MATES Community Network
Parent/Teacher Supporting Organization for Meadows Arts & Technology Elementary School
Spring Family Photo Day!
We have a new spring session of the popular Family Photo Day on March 30th! Get your photos taken by a MATES family photographer while raising money for our school. Perfect timing for Mother’s and Father’s day gifts. Sign up today!
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The Apex Fun Run has Begun!
This year’s Fun Run has begun! The event started off with an assembly from the Apex team.
Each child was sent home with a lanyard with information about the Fun Run event. Included on the lanyard is an access code to your child’s personal fundraising page. Just go to http://www.myapexevent.com and enter the access code to get started.
The Apex team will also be joining us for the Directors’ Dialogue on November 2 to answer any questions you may have!
For more information, you can visit the MCN Fun Run page here.
Last Week for Direct Donation Drive!
We are coming to the last few days for the Direct Donation Drive! Donations are accepted at any point in the year; however, Friday will be the last day of the Direct Donation campaign along with the end of the contests and incentives!
Classroom Participation Contests:
- The top participating class will receive a $100 gift directly to their teacher for the classroom!
- The top participating class for grades K-3 will get to pick out the flavor for the special MATES cupcake at the Music@MATES Fall Festival!
- The top participating class for grades 4-5 will get to name the MATES cupcake!
We also have some amazing incentives this year!
- All families that donate any amount will receive a spirit stick for your students
- Donate $100 or more to earn a special 10 year anniversary MATES car magnet, $500 will get you two magnets!
- Donate $1000 or more to be entered into a special drawing for a parking permit for the remainder of the 2018-2019 school year!
You can donate online here, or download and print the donation form here. There are even options for a monthly and quarterly donation! We will have a table set up to accept donations everyday for the rest of the week. We hope to see you there!
Remember, any amount counts!
To donate online, click the button below to go to the MCN Store
Click to download the full packet including Donation Form:
Family Photo Day
Sign up today for a time slot with 2 MATES parent professional photographers! We are so fortunate for them to offer to help us with this popular offering from MCN!
Go to the Family Photo Day page on the website under “what we do” and then fundraisers.
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Mark your calendar Sept. 21st!
We are excited to offer again this year, the Welcome Social for our parents to have a night out to have real conversations, meet new friends and kick off the year connected with other families here at MATES. Our connected community is important at MATES and one of the aspects of our school that we have nurtured and encouraged. Please join us on September 21st!! The event is a community builder and free to our MATES parents, but nominal donations to offset the costs are welcome at the door.
MCN General Membership Meeting
Please join us at Back to School Night for our first General Membership Meeting of the new year! Hear the wonderful events and programs that are in store for our students and families! We will share many ways your generous donations will be used this year for our MATES students.
We will all be voting on the dates for our events and the financials for the start of the year. See the agenda and financials posted around campus to familiarize yourself and we’ll see you on Thursday night!
General Membership Meeting
This Thursday during Open House at 6:05 pm, we will be having our last MCN General Membership meeting of the year! Join us as we present the Year in Review! We will also be voting on next year’s programs and events and the budget to support it! Please look for additional information posted at the front of the school, in the MPR and around campus. As always, if you have any questions, don’t hesitate to contact us at hello@matesmcn.net.
Book Fair starts Monday
Get Ready!! The Spring Scholastic Book Fair opens Monday morning and lasts through Friday the 25th. We will be open for Open House as well!
Use the flyer below to prepay for your child to make purchases at school during recess without needing to carry cash to school.
Happy shopping for summer reading books!
Please volunteer for a shift! Sign up here- Book Fair
(Click flyer to open and print)
Final Restaurant Night!
We’re winding down the year with a crowd-pleaser! Come to Topper’s Pizza on Moorpark Rd. on Wednesday, May 9th for dinner. Bring in the flyer below. Hope to see you there! 20% of your bill will be donated to MCN!
Restaurant Night at Sharky’s
No dirty dishes Monday night!!
Tomorrow night (Monday) we have a Restaurant Night Fundraiser at Sharky’s!! Bring the family in or order take out from lunch thru dinner!
Location at the Janss Mall near the dancing fountain.
See you there! Pick up more flyers in the office or print this one! PRINT
