Math Stations...Oh My What Have I DONE???

I'm skerd...that's scared. FYI.  {I can't seem to say FYI anymore without sounding like the honey-badger dude, can you?}

I just purchased this from Clutter-Free Classroom.  I'm sure you know of CFC...it's responsible for thousands of teachers getting organized {finally}.  I'm kinda involved...I'm trying.  Really.

Anyway.

I had THE WORST day ever during literacy stations.  Just when I think I've got it, I don't.  The organization of it all is KILLING me.  Really.

I swear this has something to do with my MATH purchase...keep readin'

Here's my dilemma.  I really want to know that my students are getting 100% out of stations.  I'm a 4th grade teacher, after all.  They  need to be accountable.  I've used ideas from several teacher friends, from bloggers and dear old Google.  I have my students write a reflection about the station that they went to each day.  So, on Monday, we organize our notebooks like this:

Page 1: Skill
Page 2: Vocabulary
Page 3: Word Work
Page 4: Poetry or Writing
Page 5: Partner Read
Page 6: Read to Self- This is the most important because I have them make connections to what they are reading with thinking stems that I have provided.  They have to highlight at least 3 stems.  (text-to-text, text-to-self connections).

So, at the end of our "stations" time, the students return to their seats to write their reflections. Seems like a fool-proof plan, right?

WRONG!
I go today to grade {accountability, remember?} one group's notebooks and two of my highest leveled students {the ones I thought would have it completed perfectly} had hardly completed anything?  What?

I. lost. it.

Sad.

Please, someone out there...tell me how to make it work!!!

I still can't seem to find my balance. 

Any who...I digress.

I had bought this {see WAY above} to start stations in math.  I thought they would be so great.  I was so excited.  Then, today happened.

Do I tackle this yet or put it on the side-burner?  Do I re-group literacy stations and find my balance there first, or dive into math.  Maybe I can get math to work first {'cause, folks, it's really easier to teach}, then I can find what works organizationally and apply that to literacy stations.

Please give me suggestions.  Books to read, blogs to check out....anything.