List of Upcoming MCN & MATES Events


Check out the MCN & MATES Google calendars.

*Please Note* Any in-person events are subject to rescheduling or cancellation.
Recurring Events
Art@Lunch | Tuesdays | Next: Mar. 17
See the SCHEDULE
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Language@Lunch | Select Fridays | Next: Mar. 20
See the SCHEDULE
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Restaurant Nights | Monthly
Restaurant Days/Nights | Monthly | Next: Mar. 24 (Tue | 4 – 9 pm)
ANGRY CHICKZ, T.O. | FLYER
Run Club | 2nd Tuesday of every month | Next: Apr. 14 (7:45 – 8:05 am) | lower MATES field
Fill out the PERMISSION SLIP
**
Marketplace | Select Tuesday of every month | Next. Apr. 14 (1 – 2 pm) | near the flagpole
**
MCN Executive Board | Monthly Meetings | Next: Apr. 15 (6:30 pm)
See the SCHEDULE
Any MCN member may attend and observe the monthly board meetings. Please contact any of us if you have any questions or concerns.

What’s Happening This Month?

March 2026
16 (Mon) | MATES Board Meeting* (6 pm)
17 (Tue) | Art@Lunch (TK, K & 3) ** / Free Dress Day*
19 (Thu) | International Night Info & Booth Signup Zoom Meeting (7:30 pm) / Parent Empowerment Event | Interface Children and Family Services* (6 pm) | MATES MPR (adults only)
20 (Fri) | Language@Lunch (ALL GRADES – HEBREW) ** / T2 Report Cards Go Home*
24 (Tue) | Art@Lunch (1,2 & 4,5) ** / Restaurant Days/Nights | ANGRY CHICKZ, T.O. (4 – 9 pm) | FLYER
25 (Wed) | Women in History (8:15 & 9:15 am) | MATES MPR
26 (Thu) | Enrollment Lottery*
27 (Fri) | MATES Whole H.E.A.R.T. Scholarship (MATES ALUMNI) Application Deadline (extended from 3/13)
31 (Tue) | Art@Lunch (TK, K & 3) ** / Core Values Assembly 3rd – 5th
April 2026
2 (Fri) | Director’s Dialogue* (8:15 – 9:15 am)
3 – 10 (Fri – Fri) | No School – Spring Break
14 (Tue) | Run Club (7:45 – 8:05 am) | the lower field track ** / Art@Lunch (1,2 & 4,5) ** / MATES Marketplace (1 – 2 pm) | near the flagpole **
15 (Wed) | MCN Executive Board Meeting (6:30 pm)
17 (Fri) | Language@Lunch (ALL GRADES – MANDARIN) ** / Parent Empowerment Event | Panel of Professionals (8:30 am) | MATES MPR (adults only)
20 (Mon) | MATES Board Meeting* (6 pm)
21 (Tue) | Art@Lunch (TK, K & 3) **
22 (Wed) | Earth Day / Denim Drive
24 (Fri) | MATES Benefit Dinner (6:30 pm | adults-only event) | Spanish Hills Country Club / Free Dress Day*
28 (Tue) | Art@Lunch (1,2 & 4,5) ** / Core Values Assembly K – 2nd
May 2026
1 (Fri) | Director’s Dialogue* / General Membership Meeting 3 of 4 (8:15 – 9:15 am) / Language@Lunch (ALL GRADES – KOREAN) **
4 (Mon) | MATES Board Meeting* (6 pm)
4 – 8 (Mon – Fri) | Staff Appreciation Week
5 (Tue) | Art@Lunch (TK, K & 3) **
8 (Fri) | Progress Reports Go Home*
12 (Tue) | Run Club (7:45 – 8:05 am) | the lower field track ** / Art@Lunch (1,2 & 4,5) ** / 5th Grade CAST Science Testing*
13 (Wed) | Volunteer Tea* / MCN Executive Board Meeting (6:30 pm)
