From the Desk of the Head of House: Planning!

The new year has brought with it a new term, and for many of us it has also brought a renewed desire to be a bit more organized than we were before.

There has been a lot of talk around the Tower about planners and bullet journals and spreadsheets.  If your current setup isn't working out just how you'd like, all you need to do is ask and there's sure to be someone who has tried something similar or something that is what you're looking for.

Now, I can't really give advice on planning things outside of the House Cup since I'm not the most organized of people.  I can, however, point you in the direction of some resources to help with your House Cup planning.

The Term-long Class Tetris thread is where we declare our overall goals for the term, and as such there are a variety of resources at the beginning of the thread to help reach those goals, including a brief guide on maximizing points.  This is also where we have a few different types of tracking spreadsheets linked to help with planning and points tracking for the term.

Our Class Tetris team also has a monthly thread, which is where the ever-popular class summaries are found.  This thread is invaluable when trying to decide where to put your projects each month, as you can find all eight classes as well as the Headmistress Challenge (this term the Deputy Headmistress Challenge) and Quidditch so you can easily compare prompts without having to open multiple windows or tabs.

When it comes to Quidditch and Advanced Studies, they each have their own thread for planning specifics.  You can use these threads to help with fine tuning your plans.  For Quidditch you can sign up for earburns to help remind you of deadlines, and in the Advanced Studies thread you can post a draft of your proposal to be looked over and checked for errors or underestimation of difficulty.

And while we don't have a specific thread in the Tower for planners, the Order of the Fountain Pen gives advice sometimes regarding planners.  And both Slytherin and Hufflepuff have threads for using planners.  Or you could ask in the Common Room.  There's sure to be plenty of recommendations there ;)

Who knows, maybe you'll find something to help with planning things that are not House Cup related.

Until next time...
Take care,