Sunburst Schools

Congratulations Nikki, Ali, and Ella for qualifying to compete at national FCCLA.

Congratulations to the Sunburst Jr. High and High School science fair teams. We left Missoula with HS: 8 gold, 1 silver; JH: 5 Gold, 4 silver, 1 Bronze. The final results will be presented in the ceremony tomorrow. And, thank you parents for the enthusiastic send-off.

Missoula Children's Theater Returns! Missoula Children's Theater (MCT) returns to Sunburst Schools April 4-8, 2022! This year's production will be "Johnny Appleseed." All students in kindergarten through 12th grade can participate! Auditions will be held on Monday, April 4th from 3:40-5:40pm at the NTCHS auditorium. Please note that there is no guarantee that all students will be selected for a part in the play. Students in kindergarten through 6th grade were sent home with a permission slip today, March 28, 2022 (see picture)! For elementary students to participate, permission forms must be returned by Friday, April 1, 2022. Parents and community members are encouraged to attend the performances which will be held on Friday, April 8th at 1pm and 6pm at the NTCHS auditorium. The cost to attend will be: 0-5= free; students 6-18 = $4; adults = $6; seniors = free. MCT puts on weekly shows around the nation and globe! MCT began nearly 50 years ago with the first ever show being held here in Sunburst, Montana! If you have questions/concerns about MCT, please contact your child's teacher or the school office.

We had a fantastic 3rd quarter awards assembly at Sunburst Elementary School to honor the awesome achievements of our students. More pictures are also on our school Facebook page.

We hope everyone had a fantastic time at family fun night. Including all families, helpers, and staff, we had approximately 160 folks attend. Special thanks to the NTC student council and National Honor Society members that helped! We have some incredible young men and women that were super helpful. Last, thank you to the entire staff from Sunburst Elementary for all of your time and efforts to put this event on!

JH Track Season Junior high track season for 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students will begin on Monday, March 28. Students must have a physical to participate. A mandatory parent meeting will be held at Sunburst Elementary Gym on Tuesday, March 29, at 5:30pm. JH track will be coached by Darcy Fairhurst and assisted by Ulan Omdahl.

NTCHS Prom The NTCHS prom will be held on Saturday, March 26, 2022. Grand March will take place at 8:00pm. Sunburst Schools will stream this event via Facebook Live over our Sunburst Schools Facebook page!

Preschool/Kindergarten Today our kindergarten/preschool group learned all about caterpillars.

Thank you to the Lions Club for bringing the optics program to Sunburst Schools. Randy Fauque, Sophie Gottfried, and Dennis Gottfried did a great job using their talents to check all students' eyes.

Refiner/Wildcat Extracurricular Activities for March 22-Apr. 2 Friday, March 25 Golf @ Marias Valley Golf Thursday, March 31 Track @ Ft Benton Saturday, April 2 Golf @ Belt/Centerville

Family Fun Night Sunburst Elementary will host family fun night on Thursday, March 24th, from 5:30-7:00pm. This is a fun, free event for all K-6 students and their families. Please see the flyer below for more information!

The 5th and 6th grade, led by Mrs. Chilton, both participated in an Irish History and Culture Escape Room activity today. They learned about the country of Ireland while solving puzzles to break free at the end. All students completed the escape and earned a sweet reward at the end! Please see our Facebook page for more pics!

In this lesson, third grade students learned about friction (the force that slows you down on a playground slide). In the activity, The Great Slide Challenge, students worked in groups of four to test which materials had the most friction and which materials had the least friction. Each group made a model of a slide using a stack of books and a piece of cardboard, and made "sliders" out of different materials.

All week during 3rd and 4th grade math, students participated in a "Leprechaun Family Reunion". Each member of the leprechaun family had grade specific math challenges they needed help solving. Once students solved a task, they had the opportunity to draw a "lucky" coin out of a bucket and win a prize from the Leprechauns Pot of Gold! It was quite a fun way to review all we've learned this year!!

Preschool/Kindergarten Today the preschool students enjoyed learning and participating in some St. Patrick's Day activities!

No School March 18 Please remember that Sunburst Schools has no school scheduled for Friday, March 18, 2022!

Congrats to our 4th grade recorders students, led by Mrs. Hauschulz, who earned their purple belts today!

The High School and Junior High (7-8) Regional Science Fair Results! So proud of these kids and all the students who represented Sunburst!

Regional Science Fair Awards Junior High School (7-8): Grand awards: 1st Place, 7th Grade Biological - Colter Sandon (Broadcom Masters Nominee) 3rd Place, 7th Grade Biological - Wyatt Rogers 2nd Place, 8th Grade Biological - Ali Nau (Broadcom Masters Nominee) 3rd Place, 8th Grade Physical - Christopher Biesemeyer Special Awards: OFFICE OF NAVAL RESEARCH - Kaiden Benson MERIT AWARDS: PLANT SCIENCES - Wyatt Rogers, Gabe Bouttier MERIT AWARDS: MICROBIOLOGY - Victoria Sudbrock, Devon Hutton MERIT AWARDS: ENERGY - Jasper Manthey, Christopher Biesemeyer, Kallen Fitzpatrick MERIT AWARDS: MEDICINE & HEALTH - Colter Sandon, Elonzo Benjamin

More High School Science Fair Pictures