List of Upcoming MCN & MATES Events

4/3 – 4/10
4/14
4/17

4/14
4/14
4/17
4/24
4/26
5/4 – 5/8
5/15

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Please Note Any in-person events are subject to rescheduling or cancellation.

Recurring Events

Run Club | 2nd Tuesday of every month | Next: Apr. 14 (7:45 – 8:05 am) | lower MATES field

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Art@Lunch | Tuesdays | Next: Apr. 14

See the SCHEDULE

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Marketplace | Select Tuesday of every month | Next. Apr. 14 (1 – 2 pm) | near the flagpole

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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.

Language@Lunch | Select Fridays | Next: Apr. 17

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Restaurant Nights | Monthly

Restaurant Days/Nights | Monthly | Next: TBD

What’s Happening This Month?

April 2026

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) | Parent Empowerment Event | Panel of Professionals (8:30 am) | MATES MPR (adults only) / Language@Lunch (ALL GRADES – MANDARIN) **

20 (Mon) | MATES Board Meeting* (6 pm)

21 (Tue) | Art@Lunch (TK, K & 3) **

22 (Wed) | Earth Day

24 (Fri) | MATES Benefit Dinner (6:30 pm | adults-only event) | Spanish Hills Country Club / Free Dress Day* / MATES Yearbook | Last day to upload photos and submit custom pages (MATES School Code: 1015671996363053)

26 (Sun) | E-Waste Drive* (9 am – 12 pm) | drop off at MATES

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* / MATES Yearbook | Last day to purchase a yearbook to arrive at school (MATES School Code: 1015671996363053)

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 (5:30 – 8 pm) | MATES Campus

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)

4 (Thu) | 4th Annual Senior Walk – Class of 2019 (2:15 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:

April 2026

2 (Thu) | Director’s Dialogue* (8:15 – 9:15 am)

March 2026

31 (Tue) | Art@Lunch (TK, K & 3) ** / Core Values Assembly 3rd – 5th

27 (Fri) | MATES Whole H.E.A.R.T. Scholarship (MATES ALUMNI) Application Deadline (extended from 3/13)

26 (Thu) | Enrollment Lottery*

25 (Wed) | Women in History (8:15 & 9:15 am) | MATES MPR

24 (Tue) | Art@Lunch (1,2 & 4,5) ** / Restaurant Days/Nights | ANGRY CHICKZ, T.O. (4 – 9 pm) | FLYER

20 (Fri) | Language@Lunch (ALL GRADES – HEBREW) ** / T2 Report Cards Go Home*

19 (Thu) | Parent Empowerment Event | Interface Children and Family Services* (6 pm) | MATES MPR (adults only) / International Night Info & Booth Signup Zoom Meeting (7:30 pm) MEETING ID: 227 408 3859 | PASSCODE: Mates

17 (Tue) | Art@Lunch (TK, K & 3) ** / Free Dress Day*

16 (Mon) | MATES Board Meeting* (6 pm)

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 INC – BMX 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

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