Sunburst Schools

November 2021 Refiner Newspaper Please click on the link below to read the recently published November 2021 Refiner! https://sunburstmt.sites.thrillshare.com/page/refiner-newspaper

Refiner/Wildcat Extracurricular Activities for Nov. 22-Nov. 29 Tuesday, Nov. 23 JHBB @ Simms: 4pm Girls B, 5pm Boys B, 6pm Girls A, 7pm Boys **Next Tuesdays JHBB playoff games are still TBD. At this time, it is anticipated the girls will host on Tuesday while the boys will likely be on the road.

Thanksgiving Break! Please remember that we have no school Nov. 24-26 (Wednesday through Friday) to help celebrate the Thanksgiving weekend. We hope everyone has a fantastic long weekend!

3rd Grade Science students learned how fossil dinosaur tracks reveal how quickly a dinosaur was running. In the activity they figured out if they could have won a race with a dinosaur by comparing the length of their running steps with the dinosaurs steps.

4th Grade Science students explored the role that air plays in enabling a sound vibration to travel and then answered the question, "What would happen if you screamed in outerspace?"

Paraprofessinoal Appreciation Week! Today we highlight Mr. "Friendly" Fleisher. Mr. Fleisher was a teacher for one year many years ago and has been a para at Sunburst for the past 5 years and works at the elementary and JH/HS this year. Words that describe Mr. Fleisher are: dependable, gentle, kind, considerate, and fun. Thank you to all of our wonderful paraprofessionals!

Sunburst FCCLA, led by Mrs. Smith, attended their district convention in Conrad on November 17. Special congrats to Josh Kearns -- outgoing District 1 President, Wyatt Manthey -- outgoing parliamentarian, Claire Bucklin -- new District 1 President, and Nikki Nau -- new parliamentarian.

Paraprofessinoal Appreciation Week! Today we highlight Miss "Sassy" Scarbrough. Miss S. has been a para at Sunburst Schools for 8 years. Words that describe Miss S. are: silly, sassy, caring, helpful, snorty, smart, and bookworm. Thank you to all of our wonderful paraprofessionals!

For the last 2 weeks, 4th grade has been participating in Operation Christmas Child. The mission of this program is to demonstrate love in a tangible way to children in need around the world. We started out agreeing to collect items for two children, but because our 4th grade families were so generous and eager to help out we ended up helping four children instead! Items included in the shoeboxes were things such as toothbrushes, hair brushes, school supplies, little gifts, and handwritten notes from each student. Our hearts are full. Thank you so much to parents that helped with this project!

JHBB Pictures! JHBB pictures have arrived and will be sent home with 5th-8th grade athletes today!

Tomorrow is first day of practice for high school basketball. We will have parent's meeting @ 5:30pm in the HS auditorium. Both boys and girls will have practice from 5pm - 8pm

Paraprofessinoal Appreciation Week! Today we highlight Mrs. "Word" Smith. Mrs. Smith has been a para at Sunburst Elementary for 11 years. Words that describe Mrs. Smith are: kind, caring, smiley, dependable, social, and calm. Thank you to all of our wonderful paraprofessionals!

Paraprofessinoal Appreciation Week! Today we highlight Mrs. "Rockin" Mrs. Robins. Mrs. Robins has been a para at Sunburst Elementary for 11 years. Words that describe Mrs. Robins are: hard working, dedicated, focused, funny, organized, supportive, and helpful. Thank you to all of our wonderful paraprofessionals!

Refiner/Wildcat Extracurricular Activities for Nov. 15-21 Tuesday November 16 JH Baskeball @ Power 5p GA/ 6p BA **Power does require masks at games! Thursday, November 18 HS Basketball Practice Begins Friday, November 19 JH Basketball vs. Valier 4p GB/5p BB/6p GA/7p BA Saturday, November 20 JH Basketball vs Vaughn 10am GB/11am BB/Noon GA/1p BA

Our Second Grade teacher and National Guard member, Mrs. Pace, shares her knowledge, experience, and gear with our 1st and 2nd graders this week as they learn about and celebrate our Veterans.

The second graders, led by Mrs. Pace, learned about different landforms that we can see. Each group drew two different landforms and they had to recreate them using clay.

Paraprofessinoal Appreciation Week! Today we highlight Mrs. "Slam Dunk" Mrs. Dunk was a teacher for 35 years and has now worked as a para for 4 years. Words that describe Mrs. Dunk are: bubbly, upbeat, optimistic, social, great laugh, musical, and thoughtful. Thank you to all of our wonderful paraprofessionals!

Paraprofessional Appreciation Week Nov. 15-19 This week we are celebrating "Our "punbelievable" paraprofessionals that work at Sunburst Elementary School. We are very fortunate to have Mrs. Dunk, Mrs. Robins, Mrs. Smith, Miss S., and Mr. Fleisher!

5th/6th First Quarter Incentive Day! Our 5th/6th graders are a 1st quarter incentive trip if they have good academic standing, good attendance, and exhibit good behavioral choices. All of our students earned this opportunity! Today our 5th/6th graders were supposed to go bowling. Unfortunately, the bowling alley canceled on us this morning (we will reschedule). Instead, we went to the Early Bird for ice cream and played games.

Elementary 1st Quarter Awards Assembly Today, we celebrated our students' achievements during the 1st quarter of school. Students received awards for honor roll, Rocket Math, TTM, Poppy Posters, Toole County Alliance for Youth Coloring Contest winners, and perfect attendance.