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A note includes a note sheet having an opening and at least two slits and a binder clip. Both slits extend to touch the opening. One slit extends to touch an edge of the note. A binder clip is inserted into one of the slits and positioned to block the opening from a front view of the note.

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1. A note assembly comprising: a note comprising: a first side edge;a second side edge opposite the first side edge; anda first slit in a first direction extending from the first side edge to the second side edge;a binder clip, the binder clip arranged to be positioned through the opening such that

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A note assembly comprising: a note comprising: a first side edge;a second side edge opposite the first side edge; anda first slit in a first direction extending from the first side edge to the second side edge;a binder clip, the binder clip arranged to be positioned through the opening such that sides of the binder clip contact a front and a back of the note when the binder clip is in a closed position, wherein the binder clip comprises:a clip portion comprising: a first side comprising first and second ends, wherein the second end is opposite the first end, the first side passes through the first slit of the note and extends in opposite directions away from the first slit so that the first end is on one side of the note while the second end is on an opposite side of the note, wherein the first and second ends are a first distance away from each other;a second side comprising third and fourth ends, wherein the third end is coupled to the first side at the first end, the second side extends in a direction away from the first side to the fourth end, which is a first jaw of the clip; anda third side comprising fifth and sixth ends, wherein the fifth end is coupled to the first side at the second end, the third side extends in a direction away from the first side to the sixth end, which is a second jaw of the clip,wherein the second and third sides converge toward each other, so that a distance between the second and third sides gradually decreases from the first distance until the first and second jaws can clamp against each other, holding the note between the jaws,the first jaw comprises a first hinge, and the second jaw comprises a second hinge;a first handle, rotatably coupled to the first hinge of the first jaw, wherein the first handle is rotatable between a first position where the first handle is against the second side and a second position where the first handle is against the note; anda second handle, rotatably coupled to the second hinge of the second jaw, wherein the second handle is rotatable between a third position where the second handle is against the third side and a fourth position where the second handle is against the note,wherein the first handle is the same length as the second handle,when the first handle is in the second position and the second handle is in the third position, the first handle extends below the note, while the second handle does not extend below the note. 2. The note assembly of claim 1 wherein a length of the first slit has a length from about 0.4 centimeters to about 3 centimeters. 3. The note assembly of claim 1 wherein the note comprises a rectangular shape. 4. The note assembly of claim 1 wherein the note comprises a trapezoidal shape. 5. The note assembly of claim 1 wherein the note comprises a rounded rectangular shape. 6. The note assembly of claim 1 wherein the note comprises a star shape. 7. The note assembly of claim 1 wherein the note comprises a first color in an upper portion, a second color in a lower portion, first and second jaws clamp against the note in the lower portion, and the second side of the clip covers at least part of the lower portion from a front view. 8. The note assembly of claim 1 wherein when the first handle is in the first position and the second handle is in the third position, both first and second handles do not extend below the note, when the first handle is in the first position and the second handle is in the fourth position, the first handle does not extend below the note, while the second handle does extend below the note, andwhen the first handle is in the second position and the second handle is in the fourth position, both first and second handles extend below the note. 9. The note assembly of claim 1 wherein the second side of the clip portion is angled by a first angle relative to the first side of the clip portion, and the third side of the clip portion is angled by a second angle relative to the first side. 10. The note assembly of claim 9 wherein the first and second angles are the same. 11. The note assembly of claim 1 wherein the note comprises an upper edge and a lower edge, wherein a first distance from the first slit to the upper edge is in a second direction, transverse to the first direction, a second distance from the first slit to the lower edge is along the second direction, and the second distance is less than the first distance. 12. The note of claim 1 wherein the note comprises a plurality of layers, wherein the plurality of layers comprises at least two external layers and a plurality of internal layers, and the at least two external layers are made of paper. 