At 11:38 a.m. EST, on January 28, 1986, the space shuttle Challenger lifts off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, and Christa McAuliffe is on her way to becoming the first ordinary U.S. civilian to travel into space. McAuliffe, a 37-year-old high school social studies teacher from New Hampshire, won a competition that earned her a place among the seven-member crew of the Challenger. She underwent months of shuttle training but then, beginning January 23, was forced to wait six long days as the Challenger's launch countdown was repeatedly delayed because of weather and technical problems. Finally, on January 28, the shuttle lifted off.
Seventy-three seconds later, hundreds on the ground, including Christa's family, stared in disbelief as the shuttle exploded in a forking plume of smoke and fire. Millions more watched the wrenching tragedy unfold on live television. There were no survivors.
AssignmentsCatechism - Ws. 34 from Thursday
Math - Segments and angles (complementary/supplementary); Lesson 69 #1-30 EVENS
Newspaper Activity - Search for articles that match the 5 themes of Geography
Science - We learned about westerlies, easterlies, and trade winds; Ws. 10-3
English - We shared our descriptive paragraphs today
Literature - We finished our last story in the unit of short stories. We will review the unit next week and test our knowledge of the literary terms.
Handwriting - Ws. "n & m" lowercase and cursive"
7/8 Geography - WWII video and quiz; No Assignment - study the maps for the test in two weeks!
WoD: Kleenex (please bring some...we're running out!)
God's Blessings on your weekend!
