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November
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*Please Note* Any in-person events are subject to rescheduling or cancellation.
Recurring Events
MCN Executive Board | Select Wednesday of every month | NEXT: Nov. 18 (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.
Restaurant Nights | Monthly
Kona Ice Truck | Every end of the month
NEXT: Nov. 19 (Thu | 2:45 pm) | Kona Ice
Mindfulness @ MATES | 1st of every month
NEXT: Dec. 1 (TUE | 8 am) | upper blacktop
Restaurant Nights | Monthly
Restaurant Days/Nights | Monthly
NEXT: Dec. 10 (Thu) | Mendocino Farms, WLV
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Restaurant Nights | Monthly
Come Chat with Veronica & Lori | Final Friday of every month (Holidays affect this schedule)
NEXT: Dec. 11 (8:30 – 9:30 am) | Five07 Coffee (Arboles)
What’s Happening This Month?
November 2026
16 (Mon) | MATES Board Meeting* (6 pm)
17 (Tue) | Art@Lunch (1,2 & 4,5) 
** / Core Values Assembly K – 2nd* (8:30 – 9 am)
18 (Wed) | MCN Executive Board Meeting (6:30 pm)
19 (Thu) | Free Dress Day* / Fun Run ** / Restaurant Days/Nights | Kona Ice Truck (2:45 pm) | MATES parking lot
20 – 27 (Fri – Fri) | No School – Thanksgiving Holiday / Fall Break
December 2026
1 (Tue) | Mindfulness @ MATES (8 am) | upper blacktop / Art@Lunch (TK, K & 3)
4 (Fri) | Director’s Dialogue* (after drop-off) / Language@Lunch (ALL GRADES – SPANISH) 
** **
8 (Tue) | Art@Lunch (1,2 & 4,5) ** / MATES Marketplace (1 – 2 pm) | near the flagpole **
9 (Wed) | MCN Executive Board Meeting (6 pm)
10 (Thu) | Restaurant Days/Nights | Mendocino Farms, WLV (2 pm – close)
11 (Fri) | Come Chat with Veronica & Lori (8:30 – 9:30 am) | Five07 Coffee (Arboles)
14 (Mon) | MATES Board Meeting* (6 pm)
15 (Tue) | Art@Lunch (TK, K & 3) ** / Band Holiday Concert*
16 (Wed) | TK – 2nd Chorus Holiday Concert*
17 (Thu) | 3rd – 5th Chorus Holiday Concert*
18 (Fri) | Free Dress Day* / Restaurant Days/Nights | Kona Ice Truck (2:45 pm) | MATES parking lot
21 – 31 (Mon – Thu) | No School – Winter Holiday Break
January 2027
1 (Fri) | No School – Winter Holiday Break
4 (Mon) | School Resumes
4 – 8 (Mon – Fri) | Talent Show Auditions
5 (Tue) | Art@Lunch (1,2 & 4,5)
8 (Fri) | Director’s Dialogue* (after drop-off) / Language@Lunch (ALL GRADES – TBA) ** **
11 (Mon) | Open Enrollment Begins*
12 (Tue) | Art@Lunch (TK, K & 3) ** / MATES Marketplace (1 – 2 pm) | near the flagpole **
13 (Wed) | Talent Show Dress Rehearsal (TK – 1st) / MCN Executive Board Meeting (6:30 pm)
14 (Thu) | Talent Show 1 of 3 (TK – 1st | 6 – 7:30 pm)
18 (Mon) | No School – Martin Luther King’s Day
19 (Tue) | Art@Lunch (1,2 & 4,5) ** / Talent Show Dress Rehearsal (2nd & 3rd)
20 (Wed) | Talent Show 2 of 3 (2nd & 3rd | 6:30 – 8 pm)
21 (Thu) | Talent Show Dress Rehearsal (4th & 5th)
22 (Fri) | Talent Show 3 of 3 (4th & 5th | 6:30 – 8:30 pm)
25 (Mon) | MATES Board Meeting* (6 pm)
26 (Tue) | Art@Lunch (TK, K & 3) ** / Core Values Assembly 3rd – 5th* (8:30 – 9 am)
29 (Fri) | Come Chat with Veronica & Lori (8:30 – 9:30 am) | Five07 Coffee (Arboles) / Free Dress Day* / Restaurant Days/Nights | Kona Ice Truck (2:45 pm) | MATES parking lot
February 2027
2 (Tue) | Art@Lunch (1,2 & 4,5)
5 (Fri) | Director’s Dialogue* (after drop-off) / General Membership Meeting 2 of 4 (after Director’s Dialogue) / Language@Lunch (ALL GRADES – TBA) ** **
9 (Tue) | Art@Lunch (TK, K & 3) ** / MATES Marketplace (1 – 2 pm) | near the flagpole **
10 (Wed) | MCN Executive Board Meeting (6:30 pm)
