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The weekly Math

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A weekly newsletter for AJJH stu- Volume 1, Is-

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Table of Contents

Topic Page Letter from

the Editor
Letter from the Editor......................... 1 Joel Salinas

Tutoring Schedule.............................. 2

Welcome AJJH Yellow Jackets, to the

Weekly Math Terms........................... 3
commence of my weekly newsletter that
will better assist you in scheduling your
tutoring sessions depending on the type
of help you may need. The sessions will
cover math, and will be broken down into
sub sections each day of the three days
per week that it will be offered. The week-
ly issue will also help with common terms
in math.This newsletter will be provided
through Twitter as well as in physical
form. Make sure to subscribe to @AJJH-
Newsletter on Twitter to stay up to date!
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6th Grade Math will be meeting
in room 123 on mondays after
school. Be prepared to stay
from 4:15 PM to 5:30 PM for a
thorough review and supple-
mental help with any topics you
may have been struggling with.
Please make sure you schedule
a ride as we do not want to stay
too much after the alloted time
waiting for your ride.
7th Grade pre algebra students
will be meeting in room 123 as
well on tuesdays. Since this
tutoring session covers more
students, please be prepared to
stay from 4:15 PM to 6:30 PM in
order to get the maximum help
possible. We will be glad to
teach you different methods to
solve equations if you are cur-
rently doing well, and will help

Why do I need tu- any students with

toring if im not do- The performance of the conventional
ing that bad? You students who were methods that we
may be wondering tutored was better have been using in
if this session will than those who did not the class. Our goal
be of any benefit to receive tutoring over- is to make you pre-
you. Fortunate for all during the 2006- pared for the full
us, research has algebra class next
2007 school year at
proven that tutor- year so that it will
ing helps improve Oakview Elementary not be a shock to
your overall grade! you!

Even if you are doing well in 8th Grade algebra students

the course, tutoring can still
benefit you. During tutoring Mr.
Salinas (myself) and another
teacher will be available to an-
swer any questions or help with
any missing homework assign-
ments you may have. I really
hope to see as many of you as
possible!
will be meeting in room 123
on wednesdays from 4:15 PM
to 6:30 PM. Be prepared to
partner up and work on linear
equations, geometric trans-
formations, as well as solving
for variables on both sides of
the equations. This will serve
as practice prior to diving into
the fun stuff.
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Math words of the week!
Equation- a statement that the
values of two mathematical ex-
pressions are equal (indicated
by the sign =).
Area- The amount of space in-
side the boundary of a flat (2-di-
mensional) object such as a
triangle or circle.
Interest- the amount of money
paid for a loan or an invest-
ment.
Coefficient- The number mul-
tiplied times a product of vari-
ables or powers of variables in
a term.
Did you know these defini-
tions? Come to tutoring!!!
Variable- A Variable is a symbol
for a number we dont know
yet. It is usually a letter like x or
y.
Exponent- The exponent of a
number says how many times
to use that number in a multipli-
cation
Technological fields,
like engineering, are
in desperate need of
more qualified work-
ers, yet not enough
students are pursuing
studies in STEM that
would prepare them
for technical careers
Geometry- the branch of math-
ematics concerned with the
properties and relations of
points, lines, surfaces, solids,
and higher dimensional ana-
logs.
Hypotenuse- The longest side
of a right triangle. The side op-
posite the right angle.