Wahluke SD works to plug gaps with ‘Warrior Friday’
Students at Mattawa Elementary experimented with the math and science of cooking, and got to wear chef’s hats too.
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Saddle Mountain Elementary students went camping, at least in a way, during their reading lesson of the first Warrior Friday in the Wahluke School District.
Wahluke Junior High math students dip into the Fear Factor box on Warrior Friday last week.
Races through the Morris Schott STEAM Elementary gym were part of the Wahluke School District’s Warrior Friday.
Wahluke High School students fill the WHS commons during Warrior Friday.
MATTAWA — Wahluke School District officials are using four days throughout the school year dedicated to classes, activities and games to help students fill some of the gaps left by the Covid-19 pandemic.
The first “Warrior Friday” for the 2022-23 school year was held last week. District Superintendent Andy Harlow said it’s voluntary for children and staff members. It attracted a significant number of students and staff, he said.
“Our students had activities like math Fear Factor, where they practiced solving math problems and had to look for the answers in mystery boxes,” wrote Lucy Tapia, district communications director. “(Other activities included) camp counseling, where students practiced reading with their counselors, math races, knowledge escape rooms, and more.”
Elementary and junior high students did math and science through cooking lessons and ran obstacle courses in the gym. Wahluke High School students spent some time on special projects.
Three additional Warrior Fridays are planned in January, March and May, Tapia wrote.
