Key Center School

Today was butterfly release day at school! Over the past week, our classes have been learning about the butterfly life cycle by caring for caterpillars, watching them form chrysalises, and celebrating as they emerged as beautiful butterflies.

Today, our students helped set them free to begin their important work as pollinators supporting our earth. It was an amazing experience full of learning and excitement as we watched the butterflies take flight. 🦋🚀🌍

We had a great week celebrating Earth-friendly activities at Key Center School, and we ended on a high note today for Arbor Day! We were happy to welcome Susan Farmer from the Fairfax Tree Commission. She brought saplings and engaging sensory materials to help our students learn about the importance of trees.

Students especially loved watering the White Oak saplings and taking a moment to “thank” the trees for helping our Earth. It was a meaningful, hands-on way to connect with nature. We are so proud of our students for learning ways to care for our planet this week! 🌱

We had a busy and exciting day at Key Center!

First, we welcomed special visitors for Take Your Child to Work Day. It was great to have them join us and learn more about what their parents do each day at our school.

We also had two FCPSGet2Green events. During our April meeting, students learned about pollinators and why they are so important for life on Earth. Then we got our hands dirty for our first planting of the 2026 season! We planted flowers by the school doors, and we hope they will help bring in some pollinators soon.

A big thank you to Coast of Maine Organic Products, Inc. for providing the soil through their grant. We appreciate their support in helping our students learn and grow! 🌱

Hey Rockets- we hope that you are enjoying this beautiful day! Don’t forget that our celebration of Earth Week continues throughout the remainder of the week.

Wednesday, April 22 – Earth Day - wear green
Thursday, April 23 – Climate Change Day - wear red
Friday, April 24 – Watershed Day - wear blue

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A big thank you to Marsha from Marsha and the Positrons for bringing her fun, high-energy music program to our students today! Her songs about science and how the world works kept everyone engaged and entertained. Thank you also to TAFFY Presents for helping bring this wonderful program to our school—we appreciate your support in making experiences like this possible!