I found the wiki for Arbor Heights Elementary School to be interesting. The wiki was similar to a website with all of the expected pages for staff, classrooms, supply lists, and family learning. Some of the classrooms had their own wiki pages (not sure if that is the correct label) that gave information about learning, events, and newsletters. One of the wiki pages was a kindergarten classroom. I'm not sure if I would create a wiki of my own. I currently have a weebly website for my classroom that works really well for disseminating information to parents. Because I wouldn't need to share editing privileges with anyone else on this website, establishing a wiki doesn't seem to be useful for me, but maybe I'm just not being imaginative enough about how I could use it. I can see it being useful in collaborating with colleagues on projects, research, and lesson plans for learning units or themes.
You're right! Wikis came along a little before WYSIWYG web page builders like Weebly. Wikis are quick and easy to put together for a planning or collaborative site, or can also be helpful for a shared student project. These can also be done, though, through Google Docs. At your level, it's maybe not as practical to have a class wiki. Weebly looks professional and will serve the purpose nicely for communicating with parents. Another project, another grade level, you might want to choose a wiki. There is usually more than one tool or strategy to try in any case.
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