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Pi Day Interview

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Well “PI” day is coming up (3/14) and the excitement is buzzing. Linda, a math teacher in 4-5, has accepted my offer to interview her for this special event. I have some questions to ask her let's get going.

Linda what are your expectations for this project? Well, my expectations are that the projects are done thoughtfully and thoroughly and that the kids have fun creating their project.

How many PI Day’s have been experienced at Waynflete? I think about 10 PI Day’s.

Do you have a special tradition on PI Day? I wear my PI T-shirt that a student gave me.

What is your favorite form of math? I enjoy the study of geometry, especially circles, polygons and angles. Our work with circles this year ties in nicely with the study of pi.

What math test that you have done was the hardest? That goes way back. I barely remember it. But it probably had to do with math facts, they were hard for me to learn.

What was one of the most extravagant PI day projects you have ever seen? Well one time someone made a really cool puzzle from scratch. Then on that the child etched the digits of PI into glass. All the kids make really interesting and fun projects. 

Is food part of Pi day since the day is called PI (pie) Day? Yes, that's a really fun part of the day. Usually we have sweet pie such as apple, but this year we are having pizza pie.

Well that wraps it up. Thanks for taking this time for me to interview you. I’m looking forward to the projects that these smart students have made. So are Linda and Kai. Well thanks for checking in. Bye and Happy PI Day!  Julian


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