What to do with all those papers?

All those papers that get sent home from school and activities can get easily lost. I have a system that works pretty well for us. First, as soon as I get a paper I try to write down any important dates on the calendar. Then everything that I might need to look at later goes in one binder. This binder holds school newsletters, church newsletters, boy scout calendar, notes about school events... Then every time I need something I know where to go. I just have to keep the binder in one easy to access place so that I always know where it is.