12 (Fri) | No School – President Lincoln’s Day
15 (Mon) | No School – President Washington’s Day
16 (Tue) | Art@Lunch (1,2 & 4,5) **
19 (Fri) | Language@Lunch (ALL GRADES – TBA) ** / Family Dance
22 (Mon) | MATES Board Meeting* (6 pm)
23 (Tue) | Art@Lunch (TK, K & 3) ** / Core Values Assembly K – 2nd* (8:30 – 9 am)
26 (Fri) | Come Chat with Veronica & Lori (8:30 – 9:30 am) | Five07 Coffee (Arboles) / Free Dress Day* / Restaurant Days/Nights | Kona Ice Truck (2:45 pm) | MATES parking lot / Open Enrollment Ends*
March 2027
2 (Tue) | Art@Lunch (1,2 & 4,5)
5 (Fri) | Director’s Dialogue* (after drop-off) / Language@Lunch (ALL GRADES – TBA) ** **
9 (Tue) | Art@Lunch (TK, K & 3) ** / MATES Marketplace (1 – 2 pm) | near the flagpole **
10 (Wed) | MCN Executive Board Meeting (6:30 pm)
11 (Thu) | STEAM Night (5 – 7 pm) / Enrollment Lottery*
15 (Mon) | MATES Board Meeting* (6 pm)
16 (Tue) | Art@Lunch (1,2 & 4,5) **
17 (Wed) | Free Dress Day*
19 (Fri) | Come Chat with Veronica & Lori (8:30 – 9:30 am) | Five07 Coffee (Arboles) / Language@Lunch (ALL GRADES – TBA) ** **
23 (Tue) | Art@Lunch (TK, K & 3) ** / Core Values Assembly 3rd – 5th* (8:30 – 9 am)
24 (Wed) | Women in History
26 – 31 | (Fri – Wed) | No School – Spring Break
April 2027
1 – 2 | (Thu – Fri) | No School – Spring Break
6 (Tue) | Art@Lunch (1,2 & 4,5)
9 (Fri) | Director’s Dialogue* (after drop-off) / Language@Lunch (ALL GRADES – GERMAN) ** **
13 (Tue) | Art@Lunch (TK, K & 3) ** / MATES Marketplace (1 – 2 pm) | near the flagpole **
14 (Wed) | MCN Executive Board Meeting (6:30 pm)
15 (Thu) | MATES Art Gallery (5:30 – 7:30 PM) | MATES MPR + Courtyard
16 (Fri) | Language@Lunch (ALL GRADES – TBA) ** **
19 (Mon) | MATES Board Meeting* (6 pm)
20 (Tue) | Art@Lunch (1,2 & 4,5) **
27 (Tue) | Art@Lunch (TK, K & 3) ** / Core Values Assembly K – 2nd* (8:30 – 9 am)
30 (Fri) | Come Chat with Veronica & Lori (8:30 – 9:30 am) | Five07 Coffee (Arboles) / Language@Lunch (ALL GRADES – TBA) ** ** / Free Dress Day* / Restaurant Days/Nights | Kona Ice Truck (2:45 pm) | MATES parking lot
May 2027
3 – 7 (Mon – Fri) | Staff Appreciation Week
7 (Fri) | Director’s Dialogue* (after drop-off) / General Membership Meeting 3 of 4 (after Director’s Dialogue) / MATES Benefit Dinner & Auction
10 (Mon) | MATES Board Meeting* (6 pm)
11 (Tue) | 5th Grade CAST Science Testing*
12 (Wed) | Volunteer Tea* / MCN Executive Board Meeting (6:30 pm)
17 – 21 (Mon – Fri) | 3rd – 5th Grade CAASPP Testing*
24 (Mon) | MATES Board Meeting* (6 pm)
24 – 28 (Mon – Fri) | MATES Spring Book Fair
25 (Tue) | Core Values Assembly 3rd – 5th* (8:30 – 9 am)
27 (Thu) | MATES Open House* (5:30 – 6:30 pm) / General Membership Meeting 4 of 4 (during MATES Open House) | MATES MPR
28 (Fri) | Come Chat with Veronica & Lori (8:30 – 9:30 am) | Five07 Coffee (Arboles) / Free Dress Day* / Restaurant Days/Nights | Kona Ice Truck (2:45 pm) | MATES parking lot
31 (Mon) | No School – Memorial Day
June 2027
7 (Mon) | MATES Annual Board Meeting* (6 pm)
9 (Wed) | 5th Annual Senior Walk – Class of 2020 w/ 5th Graders* (2:30 pm) / MCN Executive Board Meeting (6 pm)
11 (Fri) | 5th Grade Culmination* (8:15 – 9:15 am) / Report Cards* / Last Day of School* (Minimum Day) / Free Dress Day* / Restaurant Days/Nights | Kona Ice Truck | MATES parking lot
PAST EVENTS:
November 2026
13 (Fri) | Come Chat with Veronica & Lori (8:30 – 9:30 am) | Five07 Coffee (Arboles) / Restaurant Days/Nights | Slice House, T.O. / Language@Lunch (ALL GRADES – ITALIAN) ** **
