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The Three Ring Binder
The Key to Middle School Organization!
Your teachers require a three-ring binder because it is the best and
most flexible tool to organize materials, keep track of homework, and
other important information. With a three-ring binder, material can
be added in the proper order, or removed when no longer necessary.
The binder should be large enough to hold loose materials in a pouch,
to contain all subject areas by dividers and to store extra notebook
paper.
Successful students attend class with the proper materials—covered
textbooks, binder, pen, pencil, paper, “Binder Reminder” and
homework. Paper folders will only perpetuate disorganization and are
unacceptable.
CHECKLIST FOR THE WELL-STOCKED THREE-RING BINDER:
Required Items:
__ three-ring binder (1½”works well)
__ colored pencils, markers, or crayons
__ pen / pencil pouch (
__ blue or black pens (always have extra!)
__ fine lined black map marker
__ page protector sheets for maps, poems, greek/latin vocab.,
important papers. i
__ pencils & erasers (always have extra!)
__ tabbed dividers for each subject
__ notebook paper
__ highlighters
__ USB Flash Drive (to store documents from computer lab
and from home to school. Great to transport reports,
presentations, etc.
__ correcting pens (red, green, or purple)
__ personal handheld pencil sharpener
__ 2 spiral notebooks / composition books
one for each core class - (No multi- subject notebooks /
perforated pages preferred.)
__ correcting tape (optional)
__ Always have a book to read in class (we will have silent reading
at times and you must have your book with you).
At Home Supplies:
__ Colored pencils
__ Dictionary
__ hole punch (3 hole works best)
HOW TO ORGANIZE THE THREE-RING BINDER:
1. Place the pen / pencil pouch and the “Binder Reminder” in the
front of the binder.
2. Keep the binder and pen / pencil pouch stocked at all times.
Re-supply materials as they are needed. This is the student’s
responsibility!
3. Make tabbed dividers for each subject in the same order as
your class schedule.
4. Hole punch all handouts, quizzes, project directions, and
additional material given to you by your teacher or printed out from
the web-site and place in sequence.
5. When you have completed a unit or chapter, remove material
from the binder and file at home for future reference. Do not throw
away until after Report Cards are issued! (It is the only way you
can locate missing work items! To err is human, and we’re human!)
6. Always maintain an extra supply of notebook paper in the
binder. Restock as needed.
7. Keep the binder neat so that anyone can find the right
material in the correct place. Binders will be checked
periodically. There will be covered book checks and correcting pen
checks for grades as well!
If the binder was shaken from the rings, would everything remain
inside?
It is the student’s responsibility to keep an organized and properly
stocked binder. Parents are encouraged to check their child’s
binder regularly.
CLASS WISH LIST
Heavy duty pencil sharpener
Paper for Assignments 12" by 18" white (desperately need!!)
Any paper, any size for class assignments
Printer Ink
Lysol, Clorox or generic disinfecting wipes
Print-quality colored paper and white paper (colored paper seems to
help the students keep track of important papers, so even just one
package goes a long way)
Kinko's gift cards: We are down to one copier for the teachers use
and I sometimes have to resort to copying things at Kinkos
HeavyDuty 3 Hole Punch: Pre-punched handouts make it much easier for
me to ensure that students put papers into their binders before they
lose them.
class set of a new novel for class to read (How nice would this be!)
Our class's Personal Photocopier: (Hey, I can dream, right?)
(THANK YOU)
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