State Fire Marshal Bob Wiench visited the 5/6 grade classes this morning and presenting fire science/safety information. Students learned about the fire triangle, how fire burns, and also great fire safety information. Thank you, Mr. Wiench!
Halloween Festivities-Kindergarten
Happy Halloween
The elementary school will have their annual Halloween Parade this afternoon. Parents and community members are invited to come and see all of the Kindergarten-6th grade students in their costumes. The parade will begin at approximately 2pm.
No School Friday, November 3, 2023
Please remember that there will not be school on Friday, November 3, 2023. Parent/teacher conferences are scheduled for that day!
Parent/Teacher Conferences
Parent/teacher conferences are scheduled this Thursday, November 2, 2023, from 4-7pm and Friday, November 3, 2023, from 8:30-11:30am. If you still need to schedule your elementary child's conference, please contact Miss Lori at the elementary office. All junior high/high school conferences are drop-in conferences.
Refiner & Wildcat Extracurricular Activities for October 30-November 5, 2023
Friday, November 3
JH Basketball @ Augusta 4p Boys B/5:15p Girls B/630p Boys A
Saturday, November 4
JH Basketball vs GFCC 10am Girls B/11:15am Boys B/12:30p GA/1:45p BA
Happy Halloween! ~1st Grade
There is a week left to purchase wreaths. If you would like a fresh evergreen wreath for your home this holiday season please reach out to an FCCLA member, Mrs. Ehlers or use this website to make a local distribution item order: https://sherwoodfundraiser.com/sunburstfccla/products
An FCCLA member will deliver your products to you in early December. Thanks for your support Sunburst!
JHBB Games Update
The Sunburst Junior High Wildcat Basketball teams have two games scheduled this week.
Thursday, October 26 vs. North Star at Sunburst: 4:00 - Boys B; 5:15 - Girls A with a 5th Quarter; 6:45 - Boys A
Friday, October 27 at Cascade: 3:00 - Boys B; 4:15 - Girls A; 5:30 - Boys A
We had a great time celebrating Halloween with our Kiddie Kollege students today! Happy Halloween!
The FCS students made some delicious and creative "Baymax" hot cocoa today! Well done!
Students and staff celebrated our cross country team in a big way today! Senior Trevon McKinley and freshman Wyatt Rogers (purportedly of 99.9 The Burst) hosted the events, interviewing coaches Jeff Nix and Shayle Ehlers and members of the boys' and girls' teams. Following the celebration, all students and staff enjoyed cupcakes baked by Kris Ryan and Val McAlpine and decorated by freshmen Victoria Carlisle and Makila Calfrobe. Thank you to all the students and staff who made this a special event, and congratulations to our cross country coaches and athletes!
State Trophy XC Assembly
On Monday, October 23rd, at 3pm, there will be an assembly in the NTC Gymnasium to recognize the state girls' cross country team as they finished 3rd at state!
All girls and boys cross country runners will be recognized for their efforts!
Parents and community members are invited to come and celebrate our Refiner runners!
Refiner & Wildcat Extracurricular Activities for Oct. 23-29, 2023
Thursday - Saturday October 26 - 28
6C West Volleyball District Tournament @ Belt High School
**Tournament information will be posted when all brackets are finalized!
Thursday, October 26
JH Basketball vs. North Star: 3pm Girls B|4:15pm Boys B| 5:30pm Girls A|6:45pm Boys A
Friday, October 27
JH Basketball @ Cascade: 3p, 415p, 5:30p, 645p
Saturday, October 28
S&D @ Havre (first round 9am)
Red Ribbon Week
Red Ribbon Week will be taking place from Oct. 23-Oct. 27, 2023. The theme this year is "Be Kind to Your Mind: Live Drug Free."
The elementary will be celebrating the week with the dress-up days listed below.
Mon., 10-23 "Hats off to Drugs" - Wear a Hat
Tues., 10-24 "Lei off drugs" - Dress in Hawaiian attire/Leisure attire
Wed., 10-25 "Comfortable being Drug Free"- Wear Sweats
Thurs., 10-26 "Team Up Against Drugs"- Wear a Jersey
Fri., 10-27 "Black out Drugs" - Wear Something Black
The Refiner XC teams made us proud today!
The boys ran hard and finished in the top 13 as a team. Ian had the highest finish in 37th place. Congrats boys!
The girls team, after two years of dedicated training, earned themselves a big beautiful state trophy! The girls finished in third place as a team, only three points behind the both the second and first place teams. Nikki finished 4th and Claire finished in 9th earning their own personal medals and the title of All-State. Way to go girls!
We are super proud of these gritty tough racers! Go Big Red!
Refiner Volleyball District Tournament
The Refiner Volleyball team will be competing in District 6C West volleyball action next Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, October 26 - 28, in Belt. This is a double elimination tournament.
The Lady Refiners will enter tourney action as the #7 seed and will first play in Match #4 vs. Simms at approximately 3:30pm.
For admission, no regular season passes will be accepted. The cost will be: $10 – Adult; $8 – Senior/Student.
Bats aren't the only ones! 1st Grade explored deeper into the bat cave and discovered troglobites, creatures that never leave their cave habitat. Whether it was spelunking for vocabulary or troglobites, flipping bats for math or writing about their favorite troglobite creature, 1st grade thoroughly enjoyed their Bat Cave experience!
6th graders had fun trying to decipher each other's cuneiform writings.
Refiner Football Senior Night
The Refiner senior football players will be playing their final game at home on Wednesday evening, October 18, 2023, at 7:00pm.
Refiner seniors are: Trevon McKinley, Curtis Bouttier, Riccardo Monaca, and Carter Enneberg.