Sunburst Schools

On Wednesday, the 3rd grade class braved the elements and went on their class field trip to Giant Springs. They got a lesson from the wonderful staff on the wildlife in the area. The class even got to paint an animal paw print mold to take home! They visited the fish hatchery and went hiking around the park. After burning off some energy for the ride home at Gibson Park, where geese and ducks roamed around, they ventured back home!

Kinderg"ART"en-One Point Perspective

The 6th grade class presented their research papers to their classmates today, describing the origin, history, and uses of a spice that they chose. At the conclusion of the presentation, we enjoyed a couple of dishes that students made highlighting their spice. The papers were great, and the basil tortellini and vanilla custard were delicious!

Parachute this week in Kiddie Kollege, Kindergarten, 1st and 2nd grade! 🌈

Refiner & Wildcat Extracurricular Activities for May 6-13, 2024 Monday, May 6 (NO SCHOOL) Golf @ Divisionals – Great Falls Thursday, May 9 HS Academic and Athletic Awards Night (winter/spring) in HS Auditorium – 6:30pm Friday, May 10 Elementary Field Day K-6 @ HS Track JH Track @ Shelby – first event 9am (7th/8th grade only) Saturday May 11 HS District Track @ Great Falls Memorial Stadium – First event 9am

North Central Montana Superintendent of the Year Sunburst Schools is excited to announce that Mr. Bucklin was recognized by his peers as the North Central Montana Superintendent of the Year! Congratulations Mr. Bucklin on this great honor!

No School Sunburst Schools will not have school for students on Monday, May 6th, as it is a PIR day for teachers.

Today students in grades 9-12 had a chance to visit with Montana Poet Laureate Chris La Tray, who shared his thoughts on writing poetry and finding inspiration in everyday life.

ASP (Advanced Science Practices) had a spaghetti tower challenge. Some ideas were hard to execute and they aren't beautiful, but the challenge was met!

4th Grade had the privilege of welcoming Montana's Poet Laureate, Chris La Tray to our school. We took a trip out to the Sweet Grass Hills and he shared stories of his Metis culture and the significance of these sacred grounds that we call home! Thank you, Mr. La Tray!

Thanks to Sally Aschim for bringing in her seashell collection and teaching the 1st graders to identify clams, scallops, oysters, snails and mussels!

Last Friday, the high school science students welcomed 4th grade up to the lab for WOW day! The older students did a fabulous job teaching the younger ones and sharing what they have to look forward to as they get older!

Refiner/Wildcat Extracurricular Activities for April 29-May 6 Monday, April 29 HS Track @ Rudyard HS – 3pm first event Tuesday, April 30 HS Top 8 Track @ Great Falls - 9:30am first event 6th Grade Track Meet @ Shelby – 1pm first event Thursday, May 2 State Music @ Helena - Depart @ 12pm Friday, May 3 Golf @ Cut Bank Saturday, May 4 HS Track @ Havre - 9 am first event JH Track @ Cut Bank - 9am First event Monday, May 6 (NO SCHOOL) Golf @ Divisionals – Great Falls

Kinderg"art"en-Mosaics

Thanks to Hooked on Fishing for an awesome lesson on making fishing lures! 3rd and 4th had a blast, and only got hooked a couple of times ;)

5th and 6th grade learning how to tie flies with Hooked on Fishing

3rd grade had the amazing opportunity to learn about saving money with Independence Bank from Shelby! Thank you ladies for coming in!

This year, author JC Fuller and Kami Lavin donated author signed copies of the mystery Black Bear Alibi to the high school students. Going along with the theme the high school students had to solve a mystery to get their copies of the books. Every clue had something to do with the plot line or characters within the story. Fun was had by all as they worked together to solve the clues, found what was hidden, (despite the signs meant to throw them off track) and celebrated with a sweet cup of cocoa. Here are some snapshots from the day sharing a snippet of their adventures.

It's not too late to get your little ones in for Preschool Screening and Kindergarten Registration. Please give the office a call.

Seventh through tenth graders spent a beautiful day in Ulm, MT! We hiked from the First Peoples Buffalo Jump visitors center up to the Buffalo Jump, played Shinny and learned how to throw arrows with atlatls! We could not have had a more beautiful spring day in Montana.