In support of National Unity Day, the Walton County School District joined emeraldcoastkids.org’s WEAR ORANGE for #UnityDay2017. Students from all over the district wore orange on October 25th, and participated in activities throughout the month to help raise awareness of the serious issue of bullying. Activities emphasized the importance of kindness, acceptance, inclusion and the need for unity. 
Superintendent Russell Hughes and the district office administration and staff all wore orange for the event, and gathered together to show their support for the anti-bullying cause! 

submitted by Keitha Bledsoe

Maude Saunders theme this year is “Teamwork Sparks Success”.  Our family literacy night on October 19^th saw teams of parents, grandparents, students, teachers, staff, and community members come together for fun literacy activities. Each grade level provided various sports-themed games that taught literacy skills.   Thank you to everyone who has joined our TEAM! Submitted by Krisy Spence.

4th Grade students at WDE have been studying the state of Florida. They have learned the location of the three regions in Florida along with the location of major cities, and tourists attractions. Students had a great time decorating a state cookie and identify these locations on their cookie as their final project for this unit. Students then enjoyed eating their state of Florida cookie.  Submitted by Jessica Dawkins.

WDE 4th graders are studying the different types of text structures. In class today, the students were placed in groups and each group was assigned a text structure. The group then had to teach the class about their text structure. Submitted by Jessica Dawkins.