MATES Community Network
Parent/Teacher Supporting Organization for Meadows Arts & Technology Elementary School
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🙌 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…
Read MoreStock Up on MATES Clothing during Back to School Bash 👕🛍️🏷️
MATES Marketplace 🏷️ 👕🛍️ Marketplace Sale during Back to School Bash! 🎈 Purchase gently used MATES clothing at a fraction of the price while raising money for the school! Proceeds benefit the MCN See MATES Dress Code Guidelines 🙋♀️ Marketplace…
Read More❤️ What an Amazing Community We Have! 👏💫
✨🦅 MATES Open House 2026 🏫✨ 🎉💙 We, the MCN Mates Community Network (you, me — all of us! 🙌), raised over 💵✨$151,000✨💵 for MATES through the incredible support of our school community, 🏫🤝 generous sponsorships, 🌟 and heartfelt donations!…
Read More🦅 MATES 4th Annual Senior Walk
📜 Class of 2019 🎓 ❤️🦅 MATES Whole H.E.A.R.T. Scholarship 📅 JUNE 4, 2026 (THU | 2:15 pm) ✓ Seniors & parents welcome!
Read More🎨🖌️ Last Art@Lunch of the School Year!
🎨 FINAL: Tuesday, June 2 (TK, K, & 3) 🖌️ Week After Week, Art@Lunch is a HIT!!! See the SCHEDULE 🎨🖌️ Bookmarks & Puzzles Fun! 🖍️🔖🧩 ❄️⛄🦌 More Winter Creations! 🦉🐻❄️❄️ 👏❄️ Winter Wonderland! ❄️👏 🐧🏔️🧊 (November – December Art)…
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✈️ What a Memorable Trip We Had! 🌍
✨ A Phenomenal Global Showcase at MATES! ✨ 📅 MAY 15, 2026 (FRI) 🕒 5:30 – 8 pm 🛂 We Filled Our Passports! 🧳 ✓ Visited 23 countries and vibrant booths! 🎉 🇦🇷🇦🇹🇲🇲🇨🇳🇨🇴🏴🇫🇷🇩🇪🇭🇺🇮🇳🇮🇷🇮🇪🇮🇱🇮🇹🇲🇽🇳🇴🇵🇰🇵🇭🇸🇬🇰🇷🇸🇪🇺🇦🇺🇸 ✓ Learned traditions and cultural facts 🧭…
Read More📢 MATES Open House / General Membership Meeting 4 of 4 🙋♀️🙋♂️
🏫 MATES Open House 📅 MAY 28, 2026 (THU | 5:30 – 6:30 pm) 📢 👥 General Membership Meeting 4 of 4 🙋♀️🙋♂️ ✨⏳🔄 MCN Year in Review! 🎺🎷🥁 MATES Band performance! 🤠👢 4th Grade square dancing! 📚 Spring Book…
Read MoreSponsorship Opportunities for Upcoming Events
Find the Right Fit for You, and Make a Difference at MATES! 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…
Read MoreMATES Volunteer Tea
🌺🌻 Blooming with Gratitude 🌼🌸 📅 MAY 13, 2026 (WED | 8:30 – 9:30 am) | MATES MPR) 🐦 If you have volunteered at MATES in any capacity, please join! 🌷💖 🧇 Don’t miss Mr. Fiss’ last year of his…
Read More🌟 Rise & Shine. Join Us for Run Club! 👟
Next: May 12 Meet at the track on the Lower Field (7:45 – 8:05 am) Come Whenever You Can. Have Fun, and Run, Jog, or Walk! It’s always fun to be with friends! Download: Run Club Permission Slip Or fill…
Read More💖 Wrapping Up Staff Appreciation Week 🌼💕
🧙♀️ 🧙♂️ Thank you to our amazing teachers and staff for the passion, dedication, and heart you bring each day. You are the magic behind every student’s success at MATES! This week, we gave the magic back! ✨ We celebrated…
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