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Year 11 GCSE thread continued!

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MorvahRising · 05/06/2014 11:52

We seem to have reached the limit on the other one!

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bruffin · 10/06/2014 16:44

DD happy with chemistry as well Smile

hellsbells99 · 10/06/2014 16:15

DD said chemistry had a couple of odd questions on it but otherwise ok. She is talking more tonight so things are obviously ok. Just physics to go which is one of her favourite subjects Smile

MissScatterbrain · 10/06/2014 16:11

Agree that this is terrible - so unfair on the children.

DC arrived home in a happy mood - Chemistry was easy. Next exams are Computing and Physics on Thursday.

Leeds2 · 10/06/2014 16:06

Don't think DD's chemistry went terribly well.

Uninformed, that is appalling. I think I would complain, and get as many other parents as possible to do so too.

marymoocow · 10/06/2014 15:48

AQA chemistry was 'good, really good', lets hope it wasConfused . R.E. tomorrow - "oh I'd better go and revise"Hmm . Physics Thursday, maths Friday.

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MorvahRising · 10/06/2014 15:38

Gosh uninformed that's ridiculous! Can the parents get together and complain formally and get the work postponed for a week? That really is appalling.

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Uninformed · 10/06/2014 15:27

Chemistry today, Physics on Thursday, Maths on Friday. D/S's state secondary school has decided to replace the astroturf, (involving digging up the undersurface with pneumatic drills) during exams season! Couldn't they do it during the holidays?

So the kids are given a choice, windows open and do your exam to the sound of the drills and heavy lorries directly outside the exam room, or windows closed and work in stifling heat! Who would do that?

Do they even care about the kids or is it all about keeping up appearances? Should I (am I allowed to) name and shame them? Why don't Ofsted and Michael Gove care about this behaviour? Why does everyone think it's OK to treat kids like this?

TantrumsAndBalloons · 10/06/2014 15:18

Ds1 just text me- chemistry was A LOT harder than physics.

That doesn't sound good does it?

LeapingOverTheWall · 10/06/2014 15:17

AQA Chemistry was "really good" apparently - day off tomorrow, then Physics Thursday and finishing with Maths on Friday. Whew!

sausagedog12 · 10/06/2014 15:11

Ds found Chemistry ok. The countdown is on two left both on Thursday.

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MorvahRising · 10/06/2014 15:02

Today's verdict - both Res Mat (AQA) and Chemistry (OCR) fine and DS quite chipper. He was particularly pleased as the stuff he went over at breakfast today was really helpful.

Thank goodness we have a day off tomorrow, although he has to go in for a Physics crammer.

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Lancelottie · 10/06/2014 14:40

Tantrums, at least that means you don't have A2 and GCSE in the same year, I suppose?

RaspberryLemonPavlova · 10/06/2014 14:22

Tantrums I've had KS2 sats and GCSEs this year. If they hadn't stopped KS3 sats I'd have had all 3.

DD (y9) had an internal Maths exam the same week and there was more hooha over that than all of DS1s GCSEs and DS2s Sats put together.

hellsbells99 · 10/06/2014 14:07

DD2 has AQA chemistry unit 1 today and then just physics left on Thursday. DD1 has finished her AS exams today.

Leeds2 · 10/06/2014 13:43

DD has chemistry IGCSE this afternoon. Don't know what board.

TantrumsAndBalloons · 10/06/2014 11:24

I was just thinking how pleased I will be when its over.

Then I realised that this time next year DS1 will be doing his GCSEs and DS2 year 6 SATS

Didnt think this through, did i?

TantrumsAndBalloons · 10/06/2014 11:04

DD said the maths exam was ok but she was very unimpressed with the KM to miles question, it seems everyone struggled with that one.

ds1 is doing chemistry today (yr 10)

DD went in for 90 minutes maths revision today and has just text me that she is home now and going back to bed Grin

Final exam Friday, maths paper again.

RaspberryLemonPavlova · 10/06/2014 11:02

Physics this afternoon here for DS. Gf is here for revision, apparently Big Bang Theory counts Hmm.

School just phoned to invite him on an Oxford trip in a couple of weeks. Don't want to tell him until after his exam, but really pleased for him.

Anyone any idea about a half GCSE in ICT later this month? Y9 daughter says they all have to do it and 'it will be useful for uni'.

YeGodsAndLittleFishes · 10/06/2014 10:56

Design exam now. Chemistry this afternoon. Exams spread over 5 weeks in all, with Music theory a week or two after.

Good luck to all.

Hope all the DCs who came out of yesterday's maths exams feeling it was grim or hard are ok and able to move on now.

nostress · 10/06/2014 10:42

Ds guesstimated the km question. I think if they have attempted it with a guess then they should get working out points even if answer not correct. His 'good' post exam was qualified later with 'well I knew before I started that I wouldnt be able to do the last three questions so it didnt freak me out'.

MissScatterbrain · 10/06/2014 09:18

Chemistry (edexcel) C2 this pm.

AmpersandRea · 10/06/2014 08:52

DS 1 has Res mat and science today. DS 2 has science.
Counting down the days now!

spongeypop · 10/06/2014 08:46

Does anyone else feel like these exams are dragging on and on. DD has another 10 days until its over.

marymoocow · 10/06/2014 08:43

sunshinecity my DS did OCR maths. He said it was good, but no more information than that, except there were some that he couldn't do (understandable as he was in the foundation set last year) but he had a stab at them all and 'finished' the paperSmile .
AQA chemistry this afternoon, then just 3 more to goGrin .

EllenJanesthickerknickers · 10/06/2014 08:19

I'm invigilating Chemistry C2 AQA this afternoon (probably foundation) and DS is doing OCR Chemistry, C4, 5 & 6. What joy!