Relief For A Math Phobic

O’Keffe Middle School announces its first Math Nightmare School for Parents (and anyone else interested). The class begins on Tuesday November 2 from 6:30 - 7:30 pm. The focus of the first five classes will be the Math 8 cirriculum offered at O’Keefe. In January, five sessions on the Accelerated Algebra cirriculum will be offered in January. Rob Hetzel, an O’Keefe 8th grade math teacher, will be leading the classes.

Dates and Topics are:

November 2 Variables and Patterns and Moving Straight Ahead - Introduction to Algebra and Linear Relationships: variables, tables, graphs and symbols as representations.

November 9 Thinking With Mathematical Models - Introduction to functions and modeling.

November 16 Growing, Growing, Growing - Exponential growth.

November 30 Frogs, Fleas and Painted Cubes - Quadratic growth.

December 7 Topics from the 1st quarter Geometry Unit - Constructions.

Topics to be covered during the Accelerated Algebra sessions will include: Solving equations (linear, quadratic, adsolute value); solving systems of equations; examing the graphics of equations; and applications of algebraic relationships.

Sessions meet in room 301 at O’Keefe Middle School and begin at 6:30 pm. Use the Thornton - Spaight entrance

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