Hello, friends!
Recently, I was thinking about the fact that this year, I’ll be a sophomore (eek!!). I decided I would like to have a few pages in my bullet journal that would help me keep track of grades, time spent studying, and when my tests are coming up. So, I did some browsing on Pinterest, and came up with a few ideas. Today, I’m going to share them with you. I had wanted to publish this post much earlier than I did, so I apologize if this post is out after you have started school.
First, I decided I need a place to write out general information about my upcoming year. So I designed this page. (Just so you know, I used red and blue a lot because those are the colors you see on notebook paper. I thought it would be a nice back-to-school theme.)
Of course at the top, I have my heading (which I am really proud of, by the way :)). The space underneath is divided into several different sections. The first section (going from left to right) is a space for me to write down all of the courses I’ll be taking this year. The second section is where I will write down the teachers for each course, and in the third section I’ll write down any extra information about the teachers (like email addresses, phone numbers, etc.). Finally, I decided to color code all of my subjects using stars. So on the final column, I’ll put a star for each subject in different colors (you’ll see where this comes in later). At the bottom, I did a small calendar and a section to write down important dates (tests, projects, due dates, etc.).
Next, I decided I wanted to have a space to log my grades. So, I created my Grade Log.
As you can see, at the top of my page I have my heading, and next to it is the grading scale my school is going to use (I thought it would be handy to have). The rest of the two pages is divided into Tests, Quizzes, HW (homework), HW Continued, and Projects/Labs (Science Labs). This is where a lot of the color coding comes in. This next part may be a little confusing, so just bear with me.
At the top of each section, I have it labeled. Underneath that is a grade scale that goes from A+ to F. Along the side are some numbers. Let’s say the section we’re looking at is the Tests section. The numbers along the side go from 1-5. So, say I’ve just completed my math test for chapter one and I got a 98 (yay!). So I would go to the number one (since it was chapter one), go across to the A+ and draw a pink star (pink would be the color for math). Hopefully that makes sense. 🙂
This page was my hardest page because I had to figure out a not-too-confusing layout. Unfortunately, I think it’s still a bit confusing.
Next, I decided to do a Study Log.
Underneath my heading on this page, I have seven boxes. They read (from left to right): 10 Minutes, 15 Minutes, 20 Minutes, 30 Minutes, 45 Minutes, 1 Hour, and More. And along the side I have the numbers 15-31. Let’s pretend I just studied history for 20 minutes on my first day of school (August 15). So, I would go to the number 15, go across to 20 Minutes, and do an orange star (orange would be the color for history). Studying logged!
And that’s all the pages I came up with.
Did those make sense to you? Do you think you’ll try them? Can you think of any more good pages? Have you started school yet? Let me know in the comments! Next time (not sure when that will be), I’ll give you a few tips on having discipline in your writing.
I hope you have a fantastic school year! Thanks for reading! Happy writing!
Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble. Matthew 6:34 ESV
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