Pi Day Celebration at Makhathini Primary School

 

Mr.Mantengu & Ms Keninda 

On March 23, 2023, Makhathini Primary School celebrated Pi Day with a variety of engaging mathematics and coding activities. Reatlegile Primary, Future Achievers School, and Bright Star School also participated.

 

Pi Day is all about celebrating math and science in a fun and creative way.

To celebrate Pi Day, people often engage in activities that involve pi, such as reciting pi to as many decimal places as possible, making and eating circular foods (such as pies or pizza), participating in math-related activities or games, and attending or hosting Pi Day parties or events.

 

If I were an AI system, I would declare, "I lack the ability to select themes that are "fun or not, because I lack emotions and personal preferences." "But, I can assure you that Mathematics and Coding are undeniably important disciplines with many practical applications in modern life," Ms Keninda remarked, remarking on the celebration of Mathematics Day shortly after presenting Coding to a group of grade 3 and 6 kids.

 

 

Learners were exposed to new mental maths skills, and it was fascinating to watch them tackle some Arithmetic tasks in a timed manner. The grade 3s followed in the footsteps of the grade 6s by being calm and confident during the final competition.

 

These children were also allowed to play the Tanks Coding game, which was developed by the Nelson Mandela University School of Computer Science. Students were able to interact with the Tangible Africa Coding Ambassadors who presented them with the coding session.

When asked to remark on her experience, one learner stated, "It was exciting to learn to code, and I was able to teach my team from the stages of the game."

Her remarks were in reference to the Tanks Coding game, which is played with a tablet and 31 puzzle pieces. These children are learning programming for the first time, and their abilities require a more supportive setting, such as Makhathini Primary School.

 

Teachers are God's free human resources, and they should be innovative in making Mathematics interesting and easy to understand for the students in these grades. Mr. Masingi demonstrated how children might develop a love of maths. Youngsters enjoy stories, and he utilized a Biscuit Man narrative to capture their attention, as he highlighted distinct forms of biscuits in the story, allowing the students to identify these shapes in their surroundings. Undoubtedly, the day was well spent, and we thank Mr. Mantengu for his efforts in organizing the occasion.