This notebook is sometimes used for writing down assignments or announcements, but it is also used for communication with the teacher. When a student is absent, a parent must write a message to the teacher in this notebook. At Little Brother’s school the notebook is then put in this zippered pouch and taken by a classmate to the teacher. This notebook, homework assignments, worksheets or handouts are put in the pouch and taken back to the absent student. Textbooks are kept at home.