Sora Holiday Challenge: Ends 1.3.2024

HOW TO ACCESS SORA

Step 1: Install the Sora app from the Apple App Store or Google Play Store, or go to https://soraapp.com/library/nhssdcnh.

Step 2: In Sora, find your school. Use the "Sign in with Google" option using your @mvrsd.org account.

Step 3: Browse the Explore tab and borrow a book. Your book will open so you can start reading right away.

Step 4: Close the book and go to "shelf" to see all your books. From there, you can:

• Select Open book or Open audiobook to read or listen to the book.
• Select Options to renew or return the book, see your notes and highlights, and more.

Hour of Code: 12.4 - 12.10.2023

We live in a world surrounded by technology. And we know that whatever field our students choose to go into as adults, their ability to succeed will increasingly depend on understanding how technology works.

That’s why our school is joining in on the largest learning event in history: The Hour of Code, during Computer Science Education Week (12.4-12.10.2023). The Hour of Code is hosted yearly and offers students a free introduction to computer science through fun activities and videos for learners of all skill levels. This year we are celebrating coding and AI.

During the Hour of Code, students will create their own apps or games, and have fun! With interactive, hands-on activities, students will learn computational thinking skills in an approachable way. If you've heard about the Hour of Code before, you might know it made history - more than 100 million students around the world have tried an Hour of Code. Even leaders like President Obama and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wrote their first lines of code as part of the campaign.

To learn more, visit: http://hourofcode.com/us/en

Artist in Residence

Ms. Bouchard and I were very excited to bring Hans Schepker to our school as this year's resident artist.

The students at IRS had an incredible experience with Hans. He led a lesson that connected math and art, teaching students about platonic solids (3D shapes where each face is the same regular polygon).

Once the students had an understanding of what they were creating, the students designed glass mosaics on the faces that will make up the platonic solids. This schoolwide community project will be constructed into beautiful mobile that will become a permanent fixture in our building. Some of the art pieces will also be displayed in the library.

To learn more, visit his websites:

• https://glassgeometry.com/
• https://13forest.com/hansschepker