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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 (During the COVID-19 pandemic, call 845-392-7371)
Principal: Samantha Mitchell, smitchel@poughkeepsieschools.org
Main Office hours: 7:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
School hours: 8:00 a.m. - 3:03 p.m.
Enrollment: 561 (2019-20)
Staff: 70 (2019-20)
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Puppet show adds fun to Morse art lessons
Melissa Cascio’s art students shared their learning experiences with a guest from another planet this year as Scribble from Splat joined the class for most of the year. In reality, Scribble is a puppet character created by Cascio and her husband - exclusively for Morse Elementary School students.
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Morse SSTAR students meet animals on virtual field trip
Students in Morse Elementary School’s Social Skill and Total Communication Access Room learned about rivers and estuaries last week on a virtual field trip to the Clarkson Beacon Institute of Rivers and Estuaries. Host Brigette Walsh welcomed the kindergarten through third grade students and asked them to name an animal that lives in the Hudson River.
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Morse staff misses you
Morse Elementary School staff are really missing the students. So, they decided to make a video showing how much they miss them.
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Burlington surprises Morse teachers with $10,000 donation
Morse Elementary School teachers and students couldn’t contain their excitement when Burlington Stores surprised them with a $10,000 donation during a regularly scheduled school assembly.
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Morse Elementary School safety data sheets
Safety Data Sheets for chemicals used at Morse Elementary School.
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Retreat aims to strengthen central office team
Central Office leaders are spending the bulk of this week at a retreat designed to help build a strong team and set goals for the coming year.
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Registration open for full-day pre-K, kindergarten
Poughkeepsie City School District is offering full-day prekindergarten in the 2021-22 school year and registration is open for both preK and kindergarten.
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Summer meal program sites added
Poughkeepsie City School District added three new summer meal distribution sites to those already being provided throughout the city. Meals service will end Tuesday, Aug. 31.
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War memorial slated for PHS
Efforts to obtain crucial information to ensure we include everyone who has served in the U.S. armed forces in a Veteran’s Memorial Project being planned for Poughkeepsie High School have begun.
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Facilities director key to district’s future
As Poughkeepsie City School District’s new director of facilities, Marcos Rodriguez knows he plays a key role in how the district will function and look going forward.
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Reflections on the 2020-21 school year
As the school year has come to a close, on behalf of the Poughkeepsie City School District Board of Education and Central Office leadership, I thank the entire community for your partnership throughout a year of challenge, adversity and change.
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Congratulations PHS Class of 2021!
Blue skies and sun set the scene for Poughkeepsie High School’s Class of 2021 graduation night. For many, it was a year of overcoming to become.
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Guest speakers share career options with young students
About a dozen members of the community took time out of their work days to share what they do with Poughkeepsie City School District’s elementary school students last week. On Tuesday and Thursday, students logged on to Zoom calls to learn about different careers they could pursue.
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Senator honors Superstars
Sen. Sue Serino honored four Poughkeepsie Middle School students with Serino Superstar awards June 17 during a special afternoon ceremony hosted by the Social Studies department. The students: Amiyah Wood, Jamir Hawley, Ximena Alarcon and Naomy Valle-Netzahuatl were present along with their parents.
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Lead for America comes to Poughkeepsie
Joining other organizations in Poughkeepsie, the Poughkeepsie City School District (PCSD) has signed on as a placement site for the newly created Lead for Poughkeepsie. Lead for Poughkeepsie, an affiliate of a Lead for America, will be placing young professional ages 21-30 to serve in a 2-year full-time placement within social impact organization. Poughkeepsie organizations also signed on as placement sites are The Art Effect, Hudson River Housing, The Academy, and Nubian Directions II.
