1) Take the first page and clue it to the front of a manila folder and glue the second page to the inside front cover of that folder, then laminate. I made up 5 to get started.
2) When a student is absent, a designated student gets the folder from their proper place (I have a spot near where we choose our lunch for the day). (We are a Dual Language school, so everyone has a dedsignated bilingual partner, who would do this job for the absent child)
3) As papers are passed to students, the designated student places a page for the absent child in the folder.
4) When absent student returns, they take out the papers and get information about what needs to be done for each page (Friday Folder, complete it, ask teacher, etc…), then
5) The absent student returns the folder to its proper place.