PEM Resources
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Mike Peters: Greeley Tribune: 970-352-0211,
Will Kulp: Retired Greeley Judge (970)-330-7258
Dinger from the Rockies: 303-292-0200
Railroad Museum Director: Michelle Kempema Office:970-392-2934, Cell: 970-590-7661
Centennial Village Volunteers: 970-350-9220
Star Wars Characters: 501st Rocky Mountain Division and the Snowy Range Squad, www.mg501.com
Eagles: www.coloradoeagles.com , community tab, appearance requests link.
Carla Oceanik : Local Children’s author: 309 E. Mulberry St, Fort Collins, CO 80526 Office: 970-672-4878,
Cell: 970-689-8692, fax: 970-672-4731 karla@bailiwickpress.com
Jennifer Dizmang: Windsor Children’s author: See high plains library for contact
Connie Willis: SCI Fi local author See high plains library for contact
Denver Broncos Players/Mascot:
Armando Silva: Local Artist
Ken Buck and or his wife: Local DA: 970-356-4010
Gov. Hickenlooper and his x wife Helen Thorpe- she is Central Graduate: 303-866-2471, Gov. webpage
has an event request link to fill out. stateofco.force.com/schedulerequestsform
CCIRA site
UNC president: Kay Norton: officeofthepresident@unco.edu
Michner Librarians: Mark Anderson Reference Librarian for Gov’t Documents, 970-351-1474,
mark.anderson@UNCO
President of Aims: Dr. Marilynn Liddell, 970-339-6210, marsi.liddell@aims.edu
Fire Chief: Duane McDonald 970-350-9500
Police Chief: Jerry Garner 970-350-9600
Dan England: Greeley Tribune 970-392-4438, dengland@greeleytribune.com
Digital Library for young readers around the world: http://library.unitedforliteracy.com
Every Child Ready to Read 2 http://everychildreadytoread.org
Station Ideas for carnival nights
Teachers read to small groups of families
Have kids sing ABC’s or literacy songs to parents
Have kids and teacher demonstrate how to use the smart boards from class activities
Play site word bingo
Demonstrate/teach targeted instruction to parents using the students
Dress up as a character and read a book
Kids can come in their pajamas for story time (books and blankets)
Writing kits
Games
Invite story tellers
Promoting reading at home- literacy strategy help for parents
Writing completion on a theme and have a guest judge them
Junior Author Fair and have the books judged that night
Book mark making station
Unite for literacy website, set up computers and let non English speakers explore these books
Book walk instead of a cake walk
Comprehension beach ball game
Science Contacts for Guest Presenters
Ray Tschllard: Poudre Learning Center: 970-352-1267
Paulette Weaver: Poudre Learning Center 970-352-1267
Joshua Mikesell: UNC demonstration coordinator: mike7561@bears.unco.edu
Wendy Flynn UNC Earth Science Tornado Machine- 970-351-1071
Casey Dukeman PLC Fish Program <cdukeman@plcoutdoors.org>
Stevie Adams: UNC meteorology club tornado machine: Adams@unco.edu
Central Colorado water Conservancy District: 970-330-4540
West Greeley Conservation District 4302 W. 9th 970-358-8097 x. 3 www.wgcd.org
Greeley water and Sewer Department: 970-350-9811
Eaton Groves, plants, solid, and seeds: Ken Olson owner: www.eatongroves.com 970-454CSU extension office: Master Gardner program: http://www.ext.colostate.edu/ 970-304-6535
Program manager, Carrie: 970-304-6535
1- Northern Colorado water conservation district 220 Water Ave, Berthoud, CO 80513
(800) 369-7246
Colorado State University Extension
Campus Delivery 4040
Fort Collins, Colorado 80523-4040
Telephone: (970) 491-6281
Web: www.ext.colostate.edu
Jamie Dahl Experiential Learning Coordinator- US forest, Warner College of Natural Resources CSU:
jamie.dahl@colostate.edu 970-491-7457
Northern Colorado Astronomical Society- outreach@ncastro.org
Star Lab from Service Center, talk with Phyllis
West Greeley Conservation District: Pam Wright
Kathryn Parker: Central Colorado Water Conservancy District 970-330-4540
City of Greeley Stormwater: Terri Kohls
Science Carnival Station Ideas
Use foss kit or ideas from curriculum books
Kinder- ice in a cup and have the students drop a piece of yarn in it to see how far they can raise the ice
cube on the yarn.
2- Investigate bugs, have meal worms with a magnifying glass with insect parts handouts, kids
3- Plants- put a lima bean in water and cut it in half to have the kids look at parts of a seed
4- Have kids plant easy to grow vegetables
5- Simple gravity drop experiments
6- Build a kite
7- Make bubbles and have different ingredients for kids to experiment what works best
8- Building the tallest tower-civil engineering
9- Reaction time. Have kids record their reaction time
10- Use scales and have kids try to balance items for weights and measures
11- Science experiments on the internet
12- Make paper
13- Liquid layers
14- Bring in telescopes for families to explore the night sky
15- Inflate balloons with vinegar and baking soda
16- Gummy bears in water or salt water expansions
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Make edible DNA
Physics demonstration-roller coaster marble assimilations
Create a mural
Robotics
Science Olympiad demonstration
Science fair
Astronomy night and set up telescopes outdoors
Eschoolonline- eye dissection
Math Contacts for Guest Presenters:
Bank of Colorado: 970-506-0100
Boys and Girls Club of Weld County: 970-353-1278
United Way: 211
UNC Math Club: Oscar Levin PHD: Oscar.levin@unco.edu
Banner Health Doctors or Nurses
Greeley Airport
Local attorneys
Accountants
Math Station Ideas:
Math Bingo
Optical illusions
Duct tape wallets (patterns)
Make a recipe (fractions)
Sorting money
Pantomimes problem
penny flip predictions
scavenger hunt measuring
graphing centers
suitcase math- match a pair of socks
circumference challenges
create your own design using protractors
freckle
origami
tessellations
estimation jars
board games
balloon measure, how many paper clips to hold down a balloon
recipes: make play dough, herbs for a dill dip, etc.
