Month: June 2014

Menlo Park Summer Math Camp

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About a 2 minute drive from Mathnasium’s summer math camp is the popular Susie Cakes. Susie Cakes is a bakery that has cakes, cupcakes (both filled and unfilled), puddings, cheesecakes, cookies, pies, and bars. The cake flavors includes chocolate, red velvet, german chocolate, carrot, coconut, vanilla, and marble. She has banana and vanilla pudding as well as cream and seasonal fruit filled pies. This bakery has chocolate chip cookies, snickerdoodles, lemon squares, and much more. Both you and your child will love this bakery.

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Mathnasium’s summer camp is beneficial for your child because we will help them prepare for their math class for the upcoming school year. We do not want your child to walk into their math class on the first day of school and forget everything they learned the previous year.  At our summer math camp, we can also help them go ahead so that math will be a breeze for them.

Your child also does not have to go to Mathnasium’s summer math camp everyday. There are loads of opportunities for you to quiz your child on their math skills. Here are some questions you can ask your child when you go to Susie Cakes:

  1. You get a slice of Susie’s Famous Red Velvet Cake for $6.25 and your child gets a peanut butter filled chocolate cupcake for $3.25. What is the total cost? If tax is 9.25% how much is your order with tax?
  2. A 6 inch (diameter) layer cake at Susie’s costs $36.00.
    A) If you split the cake into 12 pieces, how much does each piece cost?
    B) What is the area of the base of the cake? (Area = pi * radius * radius)
    C) If the volume of the cake is 75.398 inches cubed, what is the height of the cake?

For more information about Susie Cakes bakery, check out the website.

Want more? Make sure to check out our other posts about summer camps around the bay area. In addition to registering for cool camps, don’t forget to leave time for relieving summer “brain drain” at Mathnasium this summer! Visit our website at  http://www.mathnasium.com/paloalto-menlopark

Summer Math Camp in Palo Alto

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Summer is a great time for your child to practice their math skills. By refreshing what they already know, they will be ready for math in the upcoming school year. A great way to ensure that everything your child learned does not go to waste is by enrolling them at Mathnasium’s summer math camp. This summer camp is perfect way for your child to brush up their math skills and have fun. What makes this summer camp so unique is that you get to choose the day and time your child attends. This ensures that your child can still go to more recreational summer camps and not miss out on any events they have planned.

After a session at Mathnasium’s summer math camp, you can treat your child to a delicious and healthy meal at LYFE Kitchen in Palo Alto. They have a breakfast, lunch and dinner menu. Here are some examples of what they have for breakfast: different styles of eggs, breakfast wraps, pancakes, yogurt bowls and more. For lunch and dinner they have grilled vegetables, different kinds of soups, salads, flatbreads, sandwiches and burgers, chicken, steak, and much more. All of their meals are less than 600 calories and they have gluten free, vegan, and vegetarian options. Therefore, everyone can find something they like and want to eat on their menu.

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While at LYFE Kitchen, you can quiz your child on what they learned at Mathnasium’s summer math camp. Here are some examples:

  1. You go with your child to LYFE Kitchen. You get a Kale Caesar Salad (360 calories) for $6.99. Your child gets a cheeseburger (570 calories) for $9.04.
    A) How much did the two meals cost together?
    B) If tax is 9.25%, how much is the meal with tax?
    C) If you pay with a 20 dollar bill how much money will you get back?
    D) On average, we are only supposed to eat 2000 calories per day. Of the 2000 calories, what percent did both you and your child eat during this meal?

For more information about LYFE Kitchen, check out their website.

Want more? Make sure to check out our other posts about summer camps around the bay area. In addition to registering for cool camps, don’t forget to leave time for relieving summer “brain drain” at Mathnasium this summer! Visit our website at  http://www.mathnasium.com/paloalto-menlopark

Menlo Park Summer Math Camp

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A great way to spend a summer day is to drop your child off at Mathnasium’s summer math camp. At Mathnasium, we will ensure your child will not go through “brain drain” this summer. (Brain drain is when your child forgets everything they learned in the previous school year). We will prepare your child for the upcoming school year in math by reviewing old skills and teaching them new ones

A great way to motivate your child to brush up on their math skills and to go to Mathnasium’s summer math camp is by treating them to a fun day out before or after their session. Every year, Menlo Park has a festival called the Connoisseurs’ Marketplace. This year, this festival will take place on July 19 –  20. This festival will include live music, great food made my chefs, a car show, garden exhibits, and fun events for kids. The fun events for kids includes bungee jumping, a climbing wall, bouncy houses, a carnival and train ride, hula hooping, dolls, face painting, henna tattoos and much more. Your child will most definitely have a great time.

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What makes this festival so great is that it is only a 2 minute car ride from Mathnasium’s summer math camp. That means you can drop your child off at Mathnasium, pick them up after an hour, and then take them to the festival!

While at the festival, you can also quiz your child on their math skills. Here are some questions you can ask them.

  1. The train at the festival moves at a speed of 15 miles per hour. If you ride the train for 20 minutes, how many miles did the train ride for?
  2. If the oldest car at the car show is from 1927, how many years ago was the car built?
  3. If you buy a hamburger for $8.25 and a lemonade for $2.25, how much money did you spend?

Clearly, the Connoisseurs’ Marketplace is not only a great way to spend time with your child, but it also serves as a way for your child to practice their math skills. Check out this website for more information about the marketplace.

