You can reach it by pulling down from the top right.
Alternatively, you can scroll right to left from the notifications screen (and vice-versa). Do this from the top of the notifications or you'll just end up archiving a notification!
If you still don't like this, you can combine them by opening the tools bar, clicking on the pen icon at the top, then click on 'Panel Settings' at the top.
The 'Panel Settings' also allows you to change which side to swipe down from for the the tools panel if you want them separate.