week at Sunburst Elementary. We will be celebrating our love of reading and going on a "Reading Safari." As part of our safari, on Tuesday, March 14, we are covering up -- hat day. Students are encouraged to wear hats!

I Love to Read Week The entire week of March 13-17 is I Love to Read Week at Sunburst Elementary. We will be celebrating our love of reading and going on a "Reading Safari." As part of our safari, on Monday, March 13, we are hiking the trail -- boots day. Students are encouraged to wear boots!

6th Grade Science Fair Results Our 6th graders had a great showing at the Great Falls Regional Science Fair. Overall: 6th Grade 3rd Place Overall - Biological -- Lillian Merit Awards: Animal Science -- Silby Energy: Chemical and Physical -- Kaylee B. and Maci Engineering -- Tripp Environmental -- Lillian Medicine and Health -- Serenity Microbiology -- Athena, Cheyenne, Emily Plant Science -- Kaley S. Medicine and Health ($25 award) -- Jill Other Awards: Dr. David Baker Citizens for Clean Energy Award ($40 award) -- Tripp Naval Science Research Award -- Lilly Broadcomm Masters -- Kaylee B., Tripp

6th-12th Regional Science Fair Tomorrow The 6th-12th grade classes will be attending the regional science fair in Great Falls tomorrow, March 9, 2023. Lunch will be provided for the students (pizza, cookies, and water). Students should bring money for a possible stop at Dairy Queen! Students should: be dressed in professional attire (collared shirts, dress pants, dresses, etc.) ; have a coat. The bus will leave the high school at 6:15am and Four Corners at 6:30am. It is projected that the bus will return at approximately 5:30pm to 4 Corners and 5:45 in Sunburst.

4th & 5th Science Fair Results! Today our 4th and 5th grade students participated in the Regional Science Fair in Great Falls, Montana. Kudos to our students and their teachers, Mrs. Richmond and Mrs. Bloch. Our students swept the awards at their grade levels! Results are: Merit awards went to: Bree, Broklin, Dartanian, Jaxen, Tucker, and Zoey Medicine Health Merit and Scheels Gift cards went to: Cadence & Levi 4th Grade 3rd place overall went to: Zoey 4th Grade 2nd place overall went to: Bree 4th Grade 1st place overall went to: Cadence Medicine and Health Merit Award went to: Hunter Microbiology Merit Award went to: Memphis Engineering Merit Award went to: Raya Earth Merit Award went to: Andrew, Coco, Grayson 5th Grade 3rd place overall went to: Hunter 5th Grade 2nd place overall went to: Coco 5th Grade 1st place overall went to: Raya Please see our Facebook page for more science fair pictures!

4th/5th Regional Science Fair Tomorrow The 4th and 5th grade classes will be attending the regional science fair in Great Falls tomorrow, March 7, 2023. Students should: be dressed in professional attire (collared shirts, dress pants, dresses, etc.); bring a sack lunch; have a coat. The bus will leave the north door of Sunburst Elementary at 7:00am and Four Corners at 7:15am. The students should return by 3:30pm.