After-School Program

At MES we believe in nurturing lifelong learners and inspiring curiosity and growth. We strive to foster a supportive environment for our students to thrive and the MES PTA After-School Program is one of the many ways we help support that mission.

To ensure equal access, the MES PTA After-School Registration will start with lottery then move to general registration. See key dates and timeline below.

• The lottery operates separately for each class. 
• The lottery will be conducted randomly with the 6crickets system.
• Scholarship and Volunteers (we need you!) must sign up their children during the lottery.

Please mark your calendar for the key dates

• MES PTA Publishes Finalized Fall Program: Tuesday, September 9
• Lottery Opens: Monday, September 15
• Lottery Closes: Thursday, September 18 (This is also the final day to request a Scholarship or to Sign Up to Volunteer)
• Lottery is Drawn: Friday, September 19: Lottery is drawn and results will be sent by email. Selected students will receive an email to invite them to complete registration.
• Lottery Registration Due: Sunday, September 21 (by this date lottery registration is complete and all volunteers must be signed up!)
• Open Registration: Monday, September 22 (and beyond – all students have equal access and can continue to register for all available classes)
• Fall Session Starts: Week of Monday, September 29
• Fall Session Ends: Week of Monday, December 8 (last class Friday, December 12)

2025 Fall Session Schedule (Draft Subject to Change)

Monday

• Crazy Chemworks (Grades 1-5) 
• Fall Into Art (Grades 1-5)
• Debate for (Older) Kids (Grades 4-5) 
• Adventures in STEM using LEGO® (Grades K-2)
• Disaster Island - Volcano Island (Grades K-3)

Tuesday     

• Pokémon Card Club (Grades 2-5)
• Watercolors (Grades K-5) 
• Spanish (Grades K-5)
• Basketball (Grades K-3) 

Wednesday 

• Hip-Hop Dance (Grades 2-5) 
• Adventures in STEM using LEGO® (Grades 2-5) 
• Piano Keyboard Club (Grades 1-5)
• Little Coders: Intro to Coding (Grades K-2) 
• Documentary Filmmaking (Grades 2-5)

Thursday     

• Coding: Level Up! (Grades 3-5) 
• Mandarin (Grades K-5) 
• Yoga (Grades K-5) 
• Public Speaking (Grades K-3) 
• Rube Goldberg Engineering Lab: Simple Machines! (Grades K-5) 

Friday     

• Sports Variety! (Grades K-3) 
• Chess Beginner (Grades K-2) 
• Chess Intermediate (Grades 3-5) 
• Musical – 101 Dalmatians! (Grades 2-5)     

In order to allow all the students in our community to take part in the after-school program, the PTA offers a limited amount of scholarships to families in need. 

You can now request a scholarship through the registration form, please indicate there what level of scholarship support you are requesting (e.g., 25%, 50%, etc.). If you receive a scholarship your spot will be saved ahead of the lottery. Please note that this information will be kept highly confidential. 

If you are unable to sign up online please reach out to our MES PTA Families in Need Liaison for help signing up.

The management of the After-School Program is done solely by MES PTA volunteers. To make it possible we need after-school program volunteers (2-3) each day to assist with attendance and other general logistics. The time commitment is generally 15-20 minutes each week on the day you register to volunteer.

As an After-School Volunteer you will receive one guaranteed spot in any class and reduction in class cost by 50%. You will receive your coupon code on Saturday once the lottery spots have been assigned.

If you are interested, please sign up to volunteer or reach out to the MES PTA After-School team by email (please cc’ jcatanese@magnoliaschoolpta.org).

To volunteer you must complete the required SPS School Volunteers training and other requirements, and be in good standing. 

To register, we use an online registration tool called 6Crickets.  You will be able to register and book all of your classes through this website. It is highly recommended that you create an account and register your child before registration officially opens.

Use the Parent’s Guide if you need help registering for 6Crickets. Under My Account, click on Edit Profile. Here you can enter your credit card information and opt out of email subscriptions if you wish (otherwise you will start receiving 6Crickets emails and newsletters).

If you are interested in registering for our afterschool programs, please keep in mind:

• Our After-School Programs are for Magnolia Elementary students only.
  Students will be dismissed from school to the afterschool program.
• Check grade requirements for class. Teachers and vendors have posted grades requirements. 
• You agree to share your contact, phone number with the class, sign-in/sign-out volunteers, and teacher/vendor. This contact is used if you are late in picking up child or if child has an issue during class.
• You are responsible for contacting the teacher if your student will miss class. 
• Refund policy are at the vendor’s discretion. We encourage them to accept cancelations before class starts but cannot make any guarantees. 
• All programs are subject to cancellation if minimum enrollment numbers are not met. So please sign up!
• You are responsible for reading the Parent Handbook and following all requirements.
• We look forward to having your child and your family participate in the amazing classes offered in our After-School program. 