15 (Fri) | International Night
18 (Mon) | MATES Board Meeting* (6 pm)
18 – 22 (Mon – Fri) | 3rd – 5th Grade CAASP Testing*
19 (Tue) | Art@Lunch (TK, K & 3) **
25 (Mon) | No School – Memorial Day
26 (Tue) | Art@Lunch (1,2 & 4,5) ** / Core Values Assembly 3rd – 5th
26 – 29 (Tue – Fri) | MATES Spring Book Fair
28 (Thu) | MATES Open House* (5:30 – 6:30 pm) / General Membership Meeting 4 of 4 (during MATES Open House) | MATES MPR
29 (Fri) | Free Dress Day*
June 2026
2 (Tue) | Art@Lunch (TK, K & 3) **
3 (Wed) | MCN Executive Board Meeting (6 pm)
8 (Mon) | MATES Annual Board Meeting* (6 pm)
12 (Fri) | 5th Grade Culmination (8:30 – 10:30 am) / Last Day of School* (Minimum Day) / Free Dress Day*
PAST EVENTS:
March 2026
13 (Fri) | MATES Whole H.E.A.R.T. Scholarship (MATES ALUMNI) Application Deadline
12 (Thu) | STEAM Night (5:30 – 8 PM) | MATES Campus
11 (Wed) | End of 2nd Trimester* / MCN Executive Board Meeting (6:30 pm)
10 (Tue) | Run Club (7:45 – 8:05 am) | the lower field track ** / Art@Lunch (1,2 & 4,5) ** / MATES Marketplace (1 – 2 pm) | near the flagpole **
6 (Fri) | Director’s Dialogue* (8:15 – 9:15 am) / Language@Lunch (ALL GRADES – FRENCH) **
3 (Tue) | Art@Lunch (TK, K & 3) **
2 – 10 (Mon – Tue) | Brenda Russet School Photos*
February 2026
28 (Sat) | Kids’ Night Out (5:30 – 8:30 pm) | Victory Gymnastics
27 (Fri) | Free Dress Day*
24 (Tue) | Art@Lunch (1,2 & 4,5) ** / Core Values Assembly K – 2nd
20 (Fri) | Language@Lunch (ALL GRADES – RUSSIAN) ** / Open Enrollment Ends*
18 (Wed) | Kindness Quest Assembly (9:30 & 10:30 am) | MATES MPR
17 (Tue) | Art@Lunch (TK, K & 3) **
16 (Mon) | No School – President Washington’s Day
13 (Fri) | No School – President Lincoln’s Day
11 (Wed) | Winter Art Gallery (5:30 – 7:30 PM) | MATES MPR + Courtyard
10 (Tue) | Run Club (7:45 – 8:05 am) | the lower field track ** / Art@Lunch (1,2 & 4,5) ** / MATES Marketplace (1 – 2 pm) | near the flagpole **
9 (Mon) | 100th Day of School* / MATES Board Meeting* (6 pm)
6 (Fri) | Director’s Dialogue* / General Membership Meeting 2 of 4 (8:15 – 9:15 am) / Language@Lunch (ALL GRADES – VIETNAMESE) ** / Progress Reports Go Home*
4 (Wed) | MCN Executive Board Meeting (6:30 pm)
3 (Tue) | Art@Lunch (TK, K & 3) **
January 2026
30 (Fri) | Free Dress Day*
28 (Wed) | Restaurant Days/Nights | Little Calf Creamery, T.O. (3rd – 5th | 11 am – 9 pm) | FLYER
27 (Tue) | Art@Lunch (1,2 & 4,5) ** / Core Values Assembly 3rd – 5th / Restaurant Days/Nights | Little Calf Creamery, T.O. (TK – 2nd | 11 am – 9 pm) | FLYER
23 (Fri) | Language@Lunch (ALL GRADES – ASL 2) ** / MATES Talent Show 3 of 3 (4th – 5th | 10:30 am & 7 pm)
22 (Thu) | Talent Show Dress Rehearsal (4th – 5th | 3 pm)
21 (Wed) | MATES Talent Show 2 of 3 (2nd – 3rd | 10:30 am & 7 pm)
20 (Tue) | Art@Lunch (TK, K & 3) ** / Talent Show Dress Rehearsal (2nd – 3rd | 1:30 pm)
19 (Mon) | No School – Martin Luther King’s Day
15 (Thu) | MATES Talent Show 1 of 3 (TK – 1st | 10:30 am & 6 pm)
