Cute story alert: During my first year of teaching one of my students showed up on March 14 with a pie for the class. He insisted that it was pie day. I went with it, since I honestly can't recall a time in my life that I've ever said no to pie. It wasn't until I was in conversation with a veteran colleague that I realized that it was not Pie Day, it was actually Pi Day!Every year math fanatics around the world celebrate Pi Day. While the day has been nationally recognized since 2009 (thank you, Wikipedia), it not only serves as a celebration of the constant Pi (the ratio of the circumference of a circle to it's diameter), it serves as a celebration of the beautiful world of mathematics.
At Monroe Middle School the celebration of Pi day goes beyond March 14. We've all heard of a Spelling Bee, but at Monroe they have a Pi Bee! All 7th and 8th grade math students are eligible to compete. Each teacher has five finalists (one from each class) who are invited to the final rounds. Yesterday at lunch I walked into a packed room of students quizzing each other on rehearsing the digits of pi. The two top contenders will face off in a final competition next week on the actual Pi Day, March 14 (3.14). Enjoy this video of our two finalists and join me in wishing them luck as they face off next week!
Happy Pi Day!!! How will you celebrate?
