ESS Panda Clubs Fall 2025
PLEASE REGISTER BY: SEPTEMBER 9, 2025
Classes begin Thursday September 11
What are Panda Clubs / Qué son los Panda Clubs? / ፓንዳ ክለቦች ምንድን ናቸው
After-school enrichment programs, held once a week for 6-8 weeks. Sessions held in fall, winter & spring. Students will be walked to their class, just pick them up afterwards!
Programas de enriquecimiento después de la escuela, que se realizan una vez a la semana durante 6 a 8 semanas. Las sesiones se llevan a cabo en otoño, invierno y primavera. Los estudiantes serán acompañados a su clase; ¡solo recójalos después!
ከትምህርት ቤት በኋላ ሳምንት አንድ ጊዜ ለ6–8 ሳምንት የሚካሄዱ ማሻሻያ ፕሮግራሞች ናቸው። ስብሰባዎቹ በበጎ ወቅት በገና ይካሄዳሉ፣ ተማሪዎች ወደ ክለባቸው ይወሰዳሉ፤ ከኋላ በቀላሉ ይሰበስቡት!
Scholarships
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Contact us for a scholarship code / Llámenos si necesita un código de beca / በርሃን ኮድ ካፈለጉ እባኮት አግኙን
📩 pandaclubs@esspta.org 📱 540-250-5294
Please consider making a donation to the Panda Club Scholarship Fund. We are proud that in the past we have been able to provide a scholarship to every family who requested one. We hope to continue this tradition for each session of Panda Clubs this year and in the future. Donations can be made online or with a check or money order made payable to ESS PTA. Any amount is appreciated and will help support student scholarships. https://www.esspta.org/support-us
FALL 2025 CLUBS
GRADE K-2
MONDAY - Starts 10/6 No Class 10/20, 11/3, 11/24
Motion Commotion - $150 (Big Learning, 4-5pm, 8 weeks)
Explore natural energy to make paper clips levitate using magnetic power. Race static magic cans, test your balancing power with a gravity fighter; make things move with soap and water!
Explore la energía natural para hacer levitar sujetapapeles con el poder magnético. Corra latas mágicas de estática, ponga a prueba su equilibrio con un luchador de gravedad y haga que las cosas se muevan con agua y jabón.
የተፈጥሮ ኃይልን ይመርምሩ እና በማግኔቲክ ኃይል የወረቀት ክሊፕስን እንዲንሱ ያድርጉ። የኤሌክትሪክ ልዩ ልዩ ካንስን ያሳዩ፣ በ“ግራቪቲ ፋይተር” ሚዛን ይፈትሹ፣ ነገሮችን በሳሙናና በውሃ እንዲንቀሳቀሱ ያድርጉ።
REGISTER / INSCRÍBASE / መመዝገብ: http://bit.ly/41PVWbg
WEDNESDAY - Starts 9/24
Art Adventures - $160 (Create Arts, 4-5pm, 8 weeks)
Take a hands-on journey through the world of art. Explore new techniques & materials, pastels, textiles, collage, watercolor, and more.
Emprenda un viaje práctico por el mundo del arte. Explore nuevas técnicas y materiales: pasteles, telas, collage, acuarela y más.
በእጅ የሚሰራ ጉዞ ይውሰዱ ወደ የኪነ ጥበብ ዓለም። አዲስ ቴክኒኮችና መሳሪያዎችን ይፈትሹ፣ ፓስተል፣ ጨርቅ፣ ኮላዥ፣ ውሃ ቀለም እና ሌሎች።
REGISTER / INSCRÍBASE / መመዝገብ: http://bit.ly/4fNRYFV
GRADE 3-5
MONDAY - Starts 10/6 No Class 10/20, 11/3, 11/24
Invisibilia - $150 (Big Learning, 4-5pm, 8 weeks)
Explore natural energy, investigate air, wind, water, gravity, magnetism, and static electricity. Observe a magnetic field, explore energy, study capillary action, and test static charges.
