West DeFuniak Elementary School

What an amazing week it has been at WDE as we celebrated Red Ribbon Week! Our students had a blast participating in the themed dress-up days, spreading awareness about the importa...

One of the core strategies within 𝗔𝗩𝗜𝗗 is building 𝗥𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗶𝘁𝘆, the level of trust and degree of safety among members of a group. Each day teachers at WDE work to develop ...

West DeFuniak Elementary 2023-2024 Educational Support Person of the Year, Mr. Randal Messer! Mr. Messer fixes it all and knows it all here at WDE. If we have technology proble...

The Science Fair is around the corner! Please check out the attached flyer for important upcoming dates. We're looking forward to an exciting event!

Science is sweet at WDE! Mrs. Ellis' 2nd grade class explored matter and discovered it is everywhere! During this science project, students used root beer floats to explore differ...

Celebrate Red Ribbon Week: 10/23-27

Third grade students at WDE recently took a field trip to Sweet Season Farms in Milton. It was a fun day of science on the farm! Students learned about the climate, vegetation, an...

WDE fifth grade students recently attended a field trip to Emerald Coast Technical College. Students visited the ECTC campus and learned about all of the amazing career opportunit...

In Science 5 this week, Mrs. Carnley and Mrs. Garrett’s fifth-grade students explored forms of energy, including mechanical, electrical, chemical, sound, and nuclear. Students use...

Last Friday, students brought their A-game to our first pep rally of the school year to celebrate good behavior, attendance, and the house with the most points for the 1st 9 Weeks...

Third and Fourth grade students at WDE met with Mayor Bob Campbell and Councilwoman, Seat 3 Amy Heavlin who shared with them the business of city government. Students also enjoye...

Last Saturday, WDE's Lego League Team rocked the practice event at Freeport High School, securing an impressive 9th place! They are gearing up for the bi...

Congratulations to our October Students of the Month! Way to Go!

In her fourth-grade class last week, Mrs. Harris used * WICOR to increase students’ academic achievement while reading the nonfiction book, Who would win: Alligator Vs. Python ....

Two-Column Note-Taking is an AVID strategy that helps students to identify important information in a reading passage and respond to that material. This week, Ms. Adams used...

We at WDE would like to wish Ella Hicks, Little Miss DeFuniak Springs, good luck as she participates in the Little Miss National Peanut Pageant this Saturday, October 14 in Dotha...

October 13th will be an early release day to celebrate Walton High School's annual Homecoming! We will begin dismissing car riders at 11:30 A.M and buses will begin loading at 12...

At WDE 2nd grade has been researching Florida's history using primary and secondary sources. After completing the research on Florida, students created AVID One-Pagers to...

Congratulations to our All-State and Northern Regional Honor Choir Members!

This week, students in first grade at WDE read A Fine, Fine School , a book about students who had to go to school year-round, including the weekends and holidays. Using t...