Welcome to the Morse community. We are here to answer your questions and make you feel at home.
What does the PTO do?
The mission of the Morse Elementary PTO is to promote and encourage a student-centered environment with strong community connections. When you support Morse PTO, you enhance Morse students' and staff's school experiences through fundraising efforts to provide additional educational equipment, technology, resources, services, and special projects. A strong PTO is evidence of parental interest/support and ensures a better school environment for our children. While the PTO had to cancel many fundraisers and activities this year due to the Covid-19 pandemic, you can read about the money we raised and the initiatives we supported in the 2019-2020 school year here.
What are the different Morse PTO fees that I see on ParentVue?
All Morse PTO fees are optional, but they help to make Morse amazing. Each of our fees supports a different function of the Morse PTO. For example, Take Stock in Morse only funds teacher grants for resources, educational materials, programming, and technology. Read more about the different fees here.
What school supplies will my child need next year?
Teachers at each grade level determine what school supplies are needed each year. This list is found on the Morse Elementary website here under Useful Links. Would you like to avoid the hassle of searching for supplies at a store AND help raise money for Morse PTO? Each year the PTO offers families the option to buy a supply pack with all the needed materials. These supplies are given to students on Supply Drop Off Night a few days before school begins. Learn more about this opportunity and purchase school supplies at the Morse School Supplies Store. Orders need to be placed by June 13.
What can I do now to support the Morse community?
Here are three things you can do TODAY to connect with the Morse community and support your future Marksman.
1. Order Spirit Wear! Our Spirit Wear Store is open until April 23rd. Get your child a special birthday, holiday, or preschool graduation gift that shows his or her school spirit. Shirts, sweatshirts, and masks are available for purchase.
2. Consider volunteering your time on a committee next year. The Morse PTO has volunteer opportunities that represent a wide range of interests and time commitments. Each year we challenge parents to donate at least 2 hours of their time to help make Morse amazing! Read more about the different committees or volunteer your time using the Morse PTO 2021-2022 Sign Up.
3. Participate in our affiliate programs. Box Tops for Education and Hy-Vee Dollars for Scholars donate money to our school for participating in their programs while AmazonSmile and Shutterfly donate a percentage of the final purchase price back to Morse. Click to learn how to take advantage of these programs.
The mission of the Morse Elementary PTO is to promote and encourage a student-centered environment with strong community connections. When you support Morse PTO, you enhance Morse students' and staff's school experiences through fundraising efforts to provide additional educational equipment, technology, resources, services, and special projects. A strong PTO is evidence of parental interest/support and ensures a better school environment for our children. While the PTO had to cancel many fundraisers and activities this year due to the Covid-19 pandemic, you can read about the money we raised and the initiatives we supported in the 2019-2020 school year here.
What are the different Morse PTO fees that I see on ParentVue?
All Morse PTO fees are optional, but they help to make Morse amazing. Each of our fees supports a different function of the Morse PTO. For example, Take Stock in Morse only funds teacher grants for resources, educational materials, programming, and technology. Read more about the different fees here.
What school supplies will my child need next year?
Teachers at each grade level determine what school supplies are needed each year. This list is found on the Morse Elementary website here under Useful Links. Would you like to avoid the hassle of searching for supplies at a store AND help raise money for Morse PTO? Each year the PTO offers families the option to buy a supply pack with all the needed materials. These supplies are given to students on Supply Drop Off Night a few days before school begins. Learn more about this opportunity and purchase school supplies at the Morse School Supplies Store. Orders need to be placed by June 13.
What can I do now to support the Morse community?
Here are three things you can do TODAY to connect with the Morse community and support your future Marksman.
1. Order Spirit Wear! Our Spirit Wear Store is open until April 23rd. Get your child a special birthday, holiday, or preschool graduation gift that shows his or her school spirit. Shirts, sweatshirts, and masks are available for purchase.
2. Consider volunteering your time on a committee next year. The Morse PTO has volunteer opportunities that represent a wide range of interests and time commitments. Each year we challenge parents to donate at least 2 hours of their time to help make Morse amazing! Read more about the different committees or volunteer your time using the Morse PTO 2021-2022 Sign Up.
3. Participate in our affiliate programs. Box Tops for Education and Hy-Vee Dollars for Scholars donate money to our school for participating in their programs while AmazonSmile and Shutterfly donate a percentage of the final purchase price back to Morse. Click to learn how to take advantage of these programs.