A Celebration of Pi (and Pie)
When Habonim math students (grades 6-7) learn about the irrational number pi, they go all out! On March 14th (aka 3.14) they celebrated pi day in the classroom, through games, and, of course, with food. Students learned that the value of pi describes the ratio of a circle’s diameter to its circumference. They played a game requiring them to calculate the area, radius, and circumference of circles using an approximation of pi. They challenged the Gesher students (grades 4-5) to a pi digit memorization contest, standing up in front of their peers and reciting as many digits as possible. Kol Hakavod to Gesher and specifically the top memorizer, Micah, who recited 74 digits! And finally, no pi day is complete without…pie!