π Day
March 14th
G1-4
As an essential subject, mathematics plays an important role in a child’s life. From primary school to college, math has accompanied almost every child's educational career. It is the Math Week from 11th March to 15th March, and the day, 14th March is designated as π Day since the date is linked to the π.
“π Challenge”, “Math Themed Handbags Design”, “Math Carnival”, a series of math-related activities and games were carried out in each grade which immerse the students in the joy of mathematics learning this week.
On 14th March, teachers and children wore costumes with numbers, and each grade also prepared various of activities to celebrate π Day. The first grade teachers gave each student in the class a quarter of a circle to decorate on their own. They put the quarters all together to make this stunning class or hallway collage. The teachers in second grade hid ten interesting math problems outdoor, the children worked in groups to find and completed together. The Math Carnival in third grade is, Dominoes, Chinese Sliding Blocks and Memory Power Game. They enjoyed these competitions very much. The children of the fourth grade started the "π challenge" finals early in the morning, and the students worked in groups in the afternoon who got an envelope and went outdoors to find various mathematical symbols and graphics according to the questions or instructions in the letter.
The π Day is aimed to stimulate students’ interest in learning mathematics. We hope that every student can truly discover the infinite mystery of mathematics, be willing to explore mathematics, fall in love with mathematics, and apply mathematics in their daily life!
數學是陪伴每個孩子學習與成長必不可少的一門學科，對于提升孩子們的運算能力，激發大腦活力，培養邏輯思維能力，起著非常重要的作用。本學期3月11日到3月15日為數學周，借由數字314，將日期與數學中的π聯系，將3月14日這一天定為π日。為了讓學生體驗數學學習的樂趣，每個年級都開展了一系列與數學相關的活動和游戲。“背π挑戰”“設計數學主題的手提袋”“數學嘉年華”等，都讓學生在這一周沉浸在數學學習的歡樂中。
3月14日，老師和孩子們都穿上了帶有數字的服裝，每個年級也準備了各種形式的活動來慶祝π日。一年級的老師為每個孩子準備了四分之一圓的紙張，孩子們為它涂畫，畫好后老師們將這些五顏六色的1/4圓打散拼成一幅不規則的貼畫；二年級的老師則是先把十道趣味數學題藏在戶外，小朋友們分組合作找到后一起完成；三年級的數學嘉年華，為學生準備了華容道、多米諾、記憶比賽三個數學游戲，讓孩子們通過小組活動、雙人活動和個人學術活動體驗數學游戲的樂趣；四年級的孩子們一早就開始了“背π挑戰”的決賽，大家都為了一塊好吃的“pie”爭先恐后挑戰，下午學生們分組領到一個信封，按照信中的問題或提示，去戶外尋找各種數學符號、圖形。
π日這天，以“知識性”“實用性”“趣味性”的活動形式，激發學生對數學的興趣，寓教于樂，讓孩子們學數學、用數學、玩數學，激發了孩子們強烈的求知欲，讓孩子們感受到數學的魅力與學習數學的樂趣。希望每一個學生都能夠真正發現數學的無窮奧秘，樂于探索數學、愛上數學、運用數學！
G5-6
“Ring—!” The students swarmed in like a pack of bees, running and yelling. What was happening? Something exciting, happy, and fun—the Math Bazaar!
“We are going to have a Math Bazaar, where all of you are going to sell things. Use discounts, activities, or whatever you can do, to attract people to come buy your things,” the math teacher explained. After hearing that announcement, the students were buzzing with excitement.
Before the Math Bazaar officially began, students started to tear off the packages of their food, stationary, or whatever items they were going to sell. Advertisements had already begun a day before, and students were determined to be the one who made the most money. This Math Bazaar would be helpful for learning how to sell things in the future. It would also help provide money to donate to charity.
“Come and buy our things! It’s very cheap!” All types of voices mixed together, advertising for their own stand. Break time made the classrooms even more crowded. People from other blocks and classes all came to buy things.
It was definitely a great lesson and experience for the students. The Math Bazaar was a great success, and it was fantastic.
下課鈴一響，教室里、走廊里，到處都是激動的學生。這是同學們期待已久的數學集市！
前幾天，數學課上學生們提前得知此事。數學老師解釋了這次活動要干什么，課后，所有人都非常激動激烈的討論著期待著。
集市開始前，所有人都迫不及待的將準備好的食物包裝袋撕開，一陣陣香噴噴的味道傳來。而關于集市的廣告和宣傳，早在前一天就已經開始了。老師們和同學們都非常期待這次活動，學生們下定決心要努力掙到最多的錢，去幫助更多的人！這次活動主要是要同學們學會怎樣買賣、合理打折等商業技巧。這跟同學們數學課上正在學的東西很有關聯。寓教于樂，在玩中學。
兩堂課中間的休息時間使走廊里和教室里擠滿了喧鬧的人們，也有很多其他班的同學來買東西了。活動結束后，同學們將部分收入捐給了慈善組織。
同學們在活動中學到了很多買賣的方法。這次的數學集市十分成功，相信同學們都很有收獲！
G7-8
What is pi (π)? Pi is a tool for communicating and rejoicing in mathematics. It represents not only a math constant close to 3.14 but also every SHSIDer’s passion toward exploring the beauty of math. On 14 March 2019 (3.14) students celebrated this number.
