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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.
Morse Headlines
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PCSD Community Schools: Father & Male Role Model Support Group
Please join us, as the Community Schools Department will be continuing our Father & Male Role Model Support Group on November 16th with the help of Fatherhood Talk Live!
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PTA: Spooktacular Halloween Family Fun Night (October 27th)
Morse Elementary School will be hosting our annual PTA: Spooktacular Halloween Family Fun Night on Friday, October 27, 2023 from 6:00 - 7:00 p.m.!
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Vassar brings Fallkill to Morse 4th grade
Morse students’ learn about what lived in the nearby Fallkill Creek inside Malcolm X Park.
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Morse Elementary: 1st PTA Meeting!
Please join us for our first PTA Meeting for our 2023-2024 school year! October 11, 2023 from 5:00pm - 6:00pm.
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Happy National Hispanic Heritage Month!
¡Feliz Mes de la Herencia Hispana from Mrs. Mitchell & Mrs. Wright!
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PCSD Family Needs Assessment
Happy Summer! As a collaborative effort, Community Schools will be continuing to gather information for our Family Needs Assessment.
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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Panel inspires students to try composting
A panel of environmental experts gathered in Poughkeepsie High School’s small cafeteria earlier this month to discuss expanding composting in the community in the form of curbside pickups.
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Lieutenant governor pays visit to PCSD
Lt. Gov. Antonio Delgado visited the Early Learning Center at Smith School.
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District contemplates reconfiguring schools
Driven by an approach to strengthen the academic, social, and emotional development of the district's youngest learners, the Poughkeepsie City School District is exploring the potential of a grade reconfiguration of the district's elementary schools.
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PCSD awarded Federal Community Schools grant
The US Department of Education has awarded a $2.5 million, five-year Full Service Community Schools (FSCS) grant to the Poughkeepsie City School District (PCSD).
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Community Schools distributes winter clothing to families
Poughkeepsie residents had a reason to be thankful as Community Schools teamed up with the Skip Lee Foundation to distribute winter gear and footwear to families in need during Thanksgiving week at Poughkeepsie Middle School.