14 (Wed) | Talent Show Dress Rehearsal (TK – 1st | 3 pm) / MCN Executive Board Meeting (6:30 pm)
13 (Tue) | Run Club (7:45 – 8:05 am) | the lower field track ** / Art@Lunch (1,2 & 4,5) ** / MATES Marketplace (1 – 2 pm) | near the flagpole **
12 (Mon) | MATES Board Meeting* (6 pm)
9 (Fri) | Director’s Dialogue* (8:15 – 9:15 am) / Language@Lunch (ALL GRADES – ASL 1) ** / Open Enrollment Begins* / Talent Show Auditions
8 (Thu) | Talent Show Auditions
7 (Wed) | Talent Show Auditions
6 (Tue) | Art@Lunch (TK, K & 3) ** / Talent Show Auditions
1 – 2 (Thu – Fri) | No School – Winter Holiday Break
December 2025
22 – 31 (Mon – Wed) | No School – Winter Holiday Break
19 (Fri) | Language@Lunch (ALL GRADES – HINDI) ** / Free Dress Day* / Chorus Holiday Concert* | Oaks Mall
18 (Thu) | Sr. Chorus Holiday Concert* (7 pm)
17 (Wed) | TK/K Chorus Holiday Concert* (6 pm) / Jr. Chorus Holiday Concert* (7 pm)
16 (Tue) | Art@Lunch (1,2 & 4,5) ** / Band Holiday Concert* (7 pm)
15 (Mon) | Restaurant Days/Nights | The Stand, WLV (11 am – 9 pm) / MATES Board Meeting* (6 pm)
13 (Sat) | Camarillo Christmas Parade*
10 (Wed) | MCN Executive Board Meeting (6 pm)
9 (Tue) | Run Club (7:45 – 8:05 am) | the lower field track ** / Art@Lunch (TK, K & 3) ** / MATES Marketplace (1 – 2 pm) | near the flagpole **
5 (Fri) | Director’s Dialogue* (8:15 – 9:15 am) / Language@Lunch (ALL GRADES – JAPANESE) ** / T1 Report Cards Go Home*
4 (Thu) | Parent Empowerment Event | Darlynn Childress | Calm Mama Coaching (6 pm) | Honey and Herb (765 Wendy Drive, Newbury Park)
3 (Wed) | Restaurant Days/Nights | Kona Ice Truck | MATES Parking Lot
2 (Tue) | Art@Lunch (1,2 & 4,5) **
November 2025
24 – 28 (Mon – Fri) | No School – Thanksgiving Holiday / Fall Break
21 (Fri) | End of 1st Trimester* / Free Dress Day*
20 (Thu) | MATES Fun Run REMIX
18 (Tue) | Art@Lunch (1,2 & 4,5) ** / Core Values Assembly K – 2nd
17 (Mon) | MATES Board Meeting* (6 pm)
14 (Fri) | Language@Lunch (ALL GRADES – GUJARATI) **
12 (Wed) | MCN Executive Board Meeting (6:30 pm)
11 (Tue) | No School – Veteran’s Day
10 (Mon) | MATES Fun Run Kick-off
7 (Fri) | Director’s Dialogue* (8:15 – 9:15 am)
5 – 19 (Wed – Wed) | MATES / Manna Food Drive
5 (Wed) | Restaurant Days/Nights | CPK, T.O.
4 (Tue) | Art@Lunch (TK, K & 3) ** / MATES Marketplace (1 – 2 pm) | near the flagpole **
October 2025
31 (Fri) | Language@Lunch (ALL GRADES – OFRENDA TABLE) ** / Halloween Parade* / Free Dress Day*
28 (Tue) | Art@Lunch (1,2 & 4,5) ** / Core Values Assembly 3rd – 5th
24 (Fri) | Family Movie Night (6 – 9 pm) | MATES Lower Field
23 (Thu) | Student Assembly | STUNTMASTERS INCBMX Assembly (8:15 & 9:15 am – students only)
22 (Tue) | Art@Lunch (TK, K & 3) **
20 – 24 (Mon – Fri) | MATES Fall Book Fair / Parent-Teacher Conferences* (Minimum Day) / MATES Board Meeting* (6 pm)
19 (Sun) | Thousand Oaks Street Fair*
18 (Sat) | Family Photo Days 2 of 2 (1 -7 pm) | Conejo Community Park, T. O.