During the first CAS period, students of grades seven and eight watched fun math videos in homerooms. These videos displayed ingenious application of math on daily lives and interesting math problems. To some students, regular math classes may have arid circumstances, but this special “math lesson” was able to grab all students’ attention and convey the fun knowledge to them. Some topics included Schrodinger’s Cat, Fibonacci Sequence, and infinity.
Then came the more exciting second CAS period. Every seventh or eighth grade homeroom had a math-related activity that encouraged students to use their math skills to solve the problems. All the rooms were crowded with intelligent young mathematicians, competing against each other to extract the essence of the problems. Some activities were 24-point calculation, Sudoku, board games, π decimal-recitation, and Crazy Math problem-solving. The picture full of love to math was magnificent and luxuriant.
Time passed quickly, and many students complained about the short duration of the mirthful time. Looking at the stamps on the pi-day passport, batches of memories flowed by students’ minds. It is an unforgettable day of math!
什么是pi（π）圓周率？這問題也許不難，但在3月14日這一天，它成為了一個幫助我們用數學的獨有語言去交流、談笑的助手。它不僅代表了近似值為3.14的數學常數，還代言了所有上中國際部學生對于探索數學的無限熱情。
下午第一節CAS課上，七、八年級的學生們在各自教室里觀看了許多有趣的數學視頻。這些視頻展示了一些巧妙的數學應用與問題解法，引起了不少同學的贊嘆。也許對于一些學生來說，平常的數學課程略顯枯燥，不過這一次特別的數學課堂，吸引了所有人的注意力，并授予他們那些有意思的知識點，諸如“薛定諤的貓”定律、斐波那契數列的神奇和無限的奧妙。
隨后的第二節課，便是學生們期待已久的數學探索活動。每個七、八年級的教室都有一個特定的活動，等待著好奇心和好戰心強的學生前來挑戰、討論。所有的教室頓時簇擁著許多小小數學家，以聰明的才智相互對決，一起吸取那些挑戰的精華。趣味活動包括了24點計算、數獨、棋牌游戲、圓周率小數背誦和“瘋狂數學”挑戰。所有的活動繪制成了一幅壯觀而富有生氣的圖片。
不過，快樂的時光總是短暫的。許多學生都遺憾地說活動時長太短，不能盡興探究。看著通過挑戰得到的那些印章，一波波美好的回憶掠過我們腦中。真是一個好不充實的數學節日啊！
Pudong Campus
From March 11th to March 15th, our Pudong students celebrated the remarkable Math Week. In this week, a variety of math fantastic activities and games were carried out. Our lower graders enjoyed their math activities such as Pi Word Challenge, Scavenger Hunt, Sudoku, while upper graders focused on more challenging events, like Presentations of Mathematicians and Bag/T-shirt Design of Pi Elements. 
The most exciting part in this week was the Pi Day. It is well known that Pi Day is celebrated on March 14th around the world. Pi is the symbol used in mathematics to represent the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter — which is approximately 3.14. On the afternoon of March 14th, all of our Pudong students took part in the Pi Day Carnival with great enthusiasm. Students celebrated this day by dressing up as mathematicians creatively and went around to experience different math events. People enjoyed a game called “Where is the Time” in Class1-1, which required a candidate to find numbers related to the clock time in classroom. Some of our students chose to play Math Board Game and Tangram in Class2-1 and Class2-2. Games such as Rounding Bingo in Class 4-2 required participants to calculate intensively in seconds. Admittedly the atmosphere was tense when the competition began, however, all students tried every effort to get higher scores and win more medals.
Although the Math Week comes to the end, Pi Day is a wonderful opportunity for our little math enthusiasts to understand more math concepts, experience the glamor of math and challenge themselves. Hopefully they will continuously play more math games, learn more about math and practice more in the future!
3月11日至3月15日，春光明媚，草長鶯飛。經過老師和同學們的精心籌備，浦東校區的數學周活動拉開了序幕，多種多樣、妙趣橫生的數學游戲和活動牢牢地吸引了大家的眼球。一二年級在數學課上開展了豐富的活動，比如搜索“Pi”打頭的單詞比賽、數學尋寶、數獨等；三至五年級也不甘落后，推出了數學家演講比賽以及π元素手繪拎袋、手繪T恤等更富有挑戰性的活動。
本周，最激動人心的時刻莫屬我們的圓周率日了。眾所周知，國際圓周率日即每年3月14日，圓周率是圓的周長與直徑的比值，一般用希臘字母π表示，約等于3.14。3月14日下午，全體浦東學生以百分百的熱情參與到數學嘉年華的活動中。當天，同學們身著和數學有關的服飾，在浦東各大教室穿梭，體驗各種有趣的數學互動項目。每個游戲項目區，人頭攢動，同學們個個樂在其中。比如，在1-1班，參賽者體驗了一把“時間在哪里”，這個小游戲需要大家在教室里找到隱藏的數字，以對應時鐘上的時間。2-1和2-2班分別開展了數學桌游和數學七巧板活動，4-2班則進行了“湊整數”比賽，此項比賽需要每一位同學認真計算，絞盡腦汁，才能與眾多參賽者一決高下。數學嘉年華活動，使原本枯燥的數學知識變得生動起來，同學們在數學領域不斷超越自我，感受到了數學的巨大魅力。愿他們今后繼續盡情玩數學、學數學、用數學！
Written by Liu Lei, Claudia Yeh 6 (3), Maxwell He 7 (3), Yang Biya
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