13. The note of claim 1 wherein in a first clip position, the first handle of the binder clip is attached to a first exterior surface of the note and the second handle is attached to a second exterior surface, opposite of the first exterior surface, of the note. 14. The note of claim 1 wherein the note further comprises a tab portion and a note portion coupled to the tab portion, wherein perforations are formed between the tab portion and the note portion, thereby allowing the tab portion to be easily torn from the note portion. 15. The note of claim 1 wherein the note is markable upon by pencil. 16. A note comprising: a sheet material having at least a first slit, an upper edge, and a lower edge, wherein the first slit extends in a first direction, a first distance from the first slit to the upper edge is in a second direction, transverse to the first direction, a second distance from the first slit to the lower edge is along the second direction, and the second distance is less than the first distance; anda binder clip, wherein the binder clip is inserted into the first slit, and the first slit does not extend to touch an edge of the sheet material, and the binder clip comprises:a first side comprising first and second ends, wherein the second end is opposite the first end, the first side passes through the first slit of the sheet material and extends in opposite directions away from the first slit so that the first and second ends are on opposite sides of the sheet material;a second side comprising third and fourth ends, wherein the third end is coupled to the first side at the first end, the second side extends in a direction away from the first side to the fourth end, which is a first jaw of the binder clip; anda third side comprising a fifth and sixth ends, wherein the fifth end is coupled to the first side at the second end, the third side extends in a direction away from the first side to the sixth end, which is a second jaw of the binder clip,wherein the first and second jaws can clamp against each other, holding the note between the jaws at a point between the first slit and the lower edge of the sheet material. 17. The note of claim 16 wherein the binder clip comprises: a first binder clip leg, rotatably coupled to the first jaw of the binder clip body on one side of the sheet material; anda second binder clip leg, rotatably coupled to the second jaw of the binder clip body on the opposite side of the sheet material, wherein lengths of the first and second binder clip legs are the same, andthe first and second binder legs extend below a lower edge of the sheet material. 18. The note of claim 16 wherein the sheet material comprises a rectangular shape comprising dimensions of about X millimeters in the first direction and about X-2 millimeters in the second direction, where X is at least 22 millimeters. 19. A kit comprising: a package;a first plurality of note assemblies, the first plurality of note assemblies including a first note assembly having a first note and a first binder clip, the first binder clip comprising a binder clip body that extends from an upper edge to a lower edge,the first note having a first upper portion and a first lower portion, wherein the first upper portion is a different color from the first lower portion,wherein a dividing line between the first upper portion and the first lower portion is parallel to the upper edge, and the first plurality of notes is positioned in the package; anda second plurality of note assemblies, the second plurality of note assemblies including a second note assembly having a second note and a second binder clip, the second note having a second upper portion and a second lower portion, wherein the second upper portion is a different color from the second lower portion, wherein the second plurality of notes is positioned in the package. 20. The kit of claim 19 wherein the first note comprises a first opening which is blocked from a front view by the first binder clip, and the second note comprises a second opening which is blocked from a front view by the second binder clip. 21. The kit of claim 19 wherein the first note comprises a first slit extending in a direction from a first edge to a second edge of the first note. 22. The kit of claim 19 wherein the first note comprises a different color scheme than the second note. 23. The kit of claim 19 wherein a first distance is from the dividing line to an upper edge of the first note assembly, a second distance is from the dividing line to a lower edge of the first note assembly, and the second distance is less than the first distance. 24. The kit of claim 19 wherein the first binder clip of the first note assembly is positioned to permit a sheet to be inserted from the lower edge of the clip body such that the sheet is above the first note and covers the first lower portion of the first note, the sheet can be inserted until stopped by the upper edge of the clip body, and when the sheet is against the upper edge, the first upper portion of the note remains visible as uncovered by the sheet while the first lower portion is hidden beneath the sheet. 25. The kit of claim 19 wherein the package comprises a first and a second compartment, wherein the first plurality of note assemblies is positioned at least partially in the first compartment and the second plurality of note assemblies is positioned at least partially in the second compartment.