How to stay organized?

How do I stay organized in school?

• Yeah I'm not good at that the frist month will go GREAT when it most to being organized. But I can't stay that way. I really want good grades this year. But I konw I can't do it without tips. I'm going in the 8th grade. And cuz of my lack of being organized..I got stuck in summer school this summer and I dont want this to happen again!!

• Answer:

  Get a binder for each class, and clearly label it. Put dividers in each binder with a section for warm-ups (if the teacher does them), notes and classwork, homework, and returned tests, and whatever else you need a section for. Every day, clearly label your notes with the date and subject of the notes, and corresponding text book pages if you have them (for example, a page of math notes may be headed Aug 20, 2007, solving complex equations, pg 570-573). Save old tests in the section for review for finals. Use flashcards for vobaulary or other things you hae to memorize for classes. Keep an agenda and record HW assignments as soon as they are given. Cross them off as you do them in the evening. If a long term project is given, break it up into sections and record mini deadlines for yourself in the agenda. For example, if a teacher gives you a semester long book report assignment, every week aggisn yourself a certain # of pages, and take the last week to do the project.