✨📚🏷️🎨🖌️🌎💬📸 October 🍔😋🧘♀️☕🫶🎥🍿🌙
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*Please Note* Any in-person events are subject to rescheduling or cancellation.
Recurring Events
Restaurant Nights | Monthly
Kona Ice Truck | Every end of the month
NEXT: Oct. 29 (Thu | 2:45 pm) | Kona Ice
Mindfulness @ MATES | 1st of every month
NEXT: Nov. 2 (MON | 8 am) | upper blacktop
Restaurant Nights | Monthly
Come Chat with Veronica & Lori | Final Friday of every month (Holidays affect this schedule)
NEXT: Nov. 13 (8:30 – 9:30 am) | Five07 Coffee (Arboles)
Restaurant Nights | Monthly
Restaurant Days/Nights | Monthly
NEXT: Nov. 13 (Fri) | Slice House, T.O.
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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.
What’s Happening This Month?
October 2026
27 (Tue) | Art@Lunch (TK, K & 3) 
** / Core Values Assembly 3rd – 5th* (8:30 – 9 am)
29 (Thu) | Restaurant Days/Nights | Kona Ice Truck (2:45 pm) | MATES parking lot
30 (Fri) | Halloween Parade* / Free Dress Day*
November 2026
3 (Tue) | Art@Lunch (1,2 & 4,5)
6 (Fri) | Director’s Dialogue* (after drop-off) / Fun Run Kick-off
9 (Mon) | Fun Run Pep Rally
10 (Tue) | Art@Lunch (TK, K & 3) ** / MATES Marketplace (1 – 2 pm) | near the flagpole 
**
11 (Wed) | No School – Veteran’s Day
12 (Thu) | Parent Empowerment Event | Erika Wong (6:30 – 8 pm) | MATES MPR (adults only) | RSVP
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) ** **
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) | 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) **
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)
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:
October 2026
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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