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The Curriculum Enrichment Program of Wilkins School provides the
opportunity for students to work at the School
Store; The Wilkins Tribune, our school newspaper; and
The Wilkins Kids' Magazine, a literary journal of students'
writing and artwork. It also provides math enrichment for third
and fourth graders in problem solving and through participation
in The Continental Math League.
The School Store is open on
Wednesdays, during lunch recesses. It is a profitable
business, with large numbers of shoppers each week. There is an
overwhelming interest in becoming School Store Managers and the
students must pass a “change-making test” in order to be hired
for the position. The store managers’ duties include:
working with others on a team
being polite to everyone, especially customers
ordering new items to sell in the store
counting money and making change
taking inventory of merchandise
unpacking orders of new merchandise
displaying merchandise in an attractive manner
A crew of reporters from the
fourth grade publishes the school newspaper. These students
focus on understanding the purpose and style of newspaper
articles, develop procedures for interviewing students and
staff, photograph events, and write articles for the newspaper.
They continue to develop new sections for The Wilkins Tribune
and choose topics to include. Their duties include:
working together on a team
interviewing people
photographing events at school
writing and editing stories
writing advertisements
putting the newspaper together
delivering the paper to classes
Students from the third grade edit and publish The Wilkins Kids' Magazine.
It is their responsibility to collect, review, and choose which entries will be
included in the magazine. Then they determine the layout for each edition
of the magazine. Their duties include:
working together on a team
writing and editing stories and poems
choosing stories, poems, and artwork to include
adding graphics
deciding an attractive layout
putting the magazine together
delivering the magazine to classes
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