Sunburst Schools

Two coats were left at the Spark Park after Sunburst Fun Days this past Saturday, Sept. 11. If one of the coats belongs to you please see Lisa Hovland at the Sunburst Mercantile.

4th Grade took on another science investigation to discover how to make it rain! In this lesson, students created and observed models to compare how the temperature of the ocean and the temperature of the sky affect evaporation and condensation.

MONTANA GIVES BACK ​OPEN - FALL 2021 WHAT: We are excited to open a celebration of community service around Montana this fall. High School Counselors asked us to help them connect students to community service options, so we jumped in to help! Join this chance to give back and invite your team and friends along. It is open to all students and to anyone interested in giving back! ​ ​Community service opportunity for students to gain credentials & an award for giving back! This is a great new way to boost a student's resume and scholarship applications. Free for students to participate and earn credentials. An overall High School Award will be given to the high school that offers the most community service hours! More information @ www.MontanaGivesBack.com ​ WHEN: Throughout September & October 2021* Main event is offered in September & October 2021 to win special gold, silver, & bronze awards and credentials. *This program will continue all year long for a general service certificate, but the specialized awards will only be given during the month of September & October 2021. WHO: All of Montana is invited! We specially focus this effort to give back in community service to High School students in Montana. Here is your chance to give to your community and Montana while also gaining a service miro-credential for your resume and boost your scholarship application! ​WHERE: Community services opportunities are available across all of Montana. You are welcome to choose the service of your choice to give back. See a list of ideas below. List of some example service ideas: Help clean up your neighborhood or community! Organize a team clean-up with your fellow classmates! Start a coat drive or student supplies drive to students in need. Help teach a child to read or offer free tutoring services or teach a child how to play an instrument Become a field trip chaperone Become a teen counselor to help mentor other students Join a group like Big Brothers, Big Sisters Donate stuffed animals to kids in hospitals or visit the local hospital residents. Organize a safe Halloween outing for kids in your neighborhood These are just a few...have fun and give back to your community and Montana as a whole! Here is your chance to join in this statewide effort to give back! WHY: Give back to your own community Give back to Montana Earn a "Certificate of Achievement" & Micro-Credential for your resume. Gain more reason to apply for scholarships HOW: Step 1: Find a way to give back to your community? Step 2: Do the community service in the month of September and/or October 2021. Step 3: Submit in an online form your total hours served throughout September and/or October 2021. Deadline to submit your hours: November 5, 2021. Step 4: Print off Certificate & use this micro-credential on your resume, in scholarship applications, etc.​

Refiner & Wildcat Extracurricular Activities for the week of Sept. 13-19 ***Monday, September 13 XC @ - Shelby – Lake Shel-oole baseball fields JH Boys – 3:30pm HS Boys – 4:20pm HS Girls – 4:45pm ***Tuesday, September 14 JH VB vs. Heart Butte 5pm ***Friday September 17 JH VB vs. Cascade 4pm/5p ***Saturday September 18 XC @ Missoula – Mountain West Classic (UM golf course) 9:30am – JV Girls 10:15am – JV Boys JH VB vs. Belt 4pm/5pm FB @ Big Sandy 10am JH/1pm HS

This afternoon we had a K-12 assembly to commemorate the 20 year anniversary of the tragic events from September 11, 2001. We detailed the tragedy, but highlighted the courage of our firefighters, police, EMT personnel, military, and so many others. We showed how when we are united, we can accomplish great things. We broke into buddy groups where each group contributed to a special mural (seen below). We saw the power of service and the importance of working together. We finished by all singing the Star Spangled Banner as a whole group to show our pride in our great country.

Sunburst Schools will be having an all school K-12 assembly at 1:50pm on Friday afternooon, Sept. 10, in the NTC gym to commemorate 9/11. Due to the assembly, all buses will be picking up all students from the high school. All students will be dismissed from the high school. Teachers will also walk students back to the elementary school for parent pickup, but they may not arrive back until closer to 2:40pm.

9/11 Appreciation Ceremony: A short presentation will be held on Sept. 10 prior to the 5pm NTC Refiner football game in honor of all of our dedicated firefighters, police, EMT/first responders, Customs, and Border Patrol Officers to show our appreciation for their efforts. All of these fine folks will have free admission to the game and are asked to arrive around 4:30pm and meet by the red caboose/scoreboard area. The VFW will be presenting colors at 4:45pm and all of these wonderful individuals will be recognized for their incredible efforts. We are hoping for a large crowd to honor these couragoues individuals and show them our appreciation for their service! We also hope to cheer on our Refiners to a big victory over Noxon.

