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We love planners
By only4Him

Planners are wonderful! 8-) We have used them for years - our school provides them and parents are required to sign them every night. We have students highlight their homework, put a check by completed work, and circle work
that may have been written down but we didn't have time to do in class. I also have a stamp that has a parent signature line that I place by work that was not turned in on time. This is my way of letting parents know that the work is missing. It's much easier than filling out a late slip form.
We have B.E.A.C.H. binders (like moose binders) and students must keep the binder and planner

on their desk. I ask that students keep their planner open at all times so that throughout the day as work is completed they may check it off in their planner. If they did not finish, it is highlighted and therefor homework.
Students get one day "grace" if the parent did not sign the planner the night before. After that, they lose their "star" for the day and ultimately it shows up as a behavior grade. I've never had it be much of a problem with parents signing planners, but if it did, I would call the parent. We talk about the planners in full during Back to School night.
Hope this helps!