Thanks for making 
the “Winter Family Night”
at the Motivational Achievement Center

A Huge Success!

We had

 a Great Turn Out,

Great Food

and 

the Most Creative, 

Fun Families 

in the School District 


and 
Lots 
of 
Crafts!

Princivalli’s 
made our awesome dinner at Family Night possible by discounting the cost. 

Have a Safe and Happy Winter Break!

 Remember H O L I D A Y S

H         Share Happy moments!  (“Special Time” – 5 minutes)

O       Organization  (Make plans – shopping, wrapping, traveling, etc.)

L        Leading  by example

I        Ignoring  (ignoring minor child misbehavior/chose battles)

D       Developing Rules   (and other clear expectations)

A       Anticipating  (try to identify the types of challenges your child may experience,  

                                     likely starting with boredom.)

Y       You  (practice good self-care and manage your own stress)

S        Structure   (Maintaining good daily routines is essential).

                              *This includes sticking to your child’s sleep and mealtime routine.                                                       *You can also create a daily schedule that includes planned activities, 

                                       downtime,  and times when any mandatory activities must be completed

                                       (school assignments, chores, etc.).                  

                              *You can be a “littlelooser” over the holidays, but don’t abandon all structure.

“Happy Holiday Parenting, Preventing and Managing Challenging Child Behavior Over the Holidays”, Yamalis Diaz, Ph.D.

Thanks for making 

"The Fall Family Night" 

at the Motivational Achievement Center

A Huge Success!

The MAC staff is glad that you came to

“The Fall Family Night” on Nov. 3^rd.

It is always gratifying to see families having fun and working on art projects together.

The Family "Giving Thanks Leaf Wreaths" were beautiful!

On Thanksgiving Day family and guests 

can write on the leaves what they are thankful for. 

We are planning another Family Night

on Thursday, Dec. 8^th, 2016.  

We will be talking about

“Keeping Children Safe, Happy & Learning During the Holidays"

Bring the family and enjoy a fun-filled night of:

                  *Dinner, 

                  *Family craft projects,

                  *Family photos and more!

Famous Artists & Art

This school year the Motivational Achievement Center students

will be introduced to great art and artists.

It is important for children to know

 how powerful art can be.

Artists have had a strong effect on history.

Artist use their art-making to understand themselves and the world better.

They also use their art to communicate with others.

Our first artist is Georgia O'Keeffe. 

She was born in 1887 on a farm in Wisconsin

 and lived till she was 98 years old.

She wanted to be an artist even when she was a young girl.

She learned to communicate

her thoughts, 

moods,

 and ideas

through her painting.

Georgia O’Keeffe followed her heart when painting

instead of trying to please others.

She was known for painting small things like flowers very large.

Nobody sees a flower…

Really…

It is so small it takes time…

We haven’t time…

And to see takes time,

Like to have a friend takes time.

Georgia O’Keeffe

Georgia became well known in her late twenties and made art well into her late 90s.

In her art, she liked the idea of expressing herself

through using line, color and shading in a harmonious way.

“Colors and shapes make a more definite statement than words.”

She lived for a long time, and her art career was long and accomplished:

 she made more than a thousand pieces of art.