To ensure equal access, the MES PTA After-School Registration will start with lottery.

• The lottery operates separately for each class. 
• The lottery will be conducted randomly with the 6crickets system.
• Scholarship and Volunteer students should sign up in the lottery.

Please mark your calendar for the key dates

• Thu Mar 27 to Fri Apr 4 - Enter the lottery for all classes you want to register
• Fri Apr 4 - Last day to request a Scholarship or to Sign Up to Volunteer
• Sat Apr 5 - Lottery is drawn and results will be sent by email. Selected students will receive an email to invite them to complete registration.
• Sat Apr 5 - Sun Apr 6 -  Complete registration during the weekend or the student will lose the lottery spot on Mon Apr 7
• Mon April 7 and beyond - all students have equal access and can continue to register all the available classes.
• Mon Apr 21 - Spring Session Begins

2025 Spring Session Schedule (Draft Subject to Change)

Monday

• Disaster Island (Grades K-5)
• Spring Has Sprung - Crafts (Grades 1-5)
• 1ON1 Dodgeball / Kickball Combo (Grades K-5)

Tuesday     

• LED Circuitry Exploration (Grades 1-5)
• Watercolors (Grades K-5)
• Willy Wonka  - Musical (Grades 1-5)
• STEM Explorations with LEGO Materials (Grades 2-5)

Wednesday 

• Play-Doh World Explorers (Grades PreK-K)
• Hip-Pop Dance (Grades 1-5)
• Piano Keyboard Club (Grades 1-5)
• Adventures in STEM with LEGO® Materials (Grades K-1) 
• Filmmaking, Storytelling, and Technology (Grades 2-5)

Thursday     

• Farm to Table Explorers (Grades 1-5)
• Creative Coding (Grades 3-5)
• Pokémon Club (Grades 2-5)
• Spanish (Grades K-5)

Friday     

• The Lion King - Musical (Grades 3-5)
• Beginner Chess Club (Grades K-3)
• Intermediate Chess Club (Grades 2-5)
• Mandarin (Grades 1-5)

To improve access, Fall registration will start with lottery.

• The lottery operates separately for each class. 
• The lottery will be conducted randomly with the 6crickets system.

Please mark your calendar for the key dates

• Tue Jan 7 - Publish Final Schedule
• Mon Jan 13 - Last day to request a Scholarship or to Sign Up to Volunteer
• Wed Jan 15 to Fri Jan 17 - Enter the lottery for all classes you want to register
• Sat Jan 18 -  Lottery results will be sent by email and selected students will receive an email to invite them to complete registration.
• Sat Jan 18 to Sun Jan 19 -  Complete registration during the weekend or the student will lose the lottery spot on Mon Jan 20
• Mon Jan 20 and beyond - all students have equal access and can continue to register all the available classes.
• Mon Jan 27 - Winter Session Begins

2025 Winter Session Schedule (Draft Subject to Change)

Monday

• Crazy ChemWorks - Mad Science (Grades 1-5)
• Art Adventures (Grades K-5)
• Lemonade Standers (Grades 3-5)
• Pokémon Club (Grades 2-5)
• 1ON1 After School Hoops (Grades K-2)
• 1ON1 After School Hoops (Grades 3-5)

Tuesday     

• Watercolors (Grades K-5)
• Frozen - Musical (Grades 2-5)
• Rube Goldberg Lab (Grades 1-4)

Wednesday 

• Hip-Pop Dance (Grades 2-5)
• Adventures in STEM with LEGO® Materials (Grades K-1) 
• Filmmaking, Storytelling, and Technology (Grades 2-5)

Thursday     

• Circuit Creators (Grades K-2)
• Creative Coding (Grades 3-5)
• Cornish+ Voices (Grades 3-5) and Parents
• Spanish (Grades K-5)

Friday     

• Pickleball (Grades K-3)
• Elements of Drama (Grades K-2)
• Beginner Chess Club (Grades K-3)
• Intermediate Chess Club (Grades 2-5)
• Songwriting (Grades 2-5)
• Mandarin (Grades 1-5)

To improve access, Fall registration will start with lottery.

• The lottery operates separately for each class. 
• The lottery will be conducted randomly with the 6crickets system.

