Pi Day (3.14) Celebrated at Barnhart School

For the fourth consecutive year, students in the 7th and 8th grades at Barnhart School in Arcadia celebrated Pi Day on March 14th.  The day celebrates the number pi which is a constant value describing the ratio of the circumference to the diameter of a circle. 

The purpose of the day is to expand the students' perceptions of what math is, to learn about a different, special irrational number, to provide cross-curricular activities.  The students made a construction paper chain of 8000 links that was color-coded for each number. The chain snaked its way throughout the entire middle school building reaching over 1/3 of a mile in length. 

In English classes, students wrote Haikus (Pi-Kus)

and  Limericks (Pi-mericks) with Pi or math as the theme.  At the annual Pi Day assembly students presented skits, songs, poems, interesting facts about Pi, and recited digits from memory for prizes and records. 

The day culminated with all the students who had memorized at least 20 digits of Pi receiving a delicious piece of pie, topped with whipped cream if they memorized the digits in Spanish!  All in all, it was an educational, fun, exciting day.

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Article written by Mrs. Ryland  

Photographers:  Josh and Katie

Videographers:  Rowan and Ryan

Master of Ceremonies: Gian and Keith

Video editing and web design: Mr. Turin