by Emily Murphy | May 11, 2018
“Look at this!” Blake said, holding up a pine cone and a book. The cone he found looked exactly like the picture he was attempting to point out. “This is a blue spruce tree we’re sitting under!” Until this moment we were calling it the...
by Emily Murphy | Apr 26, 2018
“Why are people so lazy?” Shelton asked, leaning over to pick a piece of trash out of the grass that ran alongside the new bike path. “It really makes me so mad.” Others agreed. “They could just leave it in their car or their pocket – or throw it in the...
by Emily Murphy | Apr 17, 2018
Flowers, grass and weeds have been spotted pushing their way up through the soil on our playground. Quiet students at the top of the hill can hear frogs in the wetland outside our fence. And motionless children can see snakes. With their faces close to the ground,...
by Emily Murphy | Mar 19, 2018
On Thursday, March 22nd at 2:15 the PPOS 1st-3rd grade Pikas will host the first book release party at Pagosa Peak Open School. We will be presenting our book, ABCs of Gardening in Pagosa Springs. We would love for our families and community members to join...
by Emily Murphy | Jan 25, 2018
Join us for FAMILY LITERACY NIGHT on February 8th at 5:30! Families will be broken up into their child’s literacy group, explore the current learning material, and participate in fun learning activities. Families will also have the opportunity to meet...