Year 11 GCSE Exam Support Thread

New thread before we run out ...

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/secondary/2339716-Year-11-GCSE-Exam-Support-Thread-2

Oh, sugarplum - so nice to hear that your DD is feeling more positive about the maths. Fingers crossed she gets an encouraging result.

I'm not going to interfere in however DD wants to revise as she seems to be getting on with it pretty well. Perhaps it helps that she prefers Cardassians to Kardashians and gets her doses of that down in the living room with us (we're working through the boxed sets of Deep Space Nine... whenever I hear 'kardashian' I get a mental image of a greyish person with a strange neck. )

Great news SugarPlum.

Woollyback, I think DD is revising for similar GCSE's.

DD has a revision timetable on the wall, but there doesn't seem to be much on it!

I'm not doing a revision timetable for DD until Easter. What with Drama, CAs and extra English practice she has no real time for any other revision, and they are doing things in school so waiting to see what has been covered.
The plan is that at start of the holidays we will set 'goals' for end of holidays and schedule then.
Just ordered poem anthology & revision guides off Amazon.

Lovely suit AuntP - bet he looks very dashing.

Brilliant news on the maths Sugar I think maths is the most demoralising subject if it doesn't "click" - in most other subjects it is just accepted that you can walk away from it if you don't do well but children are expected to plug away at maths.

Nacho DD2 has a fabulous colour coded revision timetable and spends most evenings in her room - however to hear her talk you would think all she is doing is revising for a GCSE in 'The Random Shite Spouted by the Kardashians' (A* grade already achieved)

Lovely prom outfit pictures. DD2 can't make up her mind. We bought one and have sold it on as she hated it.

That looks very cool Auntpetunia. Excellent news about the Geography Woolybacks.

Thatisnachos does thd school run revision sessions at all?

Littleham, could you ask your DD the name of that App?

Don't all pass out in shock but DD had a Maths mock and came out sayjng she feels it went quite well and is hopeful of a D. Given she had an F during the last mock that would be a big improvement and leave a bit of hope that she can pull off a C.

Totally marking my place. Feel like my dd does no revision at all. She seems to think now she has done her mocks that's it?

The suit looks great Auntp!

Well done Woollybacks DD

Found you all again!

DD2 has 19 papers starting with Art at the end of next month and finishing on 17th June. Pretty light workload by the numbers on this thread

She's getting on very well with her science tutor which is a good job as her last remaining science teacher leaves at Easter

Good news today though - her geography coursework has been graded as "A" - I'm not sure if it has to be externally moderated though. It's a huge relief as it isn't her favourite subject by a long way

Worked it out! The suit

Well done Errol's DD!

My DD got a conditional offer from her first choice sixth form. There is no space for slacking!

AuntP, I think that puts your DS into 3rd place with the most written exams Sounds like he's got it all in hand and his suit sounds sharp!

Lovely dresses (couldn't see them last night on my iPod) but makes me glad DD decided not to go to her prom this time around. Would have been more stress than the exams I think!

She's got her list of mocks results now - all pretty much on target (albeit quite a few on the lower half of the A/B type prediction) so we're pleased with that.

Just logged onto full site to see those gorgeous dresses, both stunning. have no idea how to put pics on so will just say ds 's suite is deep plum and gorgeous. and very in the mod style which is his style.

he's got a good routine for revising now, he reads up for and hour before school and then does a past paper when he comes home, it does seem to be revising. His mocks next week are only English maths and rs.

have just counted up he has 24 exams starting 11th May and finishing on 19th June.

Lovely dress HSM. Very jealous that you have it sorted, we are still looking. Not easy as DD pretty tiny with not a lot of chest so need to find a flattering style. She's going on about getting her hair dip dyed purple, I practice my impassive face.

Lovely HSM. It's nice to have them bought isn't it?

DD has second maths mock exam today.
At breakfast she looked at me as if she had never heard of sin cos and tan before. (We only went through it yesterday ...)

Oooh, lovely HSMM!

I'm not sure what DD has in mind, if anything?

Just logged on to full site to see that. It's lovely, and I love the colour. Dd would look lovely in pink, but has refused it since about 8. Hers is bright red, which I'm surprised at, as she will stand out from the crowd, which she hates!
On that note, she had a meltdown last night, through nerves doing her spoken English exam today, even though we pointed out she sailed through her French one!

DD's prom dress

Yep - when I spoke to her yesterday, she was saying that I was only coming up for hardly any time (2 nights) Well the last time she told me at least twice that it would be better when we had gone as she could get back to normal and we were only there for 2 nights. So as DH has to go to his parents too, I do need to be back for DD!

Thanks BTM, have some . I need one but waiting for house to warm up a bit first. I'm sorry about your Mum and totally get your worry. It feels a bit much whilst trying to get the DD's through exams doesn't it .

T&T, that is a really lovely dress.

SugarPlum, hope all goes well for your DD and DM today. I too have woken early - worrying about DM who is clearly getting more and more confused - worried about what the future holds.

That is a lovely dress. We're struggling a bit to find something for DD, thought we might do a shopping trip in the holidays.

She is still full of a cold which isn't ideal for mocks. She has her Japanese speaking exam this week too. Mum is moving to the Dementia unit today and I have woken easy feeling a bit an curious for both DD and Mum. I hope it goes well for both of them.

DD spent most of today working on her second German speaking CA which is next week - we left her to it as she didn't want an audience. Also some physics for the ISA. At least she got out in the sunshine yesterday doing her volunteering.

Glad to hear good news on dingits DD's place, prom clothes and that grog grade moderated up.