Posted by Kristy Lundstrom, Head of Middle School on March 27, 2021

During March, we have been celebrating Pi Day.  

Pi which is a very special concept in math:

Typing π into a calculator and pressing ENTER will yield the result 3.141592654, not because this value is exact, but because a calculator’s display is often limited to 10 digits.  Pi is actually an irrational number (a decimal with no end and no repeating pattern) that is most often approximated with the decimal 3.14 or the fraction 22/7.

This brings up a rather interesting question: If pi is the number of diameter lengths that fit around a circle, how can it have no end?

At McDonogh Middle School, Ms Karpovich has been leading all of our students in fun and creative competitions to explore the meaning and celebrate this important mathematical concept in the most creative ways.

Through Pi baking

Creating their own Pi riddle

Through a poem

Through a poster contest:

And, we have even had a digit recitation contest:

Every day, the whole division has competed to solve our daily riddles first.  Can you figure these out:

Pi Riddle #1:

Answer: Python

Pi Riddle #2:

Answer: Pyrex

Pi Riddle #3:

Answer: A FINGER IN EVERY PIE

Pi Riddle #4

Answer:  Black Widow Spider.

Pi Riddle #5:

Pi Riddle #6:Skype

Pi Riddle #7

Answer: Tennis Umpire

Pi Riddle #8:

Answer: Pioneer

Pi Riddle #9:

Answer: Pylon

Final Riddle:

Answer: P=1, I=6, E=9

You could say learning about math this month has been “easy as PI”.