You're doing it right.
The chart is a good idea. Check the checklist you have is the same as the flying school prefer - if it's not, stick it on eBay and get/copy one from the school.
Some kind of flight bag is a good idea, but anything kicking around the house is fine - "real" pilots don't buy expensive flight bags, trust me on this. [Ditto watches!]
Look online for a copy of the aircraft flight manual, or ask if there's an electronic copy at the club you can scrounge.
Some kind of kneeboard is a good idea - but an A5 clipboard with an elastic strap on the back will do fine. Some sheets of A5 paper on it - in time you'll need a PLOG pad, but for now just some paper, and something to write with that's either in a pen holder, or tied on.
Having your own headset is nice eventually, but there's no need to hurry. When you get to that point, eBay or a company in Edinburgh called Harry Mendelsson will do nicely - their cheap HM40 budget headsets are as good as branded stuff that costs three times as much. Then main reason to have a good headset, incidentally, is to protect your hearing from the background noise, rather than to hear clearly - although that's obviously a bonus.
Stick a baseball cap in the flight bag. As good as aviator sunglasses for blocking glare out in the sort of low level flying you're doing for now. Also add in a couple of CD pens for writing on the chart.
That'll keep you going for the time being, for minimal cost.
The first extra thing you're likely to need is a ruler and protractor with a 1:500,000 scale. But, you'll have done at-least another 10 hours flying before you need those.
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Last edited by Genghis the Engineer; 21st Oct 2015 at 21:54.