Mathematics Faculty – Megan Shipard

Over 30 years ago, physicist Larry Shaw celebrated the first Pi Day on March 14. The date, 3.14, was meant to signify the first three digits of pi, the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter. In a bit of serendipity, March 14 is also Albert Einstein’s birthday.

On Monday 22 July we celebrated Pi-Day. 22/7 is an approximation used for the value of pi, which is the ratio of the Circumference to the Diameter for every single circular object.

Year 8 participated in 17 hands-on activities in the World of Maths Escape Room incursion, where they had the opportunity to see many different real-world applications of mathematics.

There was Maths Trivia held in the library at recess and lunch, with the teachers giving the students a run for their money in the recess session. It was great to see some students come back at lunchtime for the second trivia session, in their bid to win an enamel pi-day pin.

Megan Shipard

Instructional Leader of Curriculum – Mathematics