17 (Fri) | Makeup/Retake Picture Day*
14 (Tue) | Run Club (7:45 – 8:05 am) | the lower field track ** / Art@Lunch (TK, K & 3) ** / MATES Marketplace (1 – 2 pm) | near the flagpole **
13 (Mon) | Restaurant Days/Nights (3 – 10 pm) | Handel’s, T.O.
12 (Sun) | Family Photo Days 1 of 2 (1 -7 pm) | Conejo Community Park, T. O.
10 (Fri) | Language@Lunch (ALL GRADES – Ukrainian) ** / Family Movie Night Voting Day (lunchtime – students only)
8 (Wed) | Restaurant Days/Nights | Kona Ice Truck | MATES Parking Lot / MCN Executive Board Meeting (6:30 pm)
7 (Tue) | Art@Lunch (1,2 & 4,5) **
3 (Fri) | Director’s Dialogue* (8:15 – 9:15 am) / MATES Music Day/Night (6 – 7 pm) | MATES MPR / MATES Yearbook | Last day to get 10% off your yearbook purchase (MATES School Code: 1015671996363053)
2 (Thu) | No School – Local Holiday (Yom Kippur)
1 (Wed) | End Direct Donation Drive
September 2025
30 (Tue) | Art@Lunch (TK, K & 3) ** / Core Values Assembly K – 2nd
26 (Fri) | Language@Lunch (ALL GRADES – GERMAN) ** / Picture Day* / Free Dress Day*
23 (Tue) | No School – Local Holiday (Rosh Hashanah)
22 (Mon) | Computer Specialist Begins*
18 (Thu) | Parents’ Welcome Social (adults-only event | 6:30 – 9:30 pm) | Selvin’s Restaurant + Lounge
16 (Tue) | Art@Lunch (TK, K & 3) **
15 (Mon) | MATES Board Meeting* (6 pm)
12 (Fri) | Language@Lunch Kick-off (ALL GRADES – SPANISH) **
11 (Thu) | Volunteer Orientation* (8:30 – 9:30 am) | MATES MPR or Zoom Meeting ID: 569 240 3677
10 (Wed) | MCN Executive Board Meeting (6:30 pm)
9 (Tue) | Run Club Kick-off (7:45 – 8:05 am) | the lower field track ** / Art@Lunch Kick-off (1,2 & 4,5) ** / MATES Marketplace (1 – 2 pm) | near the flagpole ** / Restaurant Days/Nights (4 – 7 pm) | Dave & Buster’s, T.O. / Room Parents’ Welcome (7:30 – 9 pm) | Naughty Pine Brewing Company, WLV
8 (Mon) | Band Begins* / Specialists Begin*
5 (Fri) | Director’s Dialogue* / General Membership Meeting 1 of 4 (8:15 – 9:15 am)
4 (Thu) | Back to School Night* (parent/guardian-only event | 6 – 8:30 pm)
2 (Tue) | Music Specialist Begins*
1 (Mon) | No School – Labor Day
August 2025
26 (Tue) | FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL!!!* / Boohoo & Yahoo Welcome Coffee (8:15 – 9:15 am)
25 (Mon) | Teacher & Staff Luncheon
24 (Sun) | Back to School Bash (2 – 4 pm) / Direct Donation Drive Kick-off / MATES Marketplace
18 (Mon) | MATES Board Meeting* (6 pm)
17 (Sun) | Park Playdate (4 pm) | Paige Lane Neighborhood Park
14 (Thu) | Kindergarten Round-up*
6 (Wed) | MCN Executive Board Meeting (6:30 pm)
July 2025
27 (Sun) | Park Playdate (10 am) | Old Meadows Park
16 (Wed) | MCN Executive Board Meeting (5:30 pm)
1 (Tue) | Last Day to Purchase from 1st Day School Supplies
* MATES Event
** Volunteers must have a volunteer packet approved and on file with the MATES front office
SEE ALL MCN & MATES EVENTS
Email us if you have any questions: hello@matesmcn.net

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