Grades 3-6 enjoyed Fish Art today with Kathy Ketchum and Montana FWP Hooked on Fishing program. All of these fish prints represent species you can find in Montana. Wonderful art was made by all!
Refiner & Wildcat Extracurricular Activities for November 27-December 3, 2023
Tuesday, November 28
JH Boys Basketball @ Power - 6pm
JH Girls Basketball vs GFCC - 6p @ Sunburst gym
* JH Playoffs – SINGLE ELIMINATION, win and advance to Friday away game(s)
Thursday, November 30
Honor Band/Choir @ Havre
Friday, December 1
Honor Band/Choir @ Havre
Robotics Team @ Butte
Saturday, December 2
Robotics Team @ Butte
Sunburst School Christmas Events
The annual Christmas Stroll will be held on Wednesday, November 29, 2023, at the Sunburst Community Center from 5-8pm (see flyer below).
The Community Christmas Concert will be held in the NTCHS Auditorium on Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 6:30pm (see flyer below).
The JH/HS Christmas Concert will be held on Tuesday, December 12, at 7pm in the NTCHS Auditorium.
The Sunburst Elementary Christmas Concert will be held on Thursday, December 14, at 2pm in the Sunburst Elementary Gym.
Third grade read the story "Balloons over Broadway", the true story of the puppeteer of the Macy's Day Parade! Then they created their own balloons. The school voted and the favorite balloon was "King Bob" created by Anna May!
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!
JH Basketball Tourney Update!
The Wildcat JH basketball teams open tournament play on Tuesday, November 28, 2023. The JH Boys will play at Power with a 6pm start. The JH girls will host Great Falls Central Catholic at 6pm in the NTCHS Gym.
The full tournament brackets are below.
The 8th grade physical science class got to observe physical and chemical changes by making pumpkin pie mug cakes!
FCCLA Announcements:
Congratulations goes out to Nikki Nau! She competed in the Knowledge Matters Virtual Business Challenge and placed in the top 8. She earned herself a spot in the National championship round that will take place in April. Congrats and good luck Nikki!
Thanks to Kaylee Berthelote, Maci Mokate and Kaley Sandon for organizing a competitive food drive. A lot of food was donated that will benefit our local food bank. It appears that the Bobcat fans brought in a few more donations than the Griz. Well done Bobcats.
But forever and always - Go Griz!
Thanksgiving Break
Sunburst Schools will not have school Wednesday, November 22, Thursday, November 23, or Friday, November 24 to celebrate the Thanksgiving Holiday!
We hope everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving break!
1st Quarter Incentive trip for 5th and 6th grades- thanks Coyote Lanes for the awesome afternoon!!
11/18/23 JHBB Game Update!
The games scheduled vs. Vaughn for this Saturday, November 18th have changed. The Wildcat teams now only have two scheduled games in Sunburst -- Boys B and Girls A.
Boys B - 10:00 AM
Girls A - 11:00 AM
One more day to bring in food for our local food bank! It appears the Griz have a slight lead...
Claire is at the SETAC (Society of Environmental Toxicilogy and Chemistry) North American Annula Meeting in Louisville, KY. She is the only high school student presenting original research at this 4-day International convention.
The pair of glasses in the photo was found on the Kevin bus but have not been claimed. If they belong to your child, please contact Miss Val at 937-2811. Thank you!
We had a fun and productive FCCLA District meeting. Our chapter met with the other chapters of District 1 and District 3/9. Workshops covered topics on leadership, service, traffic safety and mental health. At the District officer election we had Ali Nau win the position for Vice President and Gabe Bouttier win the position for Recreational Leader. Congratulations Ali and Gabe!
5th and 6th grade visited The Plains Indian Museum in Browning.
Playground fun!
Third grade built carts to study the phenomenon of how things move, how the motion of objects can change when they roll and spin, and how we can use patterns to make predictions about things that move!
October Students of the Month
The October students of the month were recognized at the Sunburst School Board meeting last night.
Ian Benjamin, senior, was recognized as the NTCHS student of the month. Szymon May, 8th grade, was selected as the Sunburst Junior High student of the month. Kelden Tomsheck, 2nd grade, was selected as the Sunburst Elementary student of the month.
The school board commended the students for their efforts.
Refiner & Wildcat Extracurricular Activities for November 13-21, 2023
Thursday, November 16
HS basketball first practice
Friday, November 17
JH Basketball vs. Valier 3pm Girls A|4pm Boys A
Saturday, November 18
Speech & Drama @ Browning - 8am
JH Basketball vs Vaughn 10am GB/11am BB/Noon GA/1p BA
Tuesday, November 21
JH Basketball @ Simms 3p|4:15p|5:30p|6:45p
Sunburst - show off your college team pride and help out our local food bank! FCCLA members have organized a competitive food. Please drop off your food donations before the Griz/Cat football game on Saturday, November 18th. The food bank is in need of kid friendly food especially.
