From: mkennedy@shentel.net (Marilyn Kennedy)
Subject: Great Show
Date: Wed, 20 Nov 1996 11:56:16 -0400
Congratulations PTK staff, steachers, and participating students... What a wonderful show!! My students loved the live broadcast. We had a few anxious moments because of not being to get NASA TV due to the shuttle. Our media director said the KU band for PBS satellite was trickier to get, but he worked all morning and at 12:50 he found the channel!! My kids sat enthralled during the whole broadcast and felt so special being able to get in behind the scenes of Pathfinder. Even though they knew the Pathfinder was small, when they saw the pictures it really hit home. They were also impressed with the squeaky clean room. They enjoyed learning about the father of rocketry and how Goddard's interest and discoveries grew from a fascination with 4th of July rockets! My kids also enjoyed the stream table and seeing the other classes that would be involved with the PET toolkit. I was amused as my students saw the different Mars posters we all received from the PTK kit. They kept exclaiming .."Look, they have a poster like ours...." This morning the students are working on their class newsletter for their parents summmarizing the broadcast and their CuSeeMe connections after the show!! Thank you all for your hard work and efforts in making such an exciting production!! BRAVO to all the staff of PTK!! I am proud to be a particpating teacher in this project! Marilyn Wall John Wayland Elementary