From: Tuesday, April 1st

To: Friday, April 11th

McGraw CSD Elementary Students Need Your Help!

CNY SNAP is an all-volunteer organization that relies on donations to care for animals in need. Your contributions will make a big difference in their lives!

 Drop Off Your Donations At: Marked collection areas in each wing of the elementary school building and near the Main Office. Please have your student bring their donated items to school during regular school hours.

Kaidence Westendorf & Kaleigh Bellrose (5th Grade)

Hey everyone! Guess what? Our Newspaper Club got to do something super cool! We helped make new panels for the sensory board in the hallway. You know that board with all the different textures and stuff? It's awesome!

We learned that April is Autism Awareness Month and our teachers told us that sensory boards can be really helpful for people with autism. Sensory boards give kids a way to explore different feelings and textures in a safe and fun way.

We made panels with all sorts of things! There's one with fuzzy fabric, scratch and sniff stickers, and smooth shiny tiles. We also added some things that make different sounds. It was so much fun to figure out what kinds of things would feel or sound interesting. We tried to think about all the different senses. We wanted some things that were soft and some that were rough. We even put in a panel with different smells! Like watermelon and Coca-Cola. We hope everyone enjoys the new panels.

Come check out the sensory board!

Annika Layton-Findell (5th Grade)