Explore la energía natural e investigue el aire, viento, agua, gravedad, magnetismo y electricidad estática. Observe campos magnéticos, explore la energía en acción, estudie la acción capilar y pruebe cargas estáticas.
የተፈጥሮ ኃይልን ይመርምሩ እና እንደ ነፋስ፣ ውሃ፣ ግራቪቲ፣ ማግኔቲክ እና እርስበርስ ኤሌክትሪሲቲ ያሳዩ። ማግኔቲክ መስመሮችን ይታዩ፣ ኃይልን በሥራ ላይ ይፈትሹ፣ ካፒላሪ እንቅስቃሴን ይጽሑ፣ እና እርስበርስ ኤሌክትሪክ ኃይል ይፈትሹ።
REGISTER/INSCRÍBASE/መመዝገብ: http://bit.ly/4mMZRhd
WEDNESDAY - Starts 9/24
Art Adventures! - $160 (Create Arts, 4-5pm, 8 weeks)
This club welcomes all skill levels to explore and grow. Experiment with new materials to create works of art: drawing, painting, and 3D projects.
Este club recibe a todos los niveles para explorar y crecer. Experimenten con nuevos materiales para crear obras de arte: dibujo, pintura y proyectos en 3D.
ይህ ክለብ ሁሉንም ደረጃዎች ለመፈተሽ እና ለመድጋት ይቀበላል። አዲስ መሳሪያዎችን በመሞከር የኪነ ጥበብ ሥራዎችን ይፈጥራሉ፡ መሳል፣ መሳቅ እና 3D ፕሮጀክቶች።
REGISTER/INSCRÍBASE/መመዝገብ: https://www.hisawyer.com/create-arts-center/schedules/activity-set/1615489
GRADE 2-5
THURSDAY Sept 11, 18, 25, Oct 16, 30
Poetry Comics - FREE (WhisperShout, 4-5:30pm, 5 weeks)
Learn how to read, draw and write poems that work like mini graphic novels!
¡Aprende a leer, dibujar y escribir poemas que funcionan como mini novelas gráficas!
እንዴት እንደሚነበቡ, ይሳያሉ እና እንዴት እንደሚጻፉ እንደ ትንሽ ግራፊክ ታሪኮች ትምህርት ይማሩ!
REGISTER/INSCRÍBASE/መመዝገብ: https://bit.ly/ContactWHISPERshout
ALL GRADES
THURSDAY Starts 9/18
Soccer - $80 (1-Up-Handles, 4-5pm, 8 weeks) No Class 10/2
Panda Club Soccer will be an upbeat, fun class that teaches beginner to intermediate fundamentals such as: proper
Dribbling, Passing, Shooting, Defensive Strategy and Field Spacing. Participants will be separated by grade & play mini games each class to enhance learning.
Clase divertida y animada que enseña habilidades de nivel principiante e intermedio: driblar, pasar, disparar, defensa y posicionamiento en el campo. Los participantes se separan por grado y juegan mini partidos en cada clase para reforzar el aprendizaje.
አስደሳች እና ደስታ ያለው ክፍል የመጀመሪያና መካከለኛ ክህሎቶችን ያስተምራል፡ ዳሪንግ, ማስተላለፊያ, መጣል, መከላከያ እና ቦታ ማስተካከያ። ተማሪዎች በደረጃ ይለያያሉ እና በእያንዳንዱ ክፍል ትንሽ ጨዋታዎችን ይጫወታሉ።
REGISTER/INSCRÍBASE/መመዝገብ: https://bit.ly/3CHT07m
PANDA CLUB RULES / REGLAS DEL CLUB PANDA / የፓንዳ ክለብ ደንቦች
Cancellations/Refunds / Cancelaciones/Reembolsos / ስረዛ/ተመላሽ ገንዘብ
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All refunds will be made via the vendor. There will be no refunds offered after the first week of programs.
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Todos los reembolsos se realizarán a través del proveedor. No habrá reembolsos después de la primera semana.