Sunburst Schools is still looking for an assistant cook. This position works to help prepare tasty and nutritious meals for our students. The assistant cook position is from 8:00am-2:30pm on all school days. If you have questions, please contact Superintendent Tyler Bucklin at 937-2811 or tbucklin@sunburst.k12.mt.us

Our kids were enjoying their tasty lunches! Please remember that all breakfasts and lunches are FREE for all students for the entire 2021-2022 school year! We hope everyone takes advantage of this great opportunity.

Attention Juniors and Seniors of NTCHS. You will attend the College Fair on Thursday, September 23rd from 9-10:30 in Cutbank. FMI: See Mrs. Natalie Kerfoot

During 4th grade science, students used estimation and graphing to discover the surprising difference in the amounts of fresh and salt water on Earth.

Our 4th graders and our kindergartens were the first classes to get all of their forms turned in! Both groups won a trip to the Early Bird! Pictured is our 4th graders with their teacher, Mrs. Richmond.

Refiner/Wildcat extracurricular activities for Sept. 7-13 Thursday, September 9 JH VB @ Simms 4pm – B game 5pm – A game Friday, September 10 HS FB vs. Noxon 5pm HS Saturday, September 11 XC @ Havre - Prairie Farms Golf Course 10AM HS boys (No JH) 10:45AM HS Girls JH VB vs. Valier (@ HS gym) 10am JH A Possible B game to follow Monday, September 13 XC @ - Shelby – Lake Shel-oole baseball fields JH Boys – 3:30pm HS Boys – 4:20pm HS Girls – 4:45pm

No school on Monday, September 6, in observance of the Labor Day holiday. Enjoy the three day weekend!

Wildcat & Refiner Football action is happening at home on Friday night, September 3, where they take on the visiting Powe/Dutton/Brady Titans. The JH Wildcats play at 3pm and the NTC Refiners play at 6pm. Locals within 3 miles of town (or at the game) can tune to 99.9 "The Burst" on your FM radio to listen to Refiner football action. Both games will also be streamed via the NFHS network. We hope everyone can make it out to cheer on our Wildcat and Refiner teams!

Willdcat & Refiner Extracurricular Activities for Aug. 31-Sept. 4 Friday, September 3 **JH & HS FB vs. Power/Dutton/Brady 3:00p JH FB 6:00p NTC FB ** XC @ Cut Bank: 3:30p JH boys 4:20p HS boys 4:50 HS Girls

We had a fantastic first week of school! Elementary bulletins will begin going home with the youngest child in the family for students in K-6 next Friday, Sept. 3. Please remember we have no school on Monday, Sept. 7, in observance of Labor Day. Lunch Menus for next week are: Mon., Aug. 30 -- corn dogs Tues., Aug. 31 -- hamburgers on a bun and baked beans Wed., Sept. 1 -- beefy mac and cheese Thursday, Sept. 2 -- pork roast dinner Friday, Sept. 3 --chili dogs Breakfast next week will be: Breakfast Menus for next week are: Mon., Aug. 30 -- cereal and toast Tues., Aug. 31 --scrambled eggs with cheese and toast Wed., Sept. 1 --french toast hot dish Thursday, Sept. 2 -- breakfast sandwich with ham Friday, Sept. 3 --maple bars

Important Covid Update! Sunburst Schools was alerted this evening, August 25th, 2021, that a 5th grade student tested positive for Covid. The Toole County Health Department completed contact tracing and determined that all 5th grade students were potentially exposed and will need to quarantine and not return to school until Tuesday, September 7, 2021. Extra sanitation has taken place in all affected classroom areas. All other students and classes in Kindergarten through 12th grade will not be affected and will continue with normal classroom instruction tomorrow, August 26th. Parents of 5th grade students will be contacted by the school when educational plans are determined.

We had a fantastic first day of school! Parents- please fill out all necessary forms and send them back with your kids. Lastly, we welcome our 8 new kindergarten students who had their first ever first day of school.

First Day of School! Thank you to all of the students and parents that came to back to school night tonight! We look forward to the first day of school tomorrow, Wednesday, August 25th. School for Kindergarten through 6th grade begins at 8:15am and school for students in 7th through 12th grade begins at 8:10am. Parents -- please look in backpacks and check with your children tomorrow to fill out all necessary forms! Lastly, please note that all breakfasts and lunches are FREE again this year! We hope everyone takes advantage of this great deal! We are looking forward to a fantastic 2021-2022 school year!