Maths are a Piece of Pi 国际圆周率日

On March 14, students throughout Yew Chung International School of Beijing were busy celebrating Pi Day, the annual global celebration of mathematics. Named after the mathematical constant π (pi). Pi Day is observed on March 14th because the number pi begins with 3.14, which resembles this date (as March is the 3rd month of the year). 

3月14日，北京耀中国际学校的学生们正在忙着庆祝每年一度的国际圆周率日。这个节日以数学常数π（派）命名。 派约等于3.14，所以3月14日被命名为圆周率日（3月是一年中的第3个月份）。

Our students from year 1 – 12 had lots of fun on Pi Day, coming to school in their house colours to compete in maths centred challenges and enjoy a taste of maths sprinkled throughout all the day’s lessons. 

我校1到12年级学生在圆周率日过得非常欢乐，他们穿着代表各自学院颜色的服装来到学校参加数学竞赛，并在整天的课程中享受数学的乐趣。

Following our Pi Day festivities, YCIS Beijing’s Primary School Learning and Teaching Coordinator, Devreaux Poole shared a few tips for parents on incorporating mathematics fun into their children’s lives outside of school. 

在我们的圆周率日庆祝活动之后，北京耀中的小学部学习和教学协调员Devreaux Poole分享了一些建议，让父母将数学的乐趣融入他们孩子在校外的生活中。

1. Be hands on亲自动手

Making maths tangible is key to making maths fun and accessible, particularly for younger children. Activities such as baking provide a great opportunity to teach about weights, measures, fractions and percentages. Plus perhaps most importantly, offer a safe way to demonstrate the consequences of getting your figures wrong as well as the sweet taste of success.

让数学变得触手可及是使数学变得有趣和易于学习的关键，特别是对于年幼的孩子来说。烘焙等活动为传授重量、长度、分数和百分比提供了很好的机会。最重要的是，提供一种安全的方式来让孩子认识到自己算错数的后果以及品尝成功的甜蜜滋味。

2. Tie it to their Interest将数学与他们的兴趣联系起来

If you children like Harry Potter, why not make potions? Look up some safe simple potions formulas online and get to work. This can be a great way to get kids engaged with doing calculations as they watch their creations fizz or change colours, etc.

如果您的孩子喜欢哈利波特，为什么不制作魔药呢？在线查找一些安全简单的药水配方并着手制作。这可能是让孩子们参与算数的好方法，因为他们可以看到他们的作品发出嘶嘶声或变色等。

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