Wilkerson Weekly
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By: Amanda Liu, Jason Zhang, & Jacob Cox 6°
­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ “I have not failed, I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.”
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Thomas Alva Edison
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“I destroy my enemy when I make him my friend.”
-​
Abraham Lincoln
“Two things are infinite. The universe and human stupidity… and I’m not so sure about the universe.”
-​
Albert Einstein
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News
With the holiday season comes
the month for school concerts,
starting on Thursday with the
Band concert. The 7th Grade
band played Flying Tigers, A
Peaceful Christmas, In The Hall
Of The Mountain King, Santa’s
Fiesta, while the Jazz Band
finished the concert with A
Charlie Brown Christmas and
Boiling Point. The next concerts
are those from the choir and
orchestra, choir concert taking
place on December 9, the
orchestra performing on
December 15.
The Week in Review
On Tuesday, we started
investigations into the fields of
symbolism and allegory inside
written text.Also, our class
discussed with each other our
narrative setting introductions we
wrote about a mysterious crime
scene we discovered in Mrs.
Wilkerson’s office.
On Wednesday, we began class
reflecting on symbolism and
allegory while asking questions.
Then, as study to understand the
two topics greater, we played
Kahoot on symbolism, crowning
--------------------------------------Birthdays:
● 11/27:​
Lauren Mansky
● 12/10: ​
Caitlin Cooler
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Gabe Botros and Emma Hall as
winners. The Kahoot covered
symbolism through colors,
animals, flowers, and seasons,
and helped us with our symbolism
work for over the weekend. We
also had time to start on our
weekend work.
The next Monday, we had time to
share our symbolism projects
with other members of the class
we also met in pairs to discuss our
argumentative writing pieces.
On Tuesday we spent the
majority of class reviewing our
symbolism work. We also got into
our writing clubs and discussed
Kaleigh-Ann’s writing piece and
what a good argumentative piece
has.
On Wednesday, we discussed
parts A-C of Greek/Latin Roots
Week 4 and then worked in the
media center.
On Friday, we worked on
assignments that will be needed
for next week and discussed our
Greek/Latin Root word webs.
Upcoming Assignments
Special News!
Students who had REACH class
with Mrs. Armbruster in 3rd and
4th grade had a reunion party on
December 4 at East Woods.
Because fourth graders leave
school later than middle
schoolers, we met the Mega
Minds (fourth grade gifted
students) and discussed writing
with them. After the fourth
graders left, we enjoyed the
cupcakes brought by Katherine
and the cookies brought by
Mrs. Armbruster while catching
up with Mrs. Armbruster. Then
we played the story game, where
each person comes up with a
sentence or two to make a story.
Finally we took several group
selfies before saying farewell.
On December 8, Service
community will embark on a field
trip to Playhouse Square,
watching the play The Christmas
Carol. Those who are going
should remember to save room
for breakfast.
Book Recommendations
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Eyewitness Book: Plant
by David Burnie
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Greek/Latin roots Test | 1​
2/16
~ Reading requirements, IRB
forms | ​
Due 12/18
INFORMATIONAL
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In Defiance of Hitler: The Secret
Mission of Varian Fry
by Carla McClafferty
MEMOIR
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All the Light We Cannot See
by Anthony Doerr
HISTORICAL FICTION
More Special News!
Congratulations to Ivy Wang,
Meredith Bach, and Amelia
Schofalvi for making the Power of
the Pen team!
~I-Ready Testing | 1​
2/9
General:
~Study for Greek/Latin roots
quiz.
~Keep Greek/Latin root
flashcards updated.
Student of the Week:
I wish I could get some
strawberry candy canes?
:o
Interviewer​
: What is your
favorite color and why?
Can you guess who this
student is?
Interviewer​
: Hello, how are
you?
Student​
: Hi, I’m good, thank
you!
Interviewer​
: Who is in your
family? How many siblings
do you have?
Student​
: I live with my
parents and two sisters, one
older and one younger, and
we have no pets.
Interviewer​
: How long have
you been in REACH?
Student​
: I’ve been in gifted
for a while, the farthest back
I can remember being
second grade, but I’ve been
in REACH since 3rd grade
with Mrs. Armbruster.
Interviewer​
: What do you
want for Christmas this year?
Student​
: Ummm… I’m not
exactly sure yet, but
Student​
: Turquoise and
sky blue, though it’s hard
to pick one. I’d rather say
color combinations, like
violet, turquoise, and
pinks, or light yellow,
green, and blues together.
Interviewer​
: Nice color
choice. Very, um,
complicated. Okay, what
is something that you
would regard as a pet
peeve?
Student​
: People who are
extremely rude and try to
make everyone else feel
bad.
Interviewer​
: Okay, last
question. What are some
goals you have for the
future?
Student​
: I’d like to
improve my drawing skills
and I’m working on an
entry for the
Doodle4Google.
Were you right? Highlight
down below to find out the
Student of the Week!
↓
(It’s Amanda!)
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Comics!
Animal of the Week:
Kakapo
~Kakapo are the only
species of flightless
parrot.
~There are only 126
kakapo left in the world
;_;.
~Kakapo are nocturnal
~Kakapo cannot fly, but
are really good at
climbing trees!
~Kakapo smell like peat
moss and honey.
~Kakapo have a great
ability in freezing
whenever they sense
danger.
~Kakapo are herbivores
and eat foods such as
fruit, roots and leaves.
~Lifespan: 95 years
~Male kakapo court
females with song and
dance.
~Kakapo are only found
in New Zealand.
~Kakapo are the world’s
heaviest parrot and can
weigh 2-4kg (4.4-8.8lbs)
Animal of the Week by Jason Zhang
Brain Teasers ​
and​
FUN!!!
Answer for the Sudoku is on the next page!
Come a riddle, come a riddle, come a rote, rote, rote
with a wee little man in a red, red coat
with a stick in his hand and a stone in his throat
come a riddle, come a riddle, come a rote, rote, rote
What is he? (Highlight for answer ->) ​
He is a cherry!
~by ​
Jacob Cox
Jane’s mom has 4 daughters. The first is named March. The next, April. Third is May.
What is the fourth daughter's name?
(Highlight for answer ->) ​
Jane!
~by ​
Jacob Cox
You build a house with all walls facing south. A bear walks up.
What color is the bear? [Not a trick question-IT IS POSSIBLE]
(Highlight for answer ->) ​
White! You built your house on the North Pole, so the bear is a
polar bear!
~by ​
Jacob Cox
Try to say ​
50​
different words in under ​
20​
seconds, all of which do not contain the letter
A. (Highlight for trick->) ​
You can say numbers! One thousand is the first number with an
A in it!
~by ​
Jacob Cox
Sudoku solved by Amanda Liu