Organizing for Success

1. Organizing for Success Classical Center at Brandenburg Middle School

2. Begin your success with a 2 to 3 inch ring binder with 14 dividers added • For each class section you will have two dividers: • one labeled graded papers • one labeled class notes

3. Your pencil bag should include: 2-3 pencils 2-3 black/blue pens large eraser glue stick map pencils highlighter

4. For organization, aBraves agenda spiralis essential. • As you enter each class: • Get out your agenda and write down class work and homework that your teacher has on the board or overhead. • 2.Some students get teachers’ initials at the end of each class. • 3.Your agenda is a great place for information to be exchanged between parents and teachers.

5. What do you need from your schedule? Locker number & combination ID number NPIN number

6. How can teachers help students be successful in their organization? • Hole-punch all papers that are passed out. • Allow several minutes for students to organize during class. • Be repetitive with directions. • Have high expectations.

7. Check your binder once a week to keep it clean and orderly. You are now on the road to being organized and achieving academic success!!!