West DeFuniak Elementary School

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...

Mark your calendars! Spring picture day is on Thursday, March 7th. This day will be a free dress day. If you would like to pre-order pictures, you can scan the QR code.

This was a day that third graders at WDE looked forward to for a long time! Students got to silly string their teacher if they showed growth between FAST PM1 and FAST PM2 for ELA,...

Third grade students at WDE are very excited to take part in the AVID program college and career research project! Students are working in groups and researching different college...

West DeFuniak Elementary recently transformed into Ellis Island for 2nd grade students. Students were able to role play as they experienced the life of an immigrant child. They co...

The first and second grade students at WDE are experiencing "Mallet Madness" this week in Music class. Students explore and experience many different percussion instruments from a...

Students at West DeFuniak Elementary enjoyed a “Journey into Space” last night at WDE’s annual Title 1 Family Night for Math and Science. The students and parents participated in...

Join us for Donuts With Grown-Ups on Valentine's Day!