Fun Run 2026

🎉 Kick-off: November 6, 2026 (FRI) 📣 Pep Rally: November 9, 2026 (MON) 🏃‍➡️ Fun Run: November 19, 2026 (THU) DAY 3 ⚡️ SUPER of the Day: Purpose 🎯 Today, our students learned that Purpose means knowing your “why” and…

Restaurant Days/Nights

SLICE HOUSE 📅 November 13 (FRI) 📍 3297 E. THOUSAND OAKS BLVD. 🍕 A Pizza with a Purpose ✨ Every slice counts! 💛🙌 20% goes back to MATES 😎 Dine-in, online, or the app Enter coupon code GIVEBACK at checkout,…

Mindfulness @ MATES

📅 December 1, 2026 (TUE) 🕒 8 am 📍 MATES upper blacktop MATES has something new for the school community: MINDFULNESS! Join us for intention setting, and this month, we are focusing on showing RESPECT–through our words and with our…

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✨ Art@Lunch on Nov. 17 🎨🖌️

🎉 NEXT: November 17 | 1,2 & 4,5 Tuesdays (Grades alternate each week) ✨ Project #5: Fall Wreaths 🍁🍂🌾 🎨🖌️ Art@Lunch is a FUN & FREE program open to ALL students every Tuesday during their lunch period. There is NO…

🌎 Language@Lunch on Dec. 4 🇪🇸

🎉 NEXT: December 4 | SPANISH 🇪🇸 🌎 Have fun learning about another country and language with games, songs, and activities in the MPR on select Fridays at lunch recess! 🎵 🎶 🎤 VOLUNTEER FORM LANGUAGE@LUNCHis a FUN & FREE…

🏷️ Marketplace on December 8th 👕🛍️

🎈 MATES Marketplace 🏷️ 📅 December 8, 2026 (TUE) 🕒 1 – 2 pm 📍 Near the flagpole Purchase gently used MATES clothing at a fraction of the price while raising money for the school! Proceeds benefit the MCN See…

🎃 MATES Halloween Parade 2026 👻🕸️

🪄👻 A Little Spooky, A Whole Lot of Magical Fun! 🔮 🌧️ Rain tried to crash our parade… but MATES magic had other plans! 🪄👻 🌙 Just like Movie Night, we decided the show must go on—and the skies held…

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🦅 Seven More Years. One Amazing Community! 💛💙

🎉 Congratulations, MATES! We are so thrilled to share some wonderful news! At Monday (Oct. 26) evening’s Ventura County Board of Education meeting, the MATES charter was renewed for another seven years! 🦅✨ As a charter school, MATES operates under…

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👨‍👩‍👧‍👦✨ Family Movie Night 2026 🍿🎬

🎥 🍌🟡👀🟦✨ 💛💙 MINION MADNESS & SHENANIGANS! 💙💛 The mischief started before the movie even began! 🍌😂 From Minion antics and banana-sized shenanigans to movie-night magic, our Minions & Monsters Movie Night was packed with laughter, surprises, and MATES community…

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