Upcoming Events
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Wednesday
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM School Board Workshop Meeting
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February 25, 2025
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM Tea for 2
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February 26, 2025
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Samuel F.B. Morse Elementary School
S.F.B. Morse Elementary School is one of four elementary schools serving City of Poughkeepsie students. In 2019-2020 enrollment was 561.
Address: 101 Mansion St.
Phone: 845-451-4690
Principal: Samantha Mitchell, smitchel@poughkeepsieschools.org
Main Office hours: 7:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
School hours: 8:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Records request: Please email Principal Samantha Mitchell above
Morse Headlines
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2nd Annual Black History Month and the African Diaspora
2nd Annual Black History Month and the African Diaspora
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2nd Annual Black History Month and the African Diaspora
2nd Annual Black History Month and the African Diaspora
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Te para 2
El Departamento de Escuelas Comunitarias será el anfitrión de un evento de Té para 2 el 25 de febrero a las 3:00 p.m.
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Tea for 2
The Community Schools Department will be hosting a Tea for 2 event on February 25th @3:00pm
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Tea for 2
The Community Schools Department will be hosting a Tea for 2 event on January 30th @3:00pm
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Click here to view Morse's December 2024 Newsletter/Haga clic aquí para ver el boletín Morse de diciembre de 2024
Morse December 2024 Newsletter/Noticias de Morse Diciembre 2024
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Morse students decorate ‘Katie’s Tree’
The tree that towers over Harriet Tubman Park that grows in memory of a woman who taught Morse Elementary students about the environment and sustainability is once again decorated for the season in her memory.
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PCSD Community Schools-Celebracion de Fiestas
El Departamento de Escuelas Comunitarias será el anfitrión de un evento de celebración navideña el 20 de diciembre de 2:00 p.m. a 6 p.m
For parents
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How to help kids understand and manage their emotions
Parents, teachers, and other caregivers have an important role in teaching children self-regulation
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How to help kids navigate friendships and peer relationships
Teaching them psychological tools now can aid them well into adulthood
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Here’s advice from psychologists on how to help kids cope with anger and frustration
Helping children articulate their feelings without acting on them and providing consistent consequences can help them regulate emotions
District News
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Building names report due next week
The full board is expected to use the committee’s findings and recommendations to decide during the meeting if it will submit new building names to the state Education Department by its March 1 deadline for changes to go into effect for the 2025-26 school year.
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Jewish Federation donates winter hats
The Jewish Federation of Dutchess County recently donated 34 hand-knit winter caps of various sizes and colors to the Poughkeepsie City School District to be given to elementary students.
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Friday Night Lights returning in March
The Community Schools program, which gives students a place for activities, games, enrichment opportunities and meals each Friday evening, is returning with the first installment tentatively scheduled to begin in March at Poughkeepsie Middle School.
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Community budget input sessions planned
As the process of creating the 2025-26 Poughkeepsie City School District budget continues, the district will hold two community input sessions at which residents can learn more about the budget and discuss what they believe should be included.
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Kindergarten registration open, pre-K beginning soon
Though parents are not required to send their children to school before the first grade, students who participate in pre-K and kindergarten have been shown to be more likely to succeed academically and graduate high school, are less likely to require academic intervention or special education services, and have stronger emotional and social intelligence, among a slew of other benefits.
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Website launched to share elementary restructuring proposal details
The site includes details of the plan, a timeline, links to previous presentations, an FAQ section and a form through which to submit questions to the district.
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Community Closet food pantry open at PMS
The idea, Community Schools Executive Director Natasha Brown said, is to serve as a resource for “families in crisis” who may need a little help closing the gaps between other assistance programs, such as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
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Assistant Superintendent Gallo speaks at workshop on inequalities
Dr. Charles Gallo, assistant superintendent for secondary education, took part in a two-day workshop titled Promoting Partnerships to Advance Educational Justice in Poughkeepsie, facilitated by Vassar College.