West DeFuniak Elementary School

This week Mrs. Carlan and Mrs. Hicks' first grade students read One Classroom, Many Cultures . This fictional text is set in “Mr. Tucker’s” first grade classroom that contains ma...

Second grade teachers Mrs. White and Mrs. Owen shared about the exciting adventures their students experienced this week. Mrs. White—"Students are learning about the life cycle o...

Last week, students in Mrs. Willcox and Ms. Taylor's kindergarten classes explored the law of gravity by investigating how objects are pulled toward the ground unless something ho...

National Assistant Principals Week is celebrated every April to recognize the significant role assistant principals (APs) play in the overall academic achievement of students nati...

Tomorrow, March 29th, is an early release day. We will begin releasing car riders at 11:30 and buses will load as they arrive, beginning at about 11:45. If you are checking out st...

EGGciting things were happening at WDE today! 5th grade students were fully engaged in a Math EGGstravaganza! Students looked for eggs filled with math challenges. Once they com...

Walton County Superintendent of Schools, A. Russell Hughes, gave an informative, passionate, and inspiring lecture on education in Walton County at the Florida Chautauqua's 2024 B...

We hope everyone enjoys their Spring Break!

Second Grade students at WDE had an Eggcellent time as they explored gravity! Students participated in an Egg Drop STEM project to understand how gravity pulls things to the cente...

Kindergarten classes were showing off their AVID strategies in class this week! In these pictures we see students collaborating using Turn and Talk and Philosophical Chairs ...

Our school just got a major upgrade with brand new playground equipment! Today marks the grand unveiling, and our students are bubbling with excitement! From swings to slides, c...

Students have been busy in the art room! All grades have been developing their artistic skills through purposeful practice and skillful techniques. Kindergarten has been busy ma...

Third grade had an exciting day yesterday at our library’s “Starbooks” Café! Mrs. Childs hosted a special Starbucks-themed book tasting event for our third grade students, wher...

It's a new month and time for a new challenge! March "Mathness" is underway! Make My Path Math part of your nightly routine this month and help your child earn some trophies!

The fourth-grade students in Ms. Ealum's ESE class have been learning about important individuals who have made a significant impact on our country. They used the Cornell Notes me...

On February 24th students from West DeFuniak Elementary, along with 60 other 4th and 5th grade students from the Walton County School District, participated in the 2024 Walton All...

Field Day is coming soon! Ticket sales will begin tomorrow!

Do you have a student starting school in August? If so, this is the perfect chance to get them registered for kindergarten! Join us on March 4th!

Look what's coming up! Monday, Thursday, and Friday are Free Dress days! (March 4th, 7th, & 8th)

In physical education classes this month, students are completing the Kids Heart Challenge with the American Heart Association. Students are learning about the heart and circulato...