Sunburst Schools

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.

We are three meets in to our track and field season! We will be competing twice this week. We will be in Choteau and Power on Thursday and in Shelby on Saturday. Come out and watch us this weekend! So far this season we have had 23 athletes compete hard and earn multiple PRs! A few highlights from the season include a new school record in long jump from Claire; an exciting Unified relay with Audrey, Claire, Ali and Centerville athletes; and Claire has already pre-qualified for State in the 100H, 300H and long jump. Keep it up Refiners!

7th-10th grade students will be attending a required PE/Health field trip tomorrow at the First Peoples Buffalo Jump in Ulm, MT. Lunch is provided. Please make sure you are at the school by 8am with a water bottle and your permission slip if you have not yet turned it in.

Refiner/Wildcat Extracurricular Activities for the week of April 22-30, 2024 Monday, April 22 (No School) Golf Meet @ Ft Benton - 9am shotgun Thursday, April 25 HS 9th/10th Track – Power Froshmore – 1pm first event HS V Track – Choteau Twilight Meet - First event 2pm HS Spring Concert -- 7pm Friday, April 26 Golf Meet @ Choteau – 9am shotgun JH Track Meet @ Choteau Invite – 9am first event Saturday, April 27 HS Track @ Shelby HS – 9am first event Monday, April 29 HS Track @ Rudyard HS – 3pm first event Tuesday, April 30 HS Top 8 Track (must qualify) @ Great Falls - 9:30am first event

No School Sunburst Schools has no school on Monday, April 22, 2024. Enjoy the three day weekend!

JH Meet Cancelled The JH Track Meet on April 19 in Shelby has been cancelled.

Important Track and Field Update: The high school Choteau Twilight track meet scheduled for tomorrow, April 18 has been postponed to next Thursday, April 25th. We plan to attend this meet, but we will make sure to be back for students to have sufficient time to prepare for the Spring Music Concert!