Make sure you have a folder/display book that you can keep your notes/sheets in. Always take it to school with you so that you're prepared for when they give you homework/notes. It's extremely easy to lose vital things that you'll wish you had put in a designated place. Don't waste money/time on fancy stationery to make pretty notes, it's not effective and not useful at all. Honestly all you need is a pad of paper, some cheap black/blue pens, and maybe one other colour for marking and a highlighter. Preferably, you should keep this in a see-through pencil case as they are the only pencil cases you are allowed to take into the actual exam.