create calendars
multiplication war
division challenge
Unifix tower challenge
Towers of Hanoi
Computer math games
Have students make math games during school and present or play them at the carnival
Art of Math, grid drawing and scale, each kid draws a portion to enlarge a drawing
Pi walk instead of a cake walk
Cartesian Coordinates
Math jeopardy
Social Studies Ideas:
Greeley History Museum 714 8th St, Greeley, CO 80631 (970) 350-9220
Centennial Village Museum 1475 A Street at Island Grove Park, 970-350-9220
Meeker Home 1324 9th Ave. Greeley, Colorado 80631 (970) 350-9220
Greeley Freight Station Museum 680 10th St, (970) 392-2934 betsy.kellums@greeleygov.com.
City of Greeley Historic Preservation Office 1100 10th St Suite 200 970-350-9222
City of Greeley: City Manager 1000 10th St. 970-350-9741
City of Greeley Urban Wildlife Dept. Deb DeBoutez at 336-4167.
City of Greeley Community Development: 970-350-9780
USDA natural Resources Conservation Service Petra Barnes Walker State Public Information
Officer 720-544-2808 Petra.Barneswalker@co.usda.gov
UNC Geography & GIS Department Room 2200 Candelaria Hall UNC 970-351-2715 Dr. Phil
Klein Department Chair phil.klein@unco.edu
Summer Success and Summer Opportunities
High Plains Library:
Centennial Branch: 2227 23rd Avenue, Greeley, CO 80634 Phone: 1-(888)-861-READ(7323) Manager:
Laura Burnett, Children’s librarian Colleen Kulp
Lincoln Branch 919 7th Street Suite 100, Greeley, CO 80631 Phone: 1-(888)-861-READ(7323)
Manager: Cindy Osborne, Teen Librarian: Nicanor Diaz
City of Greeley: Mary Russell mary.russell@greeleygov.com
City of Evans Parks and Rec. 475-1125
Greeley FunPlex: 970-350-9401 1501 65th Ave Greeley CO 80631
Greeley Recreational C enter: 970-350-9400 651 10th Avenue, Greeley, CO, 80631
Greeley Ice Haus: 970-350-9402 900 8th Ave Greeley CO 80631
Jerry Pawl Clubhouse - Boys & Girls of Weld County 970-353-1278 · 2400 1st Ave, Greeley, CO, 80631 , contact is
Emily, Mitchel Wilcox is also the site director that tends to go to the pems
Rodarte Center: CJ Archibeque : 970-350-9576 · 920 A St, Greeley, CO, 80631
Summer Teen Employment Program: 970-350-9430 · 920 A St, Greeley, CO, 80631
United Way Volunteer program: Emma Wood: 970304-6198
Soccer without Borders:
Island Grove teen job fair to solicit vendors
Longs Peak Council Scout Camps: Brittney Stakem, Ranch Manager: 970-682-9117, 970-881-2144, 970584-2251
City of Greeley Culture, Parks, and Rec . Dept. Justin Wells, Recreation Coordinator II, 970-350-9411,
justin.wells@greeleygov.com
Green heart thrift stores, volunteer opportunities, Lasha Seaman, lseaman@ccigreenheart.org
970-324-6303
Greeley Area Habitat for Humanity, Melody Storgaard Volunteer Coordinator, 970-351-6766
Pioneer Seeds: Employment, Jesse
Tierra Amarilla youth Leadership Institute, Monica Salazar: 970-313-3265
Summer Success Station Ideas:
Provide summer reading lists for each grade
Provide math, language arts, science packets that are hands on fun or use the skills in a real life setting
Connect families with the community for activities and places for their children to attend
If you school will be hosting summer meals or other opportunities provide that information
Send home games, project ideas, family activities (planting a garden), etc
Tips on academic work specific for each kid to work on to reduce skill and knowledge slide
Cultural
Orgula Dance 518-8783
Unite for Literacy: www.uniteforliteracy.org
UNC Cumbres Program: Claire Boyles: Claire.boyles@unco.edu
Global Refugee Center: Colette West VP: colette.west@eaccolorado.org’
Armando Silva: http://www.artmandosilva.com/
High Plains Library: See above contacts
Lulac Organization at the Middle or High School, contact school advisor
African Culture Club, UNC, belu3673@bears.unco.edu
Chinese Cultural Club, UNC, gran2453@bears.unco.edu
League of United Latin American Citizens LULAC, UNC, lulac1929@gmail.com
Pi Lambda Chi Latina Sorority, UNC fles4587@bears.unco.edu
Greeley Rodarte Dancers: Ruby Jimenez, 970-353-6639
El Teatro, Jesscia Cooney Greeley West 348-5400
Latino Chamber : Deb Brilla, 518-1087
US Citizenship and Immigration Services: Amber Vasek: Community Relations Office , 720-852-6913
RockyMountainpuppets@gmail.com 303-469-4155
Cultural Station Ideas
Crafts
Cuisine Sampling
Display of artifacts
Skits and performance
Music performance
Dance performance
Create flags from your country
Pin on a map for origination
Read a common story like Cinderella from around the world versions
Global games
Entertainment
Recipe station, fill out a recipe card to make into a school recipe book
Wear authentic clothing
Hold a talent show
Heritage showcase
Create passports
Sing a longs