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"You have not yet learned that in this life, you have to be like everyone else — the perfect mediocrity. No better, no worse. Individuality is a monster, and it must be strangled in its cradle to make our friends feel comfortable." —Kola Kwariani, The Killing (1956)

Geodesic Dome Model

Several London Olympic buildings with Fuller's principles of design coming into play.

London Stadium

Modern Influences: Look no further than the London Olympics.

Radiolaria, marine microorganisms first discovered in the 1800s.

How nature builds: Examinations of human tissue showed structures that resembled geodesic and tensegretic basketwork.

Fuller, R. Buckminster, Joachim Krausse, and Claude Lichtenstein. Your Private Sky: R. Buckminster Fuller, the Art of Design Science. Baden: L. Müller, 1999. Print.

Tensegrity.

Don't fight forces, use them.

Shelter 5, 1932

Tensegrity "The word 'tensegrity' is an invention: a contraction of 'tensional integrity.' Tensegrity describes a structural-relationship principle in which structural shape is guaranteed by the finitely closed, comprehensively continuous, tensional behaviors of the system and not by the discontinuous and exclusively local compressional member behaviors. Tensegrity provides the ability to yield increasingly without ultimately breaking or coming asunder"

- Richard Buckminster Fuller (Synergetics, p. 372.)

Scaling Up: Spruce Goose Dome 1976

DNA Replication easier and seems more complete

More about BORDERS gift cards

Hi All:Upon further investigating into this program, I have found out that the gift cards that will be given out from Borders on Saturday and Sunday will be, I believe, for DonorsChoose.org. For those of you who are not familiar with Donors Choose (www.DonorsChoose.org), here is a brief explanation from the website itself. DonorsChoose.org is an online charity that makes it easy for anyone to help students in need.

Here's how it works: public school teachers from every corner of America post classroom project requests on DonorsChoose.org. Requests range from pencils for a poetry writing unit, to violins for a school recital, to microscope slides for a biology class.Then, you can browse project requests and give any amount to the one that inspires you. Once a project reaches its funding goal, we deliver the materials to the school.You'll get photos of your project taking place, a thank-you letter from the teacher, and a cost report showing how each dollar was spent. If you give over $100, you'll also receive hand-written thank-you letters from the students.

At DonorsChoose.org, you can give as little as $1 and get the same level of choice, transparency, and feedback that is traditionally reserved for someone who gives millions. We call it citizen philanthropy.

Several of our Stratton Teachers have had projects listed and supported through this site. As of right now, there are no Stratton projects listed, but with the knowledge of the gift cards coming from Border's I am sure that we can get a few up in the next few days that we (the Stratton community) can support.

Here is the link that explains the gift card promotion at Borders if you are interested.http://help.donorschoose.org/app/answers/detail/a_id/318/kw/borders%20%26%20donors%20choose I am hoping that I have read this correctly. If you go to Borders and find out differently, please send an email and let me know. I really hate to share the wrong information with everyone. Thanks in advance for all the support! - Mandy

Books Needed for Battle of the Books

Ms. Katie Snyder (4th grade) was Stratton's Battle of the Books Coach last year. In that battle, we were lucky enough to take home the City Wide Trophy. She would love to coach again, but is running in to trouble with getting the books needed for the students to prepare. I was thinking that maybe some of you may have a copy(ies) in your library that you would be willing to let Ms. Snyder borrow. There are 30 books on the list. They are all either about Black History or have African American themes. If you have any of these titles in your library and would be willing to let Ms. Snyder borrow them for the battle we would greatly appreciate it! or If you would like to help out and purchase a few of the titles for her, then that would be appreciated as well. If this is something you would like to do keep in mind tomorrow and Sunday at Borders if you make a purchase at the store, then Stratton would receive a $15 gift card! Please let me or Ms. Snyder know if you have any copies or if you are able to help her out with this project! Please let me know if you have any questions, concerns or problems with the list. Thanks in advance,Mandy Book List

$15 gift card for Stratton w/ purchase this Sat. and Sun. only

Dear PTA Members: As you plan for your Christmas shopping, please keep in mind that there are ways that you can support Stratton as you shop. If you are in the need of any gifts, such as books, CD, DVD's or even want to stop in for a coffee, Borders would be the place to go on Saturday, Dec 4th and Sunday, December 5th. For every purchase you make at Borders you will be able to give $15 gift card to Stratton. Please plan to stop by our local Borders 802 West Town Center Boulevard, Champaign (217-351-9011), and be sure to let them know to donate the gift card to Stratton. As an added bonus - if you purchase the book "Waiting for 'Superman': How We Can Save America's Failing Public Schools" we would receive a second $15 gift card for the school. I plan on stopping by and picking up a few items on my list! I hope to see you there!- Mandy This is a copy of the news-release:Borders gives schools free gift cards worth $15The much discussed documentary "Waiting for Superman," which offers a harsh portrait of the country's public schools, has inspired a promotional collaboration among the Borders Group superstore chain, an education fundraiser and the publisher of the movie's companion book.

On Dec. 4 and Dec. 5, any Borders customer making an in-store purchase, whether of a book or a bagel or a latte, will receive a $15 gift card to donate to a public school of choice throughDonorsChoose.org, an Internet-based charity.

Anyone purchasing the book "Waiting for 'Superman': How We Can Save America's Failing Public Schools" will receive a second $15 card. The companion text was published by PublicAffairs, part of the Perseus Books Group, which along with Borders and DonorsChoose.org announced the campaign Sunday.

Stratton Family Reading Night with U of I athletes reading to the kids. Please someone give me the correct spelling of the girls reading. I think Kawana and Kaylee. They did an excellent job with I Love My Toy by Mo Willems.

Stratton Chess Club

The Chess Club is in an incubation stage right now. We have six students signed up so far. It will be an after school program meeting for 45-60 minutes. It will be open to all students at Stratton.

When: After School, Fridays from 2:15-3:15

Where: School Library

Transportation: Parents will need to arrange a ride for their student.

*Kindergarteners and 1st graders will need to have a parent chaperone as we have limited faculty to help make sure games go smoothly.

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