Want more? Make sure to check out our other posts about summer camps around the bay area. In addition to registering for cool camps, don’t forget to leave time for relieving summer “brain drain” at Mathnasium this summer! Visit our website at  http://www.mathnasium.com/paloalto-menlopark

Palo Alto Summer Math Camp

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It is not too late to sign your child up for Palo Alto – Menlo Park Mathnasium’s summer math camp. At each session, your child will go over previously learned material as well as learn new things too. We will help your child prepare for the upcoming school year so that math class will be breeze. Since most kids do not want to spend their summer doing math, treat them before or after their session to a yummy meal. A great place to eat lunch after a session at Mathnasium’s summer math camp is at Corner Bakery Cafe in Palo Alto.

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Their lunch menu includes sandwiches (hot and cold), salads, pastas, and soups. They also have a great bakery selection which makes for a perfect dessert after lunch. Here are some questions you can ask your child as you wait for your food.

  1. You order a chicken pesto on ciabatta ficelle ($7.99) and your child orders a mac & 3 cheese ($7.79). How much does the meal cost altogether? How much does it cost with tax if tax is 9.50%?
  2. The bowl the mac & cheese comes in has a radius of 3 inches and a height of 2 inches. What is the volume of the bowl? If each pasta has a volume of .2 inches, how many pasta can fit in the bowl?
  3. Corner Bakery’s lunch menu has approximately 35 items. Of the 35 items, 4 are pastas, 5 are paninis, 7 are signature sandwiches, 3 are combos, 2 are soups/chilis, and 14 are salads. What is the probability that you will choose a pasta? Panini? Signature sandwich? Combo? Soup/chili? Salad?
  4. Corner Bakery Cafe is 2.9 miles away from Palo Alto – Menlo Park Mathnasium’s summer math camp. If you drive at 35 mph (assume no traffic and no stop lights) how long will it take you to get to the Cafe from Mathnasium?

For more information about Corner Bakery Cafe, check out their website.

We hope to see your child this summer at Mathnasium’s summer math camp. For more information about Mathnasium of Palo Alto-Menlo Park and other unique word problems, visit our website at  http://www.mathnasium.com/paloalto-menlopark

Menlo Park Summer Math Camp

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It is not too late to sign your child up for Palo Alto – Menlo Park Mathnasium’s summer math camp. At each session, your child will go over previously learned material as well as learn new things too. We will help your child prepare for the upcoming school year so that math class will be breeze. Since most kids do not want to spend their summer doing math, treat them before or after their session to a yummy meal. A great place to eat lunch before coming to Mathnasium’s summer math camp is at Cafe Zoe in Menlo Park.They have an assortment of scrumptious lunch meals like soups, salads, grilled paninis, and fresh sandwiches. What makes Cafe Zoe so great is that on Friday they also have live music! What a great way to spend an afternoon with your child.

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Here are some math questions you can ask your child while you are waiting for your food.

  1. You order a tomato, basil, mozzarella panini ($8.75) and your child orders a grilled cheese sandwich ($6.95). How much does the meal cost altogether? If you leave a 15% tip, how much does the tip cost? If tax is 9.50%, how much does tax cost? How much does the meal cost with tax and tip?
  2. If each sandwich is cut into triangles and has a base of 3 inches and a height of 4 inches, what is the area of the face of the each triangle of the sandwich. If the sandwich is 2.5 inches high, what is the volume of the sandwich including both halves.
  3. If Cafe Zoe is 2.2 miles away from Mathnasium’s summer math camp and you drive at a constant rate of 35 mph (assume no stop lights and no traffic), how long does it take you to get to Cafe Zoe?

For more information about Cafe Zoe, check out their website.

We hope to see your child this summer at Mathnasium’s summer math camp. For more information about Mathnasium of Palo Alto-Menlo Park and other unique word problems, visit our website at  http://www.mathnasium.com/paloalto-menlopark

Palo Alto Summer Math Camp

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It is not too late to sign your child up for Palo Alto – Menlo Park Mathnasium’s summer math camp. At each session, your child will go over previously learned material as well as learn new things too. We will help your child prepare for the upcoming school year so that math class will be breeze. Since most kids do not want to spend their summer doing math, treat them before or after their session to a yummy meal. A great place to eat any meal before coming to Mathnasium’s summer math camp is at Joanie’s Cafe in Palo Alto. They have a breakfast, lunch, and dinner menu but they have been awarded best breakfast in Palo Alto multiple times.

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Their breakfast menu includes eggs, omelets, breakfast crepes, pancakes, waffles, french toast, and more! Treating your child to breakfast not only serves as a delicious meal and fun bonding time, but your child can also brush up on their math skills. Here are some questions you can ask your child while you are waiting for their meal:

  1. You order a Toscana Omelet ($11.25), a side of bacon ($4.95), and a small latte ($3.75). Your child orders Parisian Brioche French Toast ($9.95), a side of fruit ($4.00), and hot chocolate ($2.95). How much does the order cost all together? If tax is 9.50%, how much is tax? How much is the order with tax? If you tip your server 15%, how much is the tip? How much does the meal cost with tax and tip?
  2. There are 22 hard options on the menu. Of the 22 options, 2 are a type of french toast. What is the percent chance that you order french toast? Of the 22 options, 11 are a type of omelet. What is the percent chance you order an omelet?
  3. If each omelet($11.25) comes with a side of hash browns($4.50) and toast ($2.50). How much does just the omelet cost?

For more information about Joanie’s Cafe check out their website.

We hope to see your child this summer at Mathnasium’s summer math camp. For more information about Mathnasium of Palo Alto-Menlo Park and other unique word problems, visit our website at  http://www.mathnasium.com/paloalto-menlopark