Keeping Track

We had parent-teacher conferences a few weeks ago and, although my gradebook and classroom observations allow me to know my students pretty well, it's hard to keep track of specific incidents, accomplishments, or needs they have over a period of a few months.  My co-teacher and I started with a notebook that had each student's name in it with a few designated pages, but we were having trouble flipping through it to find the student we were looking for.  We decided to create a binder with a tab for each student.  Within each student's section is a sheet of paper to record the date, notes from a conference or assignments, as well as a space for next steps.  It is also a place where I can: record when I brought students up to play math games for extra help or keep track of observations that are not related to math or science (punctuation issues, not using evidence to support text, whether or not the student is putting notes into their own words, etc).  I can already tell that these binders will help me A TON when I do report cards next month.