12 (Thu) | Parent Empowerment Event | Erika Wong (6:30 – 8 pm) | MATES MPR (adults only) | RSVP
11 (Wed) | No School – Veteran’s Day
10 (Tue) | Art@Lunch (TK, K & 3) ** / MATES Marketplace (1 – 2 pm) | near the flagpole **
9 (Mon) | Fun Run Pep Rally
6 (Fri) | Director’s Dialogue* (after drop-off) / Fun Run Kick-off
3 (Tue) | Art@Lunch (1,2 & 4,5)
2 (Mon) | Mindfulness @ MATES (8 am) | upper blacktop
October 2026
30 (Fri) | Halloween Parade* (8:30 am) / Free Dress Day*
29 (Thu) | Restaurant Days/Nights | Kona Ice Truck (2:45 pm) | MATES parking lot
27 (Tue) | Art@Lunch (TK, K & 3) ** / Core Values Assembly 3rd – 5th* (8:30 – 9 am)
23 (Fri) | Makeup/Retake Picture Day* / Family Movie Night (6 – 9 pm) | MATES Lower Field **
20 (Tue) | Restaurant Days/Nights | The Stand, WLV (10:30 am – 9 pm)
19 – 23 (Mon – Fri) | MATES Fall Book Fair ** / Parent-Teacher Conferences* (Minimum Day) / Progress Reports*
19 (Mon) | MATES Board Meeting* (6 pm)
16 (Fri) | Come Chat with Veronica & Lori (8:30 – 9:30 am) | Five07 Coffee (Arboles) / Language@Lunch (ALL GRADES – GERMAN) ** **
14 (Wed) | Kindness Campaign Assembly (Grades 4 & 5) / MCN Executive Board Meeting (6 pm)
13 (Tue) | Art@Lunch (1,2 & 4,5) ** / MATES Marketplace (1 – 2 pm) | near the flagpole **
10 (Sat) | Family Photo Days 2 of 2
6 (Tue) | Art@Lunch (TK, K & 3) **
4 (Sun) | Family Photo Days 1 of 2
2 (Fri) | Director’s Dialogue* (after drop-off) / Language@Lunch (ALL GRADES – UKRAINIAN) ** / Last day of Direct Donation Drive
1 (Thu) | Mindfulness @ MATES (8 am) | upper blacktop
September 2026
29 (Tue) | Art@Lunch (1,2 & 4,5) ** / Core Values Assembly K – 2nd* (8:30 – 9 am)
25 (Fri) | Come Chat with Veronica & Lori (8:30 – 9:30 am) | Five07 Coffee (Arboles) / Restaurant Days/Nights | Kona Ice Truck (2:45 pm) | MATES parking lot
24 (Thu) | Picture Day* / Free Dress Day*
22 (Tue) | Art@Lunch (TK, K & 3) **
21 (Mon) | No School – Local Holiday (Yom Kippur)
18 (Fri) | Language@Lunch Kick-off (ALL GRADES – SWEDISH) **
17 (Thu) | Parents’ Welcome Social (adults-only event) | 6 – 9 pm) | Old Oaks Steakhouse
15 (Tue) | Art@Lunch Kick-off (1,2 & 4,5) **
14 (Mon) | MATES Board Meeting* (6 pm)
10 (Thu) | Volunteer Orientation* (8:30 – 9:30 am) | MATES MPR or Zoom Meeting ID: 569 240 3677 
9 (Wed) | MCN Executive Board Meeting (6:30 pm)
8 (Tue) | MATES Marketplace (1 – 2 pm) | near the flagpole **
7 (Mon) | No School – Labor Day
4 (Fri) | Director’s Dialogue* (after drop-off) / General Membership Meeting 1 of 4 (after Director’s Dialogue)
3 (Thu) | Back to School Night* (parent/guardian-only event | 6 – 8:30 pm) | TK – 2nd (6 – 7 pm) | Specialists (7 – 7:30 pm) | 3rd – 5th (7:30 – 8:30 pm)
August 2026
28 (Fri) | Come Chat with Veronica & Lori (8:30 – 9:30 am) | Five07 Coffee (Arboles) / Restaurant Days/Nights | Kona Ice Truck (2:45 pm) | MATES parking lot
25 (Tue) | FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL!!!* / Boohoo & Yahoo Welcome Coffee (after drop-off) | MPR
24 (Mon) | Teacher & Staff Luncheon
23 (Sun) | Back to School Bash (2 – 4 pm) / Direct Donation Drive Kick-off / MATES Marketplace
19 (Wed) | TK Parent Info Session*
17 (Mon) | MATES Board Meeting* (6 pm)
13 (Thu) | Kindergarten Round-up*
12 (Wed) | MCN Executive Board Meeting (6:30 pm)
9 (Sun) | Park Playdate (4 pm) | Old Meadows Park
July 2026
19 (Sun) | Park Playdate (10 am) | Old Meadows Park
15 (Wed) | MCN Executive Board Meeting (6 pm)
1 (Wed) | 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
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