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ሁሉም ተመላሽ በሻጩ ይከፈላሉ። ከፕሮግራሙ የመጀመሪያ ሳምንት በኋላ ተመላሽ አይሰጥም።
Late Pickups / Recogidas tarde / ዘግይቶ ማውጣት
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Two late pick-ups may result in dismissal from the program without a refund. Vendors may charge a fee for late pickup.
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Dos retrasos pueden causar expulsión sin reembolso. Los proveedores pueden cobrar tarifa.
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ሁለት ዘግይቶ ማውጣት ከፕሮግራሙ መባረር ያመነታል። ሻጮች ክፍያ ሊያስከፍሉ ይችላሉ።
Student Behavior / Comportamiento / የተማሪ ባህሪ
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All students are expected to follow ESS school rules. Parents will be contacted if there is a problem that cannot be remedied in class. ESS PTA reserves the right to remove your student from a program.
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Todos los estudiantes deben seguir las reglas de ESS. Se contactará a los padres si hay problemas graves. La PTA puede retirar a un estudiante del programa.
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ሁሉም ተማሪዎች የESS ህጎችን መከተል አለባቸው። ችግር ቢፈጠር ወላጆች ይገናኛሉ። PTA ተማሪን ማስወገድ ይችላል።
Provider Cancellations / Cancelaciones de proveedores / ሻጭ ስረዛዎች
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The vendors will make every effort to reschedule classes canceled due to unexpected MCPS or ESS closings, but we cannot guarantee every class can be made up. The vendors cannot offer make-up classes or refunds due to a student’s inability to attend class.
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Los proveedores intentarán reprogramar clases canceladas por cierres de MCPS o ESS, pero no garantizan recuperación. No hay reembolso por inasistencia del estudiante.
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ባልተጠበቁ ክፍሎች እንዲቀጠሩ ሻጮች ይሞክራሉ፣ ነገር ግን እያንዳንዱን ክፍል አላስተካክሉም። ተማሪ ክፍል አላገባ ከሆነ ተመላሽ አይሰጥም።
HELP WITH REGISTRATION / AYUDA CON LA INSCRIPCIÓN / የምዝገባ እርዳታ
PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS NOT A REGISTRATION FORM! IT IS A REQUEST FOR HELP TO COMPLETE REGISTRATION IN YOUR LANGUAGE. Complete this form and return it to your child’s homeroom teacher or text 540-250-5294. A PTA volunteer will contact you to help with registration.
¡ESTE NO ES UN FORMULARIO DE INSCRIPCIÓN! ES UNA SOLICITUD DE AYUDA PARA COMPLETAR LA INSCRIPCIÓN EN SU IDIOMA. Complete este formulario y entréguelo al maestro(a) de grado de su hijo(a) o envíe un mensaje de texto al 540-250-5294. Un(a) voluntario(a) de la PTA se comunicará con usted para ayudar con la inscripción.
ይህ የምዝገባ ፎርም አይደለም፤ ከPTA የእርዳታ ጥያቄ ነው። ቅጹን ይሙሉ እና ለልጅዎ የቤት ክፍል መምህር ይላኩ ወይም 540-250-5294 በስልክ ይላኩ። የPTA በጎ ፈቃደኛ ለምዝገባ እርዳታ ይሰጣል።
Parent name / Nombre del padre o tutor / የወላጅ ስም: ________________________________________________________
Child name / Nombre del niño(a) / የልጅ ስም: ________________________________________________________
Parent phone / Teléfono del padre o tutor / የወላጅ ስልክ ቁጥር: ____________________________
Parent email / Correo electrónico del padre o tutor / ኢሜል: ____________________________
Child grade / Grado / ደረጃ: ________ Child homeroom teacher / Maestro(a) / የቤት ክፍል መምህር: ________________
Preferred language / Idioma preferido / ምን ቋንቋ ትመርጣለህ? Amharic Spanish English Other / otro: ____________
Club name / Nombre del club / የክለብ ስም: _____________________________ Scholarship? / ¿Beca? / ስኮላርሺፕ? Yes No