Please mark your calendar for the key dates

• Wed Sep 18 to Fri Sep 20 - Enter the lottery for all classes you want to register
• Thu Sep 19 - Last day to request a Scholarship or to Volunteer
• Sat Sep 21 -  Lottery results will be sent by email and selected students will receive an email to invite them to complete registration.
• Sat Sep 21 to Sun Sep 22 -  Complete registration during the weekend or the student will lose the lottery spot on Mon Sep 23
• Mon Sep 23 and beyond - all students have equal access and can continue to register all the available classes.
• Mon Sep 30 - Fall Session Begins

2024 Spring Session Schedule (Draft Subject to Change)

Monday

• Girls Basketball (Grades 3-5)
• Mad Science: Ready STEM, Go! (Grades 1-5)
• Art Adventures (Grades K-5)

Tuesday     

• Watercolors (Grades K-5)
• Alice in Wonderland Musical (Grades 1-5)
• Pokémon Card Club (Grades 2-5)
• Magnolia Multilevel Debate Club (Grades 4-5)

Wednesday 

• Hip-Pop Dance (Grades 2-5)
• Adventures in STEM with LEGO® Materials (Grades K-1) 
• Learn Coding using the LEGO® Spike Prime System (Grades 2-5) 
• Filmmaking, Storytelling, and Technology (Grades 2-5)

Thursday     

• Creative Coding (Grades 3-5)
• Piano Keyboard Club (Grades 1-5)
• Spanish (Grades K-5)

Friday     

• Basketball (Grades K-3)
• Chess Beginner, (Grades K-3)
• Chess Intermediate, (Grades 2-5)
• Mandarin (Grades 1-5)

2024 Spring Session Schedule (Draft Planned Subject to Change)

Monday

• Mad Science: Science Surprise (Grade 1-5) NEW
• SEL and Parkour Based Movement Games (Grades K-2)

Tuesday     

• Pokémon Card Club (Grades 2-5)
• Watercolors (Grades K-5)
• Musical (Grades 2-5)

Wednesday 

• Documentary Filmmaking (Grades 2-5)
• Wearable Art with Craftlab Seattle (Grades 1-5)
• Yoga (Grades K-5)
• LEGO® (Grades K-2) 
• LEGO® (Grades 2-5) 

Thursday     

• Spanish (Grades K-5)
• Piano Keyboard Club (Grades K-5)
• Creative Coding (Grades 3-5)
• SEL and Parkour Based Movement Games (Grades 3-5)

Friday     

• Kickball (K-4)
• Chess Beginner, (Grades K-3)
• Chess Intermediate, (Grades 1-5)

*SEL = Social Emotional Learning

Spring Session Lottery Results

We are aware that the shift to a lottery system is a change that may be less convenient to some parents, however it also makes our After-School program more accessible for families who may not be able to as easily register within seconds of the open of registration online.  This aligns with our school and PTA values for inclusion and equitability. 

We would like to provide full transparency to the lottery process. Please see below the number of students enrolled to the lottery in each class vs. the max number of seats in each class. A small number of spots were assigned to volunteers for the After-School program and students with scholarships 

• Parkour (K-2) - 25 / 10
• Parkour (3-5) - 9/12
• Mad Science - 24/19
• Finding Nemo Musical - 30/16
• Pokeman - 22/17
• Watercolor - 18/20
• Craftlab - 12/13
• Lego (K-2) - 23/16
• Lego (2-5) - 16/13
• Yoga - 21/10
• Filmmaking - 27/14
• Creative Coding - 14/9
• Piano Keyboard - 21/12
• Spanish - 25/11
• Kickball - 12/18
• Chess Beginner - 6/16
• Chess Intermediate - 17/21

We can see from this data shows that some classes have very high demand and this provides valuable insights for future planning of the After-School Program.

We encourage you to reach out to the After-School program lead with any questions, or suggestions for the program. 

Winter 2024 Session Schedule

Monday

• Drama Composite Class, (1-5)
• Parkour (k-2, 3-5)

Tuesday     

• Watercolor (k-5)
• Wizard of Oz Musical (2-5) 
• Pokémon Club (2-5) NEW

Wednesday 

• Animal Adventures using LEGO® Materials (k-1) 
• Robotics using the LEGO® EV3 System (2-5) 
• Documentary Filmmaking (2-5) NEW
• Hip Hop Dance, (2-5)
• Craftlab (1-5) NEW

Thursday     

• Basketball (3-5) NEW
• Creative Coding, (3-5) 
• Piano Keyboard Club (k-5) NEW
• Spanish (k-5) 

Friday     

• Beginner Chess, (k-3)
• Intermediate Chess, (1-5)
• Zumba (k-5) 
• Mixed Sports (k-3) NEW