Sunburst Schools

StarBase Our 5th/6th grade students had a fantastic time visiting StarBase at the Air National Guard area in Great Falls today. This was our second visit this year. Students participated in a variety of fun hands-on STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) activities. Thank you to the crew at StarBase for giving the students at Sunburst Schools this awesome opportunity! It was awesome!

HS Track Update The HS track meet scheduled for Saturday, April 22, in Choteau has been cancelled.

MCT Show Day! Tomorrow, Friday, April 21, 2023, is show day for MCT cast members. All cast members will need the following on Friday: **a non-messy lunch **a water bottle **closed toed shoes (no boots) **leave all jewelry at home **long hair should be pulled back (all cast will have hats/headwear) **their scripts (to utilize and return) Students will be up at the high school starting at 9am for their costume fitting and dress rehearsal. They will remain up their until 2:30pm (after the matinee). At that time, they will either go home (bus, walk, etc.). They will then need to be back at the high school by 5pm for the evening performance. All folks are welcome to attend both the 1pm and 6pm performances! The cost is $6 for adults, $4 for students, and children 0-5 are free.

MCT Cast Please remember to bring a bag with your first name and character written on it for tomorrow's rehearsal. All cast members will practice tomorrow at 3:40 pm. All cast members EXCEPT penguins will be there until 8pm and need a snack and a dinner.

Infantry and Cavalry: Military on Montana's Frontier! The Montana Historical Society has the best hands-on trunks!

JH Track Update Friday's Power JH Track meet has been postponed because of the weather. They will attempt to reschedule, but no date is currently known.

StarBASE for 5th/6th StarBASE for 5th/6th students is tomorrow, April 20, 2023. Please remember that the bus will leave the north elementary school doors at 7:00am and be at Four Corners at 7:10am. Students must have a cold lunch, bottle of water, and a coat to attend. We will return to 4 Corners at approximately 4:10pm and Sunburst at approximately 4:20pm. Students that are participating in Missoula Children's Theater will be dropped at the high school so they can participate in their MCT rehearsal. Please contact the office or your teacher if you have any questions.

MCT Workshops Today the Missoula Children's Theater put on workshops for students in Kindergarten-6th grade. These workshops were fun ways for our students to participate in the arts!

Logan Health Grant Congratulations to Mrs. Missy Chilton, 5th/6th teacher at Sunburst Elementary, as she was awarded a Logan Health Grant valued at $500. Mrs. Chilton's check was presented by members of Logan Health. Mrs. Chiton wrote a grant to purchase specific paints that she learned about from a summer outdoor class. Please look for a future article in the Shelby Promoter.

Americanism Essay Winners Congrats to our American Legion Auxiliary Americanism Essay contest winners! Our class 1 (3rd and 4th grade) winners were: 3rd Dartanian Widhalm; 2nd Broklin Bykonen; 1st Tucker McAlpine. Our class 2 (5th & 6th grade) winners were: 3rd Coco Bucklin; 2nd Tripp McAlpine; 1st Jill Taylor.

Good luck to our NTCHS musicians as they head to District Music in Shelby this weekend, April 21st and 22nd. The schedule for performances is as follows: April 21st 9:00 a.m. - Concert Band 11:00 a.m. - Concert Choir April 22nd 8:45 a.m. - NTC Girls Quartet 9:00 a.m. - Hout/Nau Duet 9:15 a.m. - Nau Robins Duet 9:45 a.m. - Nau Piano Solo 10:30 a.m. - Benjamin Trombone solo 10:45 a.m. - Cosme Trumpet solo 11:00 a.m. - Campaneria Vocal solo 11:15 a.m. - A Nau Vocal solo 1:15 p.m. - Robins Vocal solo 1:30 p.m - Hutton Vocal solo 1:45 p.m. - N Nau Vocal solo 2:15 p.m. - Benjamin Vocal solo 3:15 p.m. - Robins Bari Sax Solo 3:30 p.m. - Nau Flute solo 3:45 p.m. - NTC clarinet Quartet

Updated and Corrected MCT Cast Letter MCT Directors Dylan and Kelson apologized as they accidentally sent some of the wrong information home. They did try scratching out and correcting the information, but the flyer below is now correct. We apologize for any inconveniences this may have caused.

Hooked on Fishing Today was the final visit from the Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks Hooked on Fishing Program. Mrs. Ketchum came and shared "fish jeopardy." All students participated in a fun and entertaining Jeopardy review game over all of the concepts that have been presented throughout the year. Sunburst Schools 3rd-6th graders have had some wonderful opportunities and greatly appreciate the opportunity offered by the Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks Hooked on Fishing Program this year. Through this awesome program, students have completed fish art, fish dissection, gone ice fishing, learned about water distribution, and played fish jeopardy.

No Preschool Tomorrow Please remember that there will be no preschool tomorrow, April 19th.

Due to the weather forecast on Thursday, the Sunburst/Valier Golf Meet scheduled for April 20 has been postponed. No makeup date has been determined at this point.

StarBASE Permission Forms StarBASE permission forms were sent home with 5th/6th grade students last Thursday. They must be turned in by tomorrow, Wednesday, April 19, if they plan to attend on Thursday.

Please join us for the NTC Junior High and High school Spring Concert! This performance will take place in the Sunburst High School Auditorium at 7:00 p.m. on April 25th! Students have been working hard to prepare a beautiful selection of music to close out our school year! 🌷 See you soon! This concert will be streamed live on our Sunburst Schools Facebook page.

Refiner/Wildcat Extracurricular Activities for Apr. 17-22 Monday, April 17 Track @ Froshmore Power Meet (freshman 5, sophomores 3) Golf @ Great Falls Meadow Lark Thursday, April 20 Golf @ Sunburst/Valier Invite – Marias 10am Friday, April 21 JH Track @ Power: First event 1pm Saturday, April 22 HS Track @ Choteau Acantha Invite First event 9am JH Track @ Shelby: First event 9am

Preschool Screening & Kindergarten Registration Sunburst Schools will be hosting a preschool screening and kindergarten registration on Thursday, April 27, 2023. The flyer below has all the details.

Important Date Change The last day of school for the 2022-2023 school year will now be Thursday, May 25th, 2023 with a noon dismissal. This is a change from the original schedule where students' last day was Friday, May 26, 2023 with a noon dismissal. As a result of this change, the 8th grade promotional ceremony will now be held on Wednesday, May 24, 2023 at 7pm.