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✨ Art@Lunch on Oct. 27 🎨🖌️
🎉 NEXT: October 27 | TK, K & 3 Tuesdays (Grades alternate each week) ✨ Project #3: Scratch Art Masks 🖍️🎭 🎨🖌️ Art@Lunch is a FUN & FREE program open to ALL students every Tuesday during their lunch period. There…
Read More🏷️ Marketplace on November 10th 👕🛍️
🎈 MATES Marketplace 🏷️ 📅 November 10, 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…
Read More🌎 Language@Lunch on Nov. 13 🇮🇹
🎉 NEXT: November 13 | ITALIAN 🇮🇹 🌎 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…
Read More📣 Sponsor the 2026 MATES Fun Run! 🏃➡️
🎉 Kick-off: November 6, 2026 (FRI) 📣 Pep Rally: November 9, 2026 (MON) 🏃➡️ Fun Run: November 19, 2026 (THU) More info coming soon! 👟👕 A Little Shirt, a LOT of Spirit! 🩵 Want your family name or business logo…
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🌱 What’s Cooking This Month? 🍕🍧😋
🍧 Kona Ice Truck 📅 October 29 (THU) 🍧 🕒 2:45 pm 📍 MATES school parking lot * Parking is NOT available in the MATES parking lot. Plan to park and walk to the Kinder lot. 🦜 Kona Ice is…
Read More🙏 So Grateful for Our Amazing Community! ❤️
🎉 WE DID IT, MATES! 💙 ✨ Thanks to the incredible generosity of our MATES community, we surpassed our Direct Donation goal, raising an amazing $52,737 with 74% schoolwide participation! 🎉🥳 🙏 We are so grateful to every family who…
Read More✨🖼️ Family Photo Days on Oct. 4 & 10 📷
📸 Make Memories; Make a Difference! ⭐️ Lolo Elizabeth Photo ⭐️ Studio Sessions: 📍 The Arlen Studio Collective, 31364 Via Colinas Bldg. 16 Suite 105, WLV📅 October 4, 2026 (Sun)🕕 9 am – 1 pm Outdoor Sessions: 📍 Old Meadows…
Read More✨ Welcome Social 2026 🥂💛
✨ Such an Elegant Evening with the Finest People! 🤍 🥰 We had a lovely time welcoming our MATES family! 👨👩👧👦 We made wonderful friends, shared a little spice of life, and we didn’t want the evening to end just…
Read More🧘♀️☀️ Mindfulness @ MATES 🌿
📅 October 1, 2026 🕒 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 being RESPONSIBLE with our words and actions. 🙏…
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Make a Difference at MATES! 🫶
Sponsorship Opportunities Find the right fit for you! Feature your business while supporting MCN events and fundraisers. Gain community visibility with recognition online, during the event, and on campus — this way, the MATES Community can support you! WIN WIN!!…
Read More🙌 Volunteer Opportunities 🫶
📣 We Need You! Calling ALL Volunteers* 👋 Please join any program that you are excited about. MCN is looking for helping hands for committees + special events. BIG or small, your time matters! 💞🤲 “COME IN. We’re all MCN!!!”…
Read More🙋♀️ 🙋♂️ Volunteer Orientation on Sept. 10th
Volunteer Orientation 📅 September 10 (Thu) | 8:30 – 9:30 am 🕒 MATES MPR or Zoom Meeting ID: 569 240 3677 Do you plan on volunteering at MATES or in any MCN event or committee? Join the Volunteer Orientation for…
Read MoreMarketplace on September 8th 👕🛍️🏷️
🎈 MATES Marketplace 🏷️ 📅 September 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…
Read MoreArt@Lunch & Language@Lunch Shirts Available Until Friday, Sept. 4th!
Art@Lunch Shirts 💥ONLY $15 Each! You May Order Shirts until 9/4! Art@Lunch is a FUN & FREE program open to ALL students every Tuesday during their lunch period. Students get to work with their hands and create with many different…
Read MoreKick-off a Great Year on September 4th!
1st MCN General Membership Meeting 📅 September 4, 2026 (Fri)🕓 8:30 am (right after Director’s Dialogue)📍 MATES MPR Come take part in this important community meeting, and learn more about what the MCN does year round. We will be: Sharing…
Read MoreHang Out with Us This Friday! 🫶
☕️💬 Come Chat with Veronica & Lori 👩🏻🦱👱♀️ Our MCN Co-Presidents, Veronica and Lori, are grabbing coffee at Five07 this Friday, 8/28, around 8:30 am after drop-off. ☕ No agenda, no sign-up—just come hang with us, meet some fellow MATES…
Read MoreSecure Your Free Childcare for BTSN on Sept. 3rd. Space is Limited! 🧒🏫
🎒📚 Back to School Night 🎉 📅 September 3, 2026 (THU) 🕒 TK – 2nd (6 – 7 pm) | Specialists (7 – 7:30 pm) | 3rd – 5th (7:30 – 8:30 pm) * Parent/guardian-only event ✓ Free childcare at…
Read More🍢🫒 We Can’t Wait for the Welcome Social! Save the Date! 🥂
📍 Old Oaks Steakhouse, Thousand Oaks 📅 September 17, 2026 (THU) 🕐 6 – 9 pm 🍢 🧀 🫒 Sponsorship Opportunity! 🥂🍹 Feature your business while supporting this back to school social event. Gain community visibility with recognition online, during…
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