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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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Needmoresleep · 16/06/2014 09:19

Last one - biology. Yeah. Then effectively schools out for summer.

MissScatterbrain · 16/06/2014 08:47

Biology today too for DC.

pigsinmud · 16/06/2014 08:44

Just one more maths paper tomorrow and then done. Ds1 is not worried as this is his best paper.

bruffin · 16/06/2014 08:23

DD finished as well, although she is finishing course work today. We had a relaxing day shopping for her prom shoes on Saturday and watched Les Mis last night . She wants to do Maths, Physics, Biology and History for A level but wants to do Occupational Therapy at uni.

KittiesInsane · 16/06/2014 08:22

DS is still going to the bitter, bitter end with three sciences and statistics ('Why, Mum? Why did I ever say I'd take Statistics?') still to come this week and next, plus oh god auditions for his 6th form place (music), whole minutes after the end of the Stats.

MrsMaturin · 16/06/2014 07:47

Dd seems pretty cheerful today. I hope the paper isn't too evil. Just today and then calculator paper on Friday.........

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MorvahRising · 16/06/2014 06:44

Morning all - here we go again! We've got Biology this morning. Am so envious of everyone who has finished!

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chart53 · 15/06/2014 22:02

Mood board on Cornish pasties sounds fun. Let us all know how it goes.
Personally despite all the stress with exams with DD2 .. it is nothing to the hours in Top Shop shopping with DD1.... how are jelly-pink sparkly sandals
ever a "thing"? Last exam on Monday and DD is done. Yipee. Agreed all should get * for making to the end.

KittiesInsane · 15/06/2014 21:50

Today I have been assisting with gene splicing, trigonometry, the inner workings of photomultipliers, the marriage of Bad King John and a mood board on Cornish pasties.

Not all my children are doing exams, but I'm losing track!

MrsMaturin · 15/06/2014 21:47

Dd described it as an A* with a hat Hmm That's my girl! Grin Frankly I think they should get some sort of a star for even turning up.

RaspberryLemonPavlova · 15/06/2014 20:47

Glad she made it to the end Katy. And she must be so excited about September.

DS has Chemistry and Further Maths tomorrow, they have to the FM late because they clash.

I didn't know the boundaries were so low for Further Maths, DS has an A prediction, but he tells me there is an A Distinction for this? I know he is hoping to do well as he wants to do Physics at uni and so is doing Maths and Further Maths A levels.

KatyMac · 15/06/2014 20:27

Good luck to everyone who has exams still to go & congratulations to everyone who has finished.

DD finished today (Grade 6 Modern) and can now relax until she leaves home in September!!

She has 2 weeks off before she starts work

LIZS · 15/06/2014 20:19

3 more days ....

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MrsMaturin · 15/06/2014 20:14

The boundaries are low but the questions are even more ridiculous! I can't even start to work them out.

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MrsMaturin · 15/06/2014 20:06

dd and dh have been hitting Further Maths over the weekend. Goodness knows how it will go Hmm Thankfully she isn't putting herself under too much pressure and dh told her all we expect is for her to get through the paper alive! Last push now.....

YeGodsAndLittleFishes · 15/06/2014 20:04

Yes, good luck to your DS and any others still with revision to do.

Phaedra11 · 15/06/2014 19:56

Good luck to all DCs still taking GCSE papers.

DS has Further Maths on Monday and Friday and RE on Wednesday. He has pretty much taken the exams in his stride up until now but FM will be a challenge. He seriously considered dropping it but his teacher persuaded him not to - partly by pointing out the low grade boundaries. You can achieve a C with around 18% apparently.

SlightlyNerdyPianist · 14/06/2014 18:57

Ah, she thinks with hindsight that it wasn't an error but that the grammar was do poor that it made the question incredibley difficult to approach. It looks like her friend couldn't navigate the poor question writing. We shall see!

nostress · 14/06/2014 09:14

Slightly, what was the error? (Just being nosey!). It might be worth raising it with school/exam board.

SlightlyNerdyPianist · 14/06/2014 06:49

Anybody here do WJEC maths apps 1 yesterday? DD came out of the exam not happy as she says the poor grammar and wording of the questions made them very difficult to read and work out (and open to multiple interpretation). I don't doubt her, having seen past papers of WJEC, but have there been other reports of this from yesterday?

Oh, and her and a her friend said they found a glaring error that completely threw them in one one of the questions. So it's not just her for that one!

chart53 · 14/06/2014 00:06

DD was happy with Maths 2 - also hoping it will improve marks having had a difficult paper last time. Russian Monday then DD can relax. She is just so tried now.

Leeds2 · 13/06/2014 23:52

Wishing it was over.

Just one more .....

Jellykat · 13/06/2014 21:24

So glad it's all over!
Well done us who have finished, in getting our DC through it Wine
Not much longer everyone else! Smile

Strangely DSs school polo shirt from today has a huge rip in it, looks like some scissors slipped somewhere along the way.. Monkey!

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