Crayon Melting The students of Guiding Light Academy did some amazing art by melting crayons. They arranged crayons in shades of different colours and stuck them on canvas. Students then melted the crayons with a hair-dryer and enjoyed the enthralling…
On Monday October 6, Guiding Light Academy had its first Professional Development Day (P.D Day). All staff gathered at the school to receive First Aid training from the Red Cross. The course was specialized in dealing with emergency situations dealing…
Dear Parents, Snap South Mississauga covered our Inauguration Ceremony on September 20th, 2014. They have written an article about the Inauguration that is available online and in the October Edition of the printed publication. To view the original article and…
Salve Maria! The Grade 4′s are busy learning about habitats in science class! Below is a a great link for the students to try out: http://www.ecokids.ca/pub/games_activities/wildlife/index.cfm There are plenty of games to try out to test their skills bout wildlife…
On Friday September 26th, our school went on its first field trip of the year. Staff and students were blessed with a beautiful day at the Canadian Martyrs’ Shrine in Midland. As a school we were able to celebrate our…
The Inauguration Ceremony of our school Guiding Light Academy was held on Saturday September 20th, 2014. There was a buzz of excitement all around the school as the children, staff and management planned for the big day. The ceremony started…
Salve Maria! This past week, our Grade 3/4′s continue to study about plants and habitats. The students put together a science experiment featuring a self-sustainable ecosystem. The purpose of the experiment is to demonstrate the interrelationship between different organisms in…
Jolly Phonics! As part of a Teacher’s Workshop we participated in the training for the Jolly Phonics Program. Guiding Light Academy welcomed Susan Whittaker from Jolly Reading to train the entire staff on the Jolly Phonics methodology. Susan discussed the…
September 23rd, 2014 Here we go on this glorious day in September. Our Grade 5/6 class are looking and taking apart the great question of “Who Is God?” Of course there were two different approaches that we can use we…
September 18th, 2014 An interesting read…. – Cursive Writing is an integral part of the GLA curriculum – “Whatever inherited level of sensory-motor coordination people may have, they can always improve on it with practice. Most parents observe this when…