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Brentwood Elementary Gifted and Talented Program
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Students publish a Creative Writing Magazine
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The students write and publish a magazine called GATEWAY. The magazine is comprised of original stories, poems and artwork done by the students in the School. A core group of students act as editors and are responsible for putting the publication together. GATEWAY has been a Brentwood tradition for over 15 years.
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The students are taught the skills of creative problem solving and are given a variety of real life situations to which they can apply them. Students are encouraged to analyze, synthesize and evaluate information in various interscholastic competitions for which they must prepare projects: Invention Convention, Geography Fair, Creative Convention, Science Bowl and the History Bowl.
Logical thinking skills are taught through the use of the Mind Bender Logical Thinking Skills Program.
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Creative and Logical Thinking Skills
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Foreign Language
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The students study Spanish beginning in the Second Grade. Currently, a select group of students is chosen to participate in the Spanish classes based on their demonstrated Reading skills. At present, 3 levels of the language are being taught. The skills range from identifying simple objects and greetings to reading and writing of sentences using correct verb forms.
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www.mayaquest.com
Mayaquest is an 8 week program where students from around the world follow a group of archaeologists and scientists in their search for ancient Mayan ruins in the Mexican rainforest. Brentwood's Fifth Grade Spanish students are participating in this interactive adventure through the use of the internet.
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Favourite links
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