K Kids Candy Grams
February 2, 2016
WDE Celebrates Literacy Week!
January 25, 2016
West DeFuniak celebrated Literacy Week on January 24-29. Each day, students were able to participate in activities to promote literacy. On Monday, they received their READO chart (Reading Bingo!) which encouraged students to read outside, read in tents, with flashlights, with family members, and to read various genres. They could turn in their completed charts for a candy prize and to have their names put in the drawing for a new book. Over 130 charts were returned!! Wednesday, students picked up Book Scoop activity sheets from the library, wrote summaries of their favorite books, and returned them for a sweet treat. Book Scoops are displayed in the Media Center. On Wednesday, students received free book marks when they came to the library to check out books. Thursday, students were encouraged to score as many 100s on their AR quizzes. They could bring proof of their achievement to the library to receive a candy prize. Over 400 scores of 100 were made in one day! At the end of the day on Friday, Mrs. Shoaf ran an AR report to see which classes in each grade level had the highest AR average for the week. These classes won a book prize, suckers, and a $10 Amazon Gift Card.
2nd Grade Place Value Activity
January 19, 2016
2nd Grade Seminole Headdress Project
January 19, 2016
Second grade students at WDE enjoyed making a Seminole headdress as part of their Native American unit. Students imagined what it would be like to participate in a Seminole celebration.
5th Grade Robotics Presentation
January 19, 2016
5th Grade Science Fair Winners
December 16, 2015
Biological:
1st Place: "Handy Dandy Hand Models" Phylicia Hooks
2nd Place: "Do Ants Prefer Sugar or Artificial Sweeteners?" Fisher Gainey
3rd Place: "Is Smokeless Tobacco Harmful?" Cooper Douglass
Honorable Mention: "How Do Different Colors Affect Blood Pressure?" Gracie Wood
Physical:
1st Place: "Super Suds" Hannah Shoaf (Not pictured)
2nd Place: "Soil and Water Evaporation" Matthew Wilson
3rd Place: "Does Mint Really Cool?" Christopher Leath
Honorable Mention: "Plop, Plop, Fizz, Fizz" Brantley Betts
Honorable Mention: "Force and Motion?" Jaden Wallace
Honorable Mention: "Which Brand of Gum Blows the Biggest Bubble?" Laney Kelley (Not pictured)
Principal's Award: "Garbage Plants" Kimberly Glenn
3rd Grade Science Fair Winners
December 16, 2015
Biological:
1st Place: "Keeping Up?" Fisher Burgess
2nd Place: "Does Mint Cool You Down?" Lavaris Randle
3rd Place: "Plants and Soils" Maya Abbott
Physical:
1st Place: "What is the Best Angle for a Catapult?" John Grimes
2nd Place: "Candy Eruption" Jacob Wood
3rd Place: "Brawniest and Best Bag?" Jackson Davis
4th Grade Science Fair Winners
December 16, 2015
Biological:
1st Place: "Oh Bacteria" Addie Cook
2nd Place: "Greasy Foods" Raleigh Reed
3rd Place: "How Does Caffeine Affect Plant Growth?" Graison Dorr
Physical:
1st Place: "Breaking Strength of Boards" Chris Laird
2nd Place: Bristle Bots" Aaron Wilmoth
3rd Place: "Crystals" Audrey Nelson
Convoy of Hope
December 16, 2015
Thanks to a community outreach event sponsored by First Assembly of God Church in DeFuniak Springs through Convoy of Hope, students at West DeFuniak Elementary received new shoes. The students were thrilled as volunteers from the church distributed the canvas shoes on December 14, 2015.