Great Performances
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Brentwood Staff Changes
Books We Read Together
Neuroscience
100

Back in November, all of Brentwood's fourth graders went on a field trip. A play, a movie, or a symphony: Name the cultural event that we went to go watch. 

What is a symphony?

100

Name the Set 7 team member who owns a blue parrot called Echo. 

Who is Diego?

100

Name the beloved LAP teacher and Math is Cool coach who is transferring to Creekside Elementary when it opens in the fall.

Who is Mrs. Scott?

100

The "Cryptid Hunters" series revolves around the O'Hara twins. Name these two thirteen-year-olds.

Who are Grace and Marty?

100

The brain loves repetition. Tell me how many times the brain needs to hear or do something for that task to be stored in the long-term memory.  

What is 24 times?

200

In December, Brentwood's fourth and fifth grade holiday performance included a song about a dessert that showed up on an unfortunate family's doorstep every year. Name the unwanted, everlasting dessert. 

What is a fruitcake?

200

Name this new Set 7 team member whose golden retriever had puppies this spring.

Who is Blythe?

200

Name the current Brentwood staff member who is replacing Mr. Valentine as our principal.

Who is Mrs. Eckman?

200

In "The Fabled Fourth Graders of Aesop Elementary," the rambunctious, precocious fourth grade class needs a very unique teacher. Name the man who volunteers to teach fourth grade at Aesop Elementary.

Who is Mr. Jupiter?

200

Name the brain's favorite color, the one it will pay attention to first.

What is red?

300

This fall, Sarah and Thijs performed in the school musical about a business "woman" who shows up in town and convinces a group of kids that they can make a whole lot of money after attending her seminar. Name the titular character in the musical "______ Sells Seashells, and You Can, Too!"

Who is Sally? 

300

Name the Set Seven team member who saved up her money this spring and bought a leopard gecko that she calls Gee, Jr. 

Who is Riley? 

300

Name the second grade teacher who is retiring this month.

Who is Mr. Miller?

300

In "Who Was That Masked Man, Anyway?," the main character, Frankie, has a very active imagination and goes on several adventures "with his faithful sidekick, Skipper O'Malley" while he pretends to be a master spy. Name the master spy.

Who is Chet Barker?

300

In order to learn and think, the brain relies on neurons to help carry messages throughout the cerebrum. Tell me how many neurons are typically found in the human brain.

What is one hundred billion (100,000,000,000)?