Celebrating Pie Day [Pi = 3.14] Early

It's Pi Day today at Math and Science Academy where two of my kids go to school.  Of course, Jenna is a little distraught because today is only March 10th and the real Pi day is March 14th, but that lands on Spring Break, so they are celebrating early.  If you are like me and need an explanation, Pi is that mathematical weird sign which means 3.14159....etc.  March 14th is 3/14, which are the first three numbers of pi.  I now know the first six numbers by heart because it's part of the school cheer, "sine, sine, cosine, sine, three point one four one five nine! Gooooooooooooo Fighting Calculators!"  No, I am NOT making that up.  It's for real. Even the calculator part.  And yes, they do have a few sports teams.  They are listed in the fine print beneath all the chess and computer clubs on their after school activities list.

You know how in 'regular' public school the kids brag about how strong they are or how fast they can run?  I have heard my kids several times in the car talk about kids at school who have memorized the first forty numbers of pi. I think pi goes on forever...I'm not sure about that.  I don't really even remember what it means other than I had to memorize it for a test once in high school, but only the 3.14 part, of course.  The kid who knows the most numbers in pi is revered at Math and Science Academy in a similar way that the high school quarter back is revered at normal high schools.  It's big.

To celebrate this ultimate nerdy day, a blanket e-mail goes out to all the parents reminding them to bring in pies and help serve them for lunch.  The first year Andy went to this school I was basically like a deer in headlights, because I was a jock in high school.  I played sports year round and only got good enough grades so I wouldn't get kicked off the team.  I feel a little more comfortable now that my kids have been there for five years.  I'm used to the trophy case filled with Lego Robotic awards and going to school events doesn't mean sitting on the bleachers cheering, but rather sitting in a classroom watching the Academic Triathlon.  My kids don't complain about school bully's and cliquey friends.  They complain when they don't get an A on their test or that so and so got a better grade than they did.  Our kids can be so different than us.  It used to freak me out, but now I love it.  It's like an adventure every day learning what life is like in the nerd world.  I need to go and get ready.  It's almost lunch time and I haven't even bought my pie yet!