Binder+Organization



ORGANIZING YOUR BINDER

If you keep your papers and supplies neatly organized in your binder, you will always have what you need and be able to find anything in an instant.  - PARENTS: **Please check your child's binder nightly**. This will allow you to keep abreast of what your child is doing in school and how well your child is progressing. All completed work must be kept in the appropriate section of your child's binder until (s)he is told by the teacher to remove it.

If your child has difficulty staying organized, please assist him/her to ensure that all papers are in the correct section of the binder and in chronological order, with the most recent work first in each section. -

__IMPORTANT NOTE__: **NEVER** take anything out of your binder unless instructed to do so by your teacher.

To help you keep your work organized, you will be using your binder, two slash pockets, and the set of 8-tab dividers. The slash pocket dividers will go first. •Label the front pocket of the first divider "Homework." You will put all unfinished assignments in this front pocket.   •Label the back pocket of this divider "Completed Homework." When you have completed the unfinished assignments, put your finished work in this back pocket.  •Next comes the Parent Communication Folder. Put anything that needs to be signed and returned to school in the left pocket. As soon as you get a note signed, put it back in this pocket.  Put all other notes from school in the right pocket. Take all notes out of this pocket every night and give them to your parents. 

<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255); display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: left;">The tabbed dividers should be placed behind the two slash pocket dividers and labeled in this order: <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: left; display: block;">Reading English Spelling Math Science Social Studies Science Fair Units <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; color: rgb(255, 0, 0); text-align: left; display: block;">



__**<span style="font-size: 130%; color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: center; display: block;">TIPS TO HELP YOU STAY ORGANIZED **__<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; color: rgb(255, 0, 0); text-align: left; display: block;"> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255); font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: left; display: block;">• Get in the habit of putting your name AND date on every piece of paper you touch. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; color: rgb(0, 128, 0); text-align: left; display: block;"> • As soon as you get a piece of paper, 3-hole punch it then put it in the correct section of your binder. <span style="color: rgb(246, 122, 4); font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: left; display: block;">• Never stick a lose paper in your binder thinking you'll go back later and put it where it belongs. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; color: rgb(0, 128, 0); text-align: left; display: block;"> <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">• Put your papers in chronological order, with the most recent paper on top in each section.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; color: rgb(0, 128, 0);">• If you are having trouble keeping your binder organized, ask your teacher or your parents for help right away.

<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: left; display: block;">• NEVER, NEVER, NEVER take anything out of your binder unless your teacher tells you to do so.

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