Year 11 GCSE Exam Support Thread

Cure = current!

Oh gosh sounds stressful homework is that for A levels? Am so glad DS is going to his cure schools 6th form. No interviews etc needed. Good luck for the interview.

Well my ds got letter today for an interview for the course and collage he wants , need to sort time off work as not that local to us and will take time to get there.
He pleased as it's the better one of two collages he applied to , still hoping for interview for other as well .
Now to also work on interview technique , give him ideas about question there likely to ask . As well as continue studying for exams .

He only applied two days ago , but we worked on his personal statement together and got few people from work to read it , who all though it's was really good , so hopefully it's help impress somebody .

No but she is hopefully going this summer to spend 2 weeks at a language school. She's applied for a contribution from a local charity and we're sorting the language school and flights at the moment . I am trying to be very chilled about it.

Sugar is your Dd the one going to the Jamborree in Japan?

6 ft 4 , wow ! DS is predicted to be that height, DD is the same height as Dingit's DD.

Very interesting to hear how differently schools do year 11 with timing of Mocks, how they give results and revision sessions. DD'S school is not hugely academic as they lose children to 2 lots of Grammars. But she seems happy there and given that our other local Upper has had 2 pupils commit suicide last year I feel that is vital.

We have had a successful afternoon with her new Japanese tutor for her speaking assessment. She said today's performance would have got her a high B or an A which is a massive relief. I hear her rattle away to her Skype tutor but had no idea if she is any good or not. She'll also help her with her writing and check the other areas for gaps in her knowledge. So relieved we have found her.

Need to decide if we find a Maths tutor.

6ft 4! Wow, good thing he's not going with my dd she's 5ft 1, they would look funny together.

Results day here is Friday. But school have brought in some revision extras so where they used to finish an hour early alternate Mondays they aren't and there is extra revision sessions each afternoon after school but they appear to be targeted and DS hasn't been invited. No one gets the choice about Monday everyone stayed and got randomly given a previous paper to do in one of their subjects. DS got ict and said it was ok but dated as it was all about Bluetooth. They get the scores the next Monday. He's got a 3 day revision weekend first weekend of half term and that's a residential so hope that will give home some good technique. He's too blasé at present for my liking. But he's bloody clever and last parents evening everyone said he was on target or above. We've got another parents evening beginning of Feb so all hinging on Fridays mock results.

As for prom, he's a smart dresser anyway so I think a new shirt to go with his work experience suit (which I hope will still fit him: at 6ft 4 I'm hoping he's stopped growing) and new shoes he'll be done. Though last time I asked about it he said he wasn't going!! :0

Funnily enough she wasn't too bothered. None of the class did amazingly. Her arch rival got 5% more than her just getting an A. I think they mark quite harshly, to give them that final boot up the butt. Onwards and ( hopefully) upwards.

dingit - is your dd ok? surprised/shocked by the B? Hopefully this is what the mocks are all about ... a kick up the jacksy to get them focussed for May ...

We've bought party dresses for DD from sellers in China on Ebay and they have always been fine but we've ordered in advance. One of them we got free as it didn't arrive for 8 weeks and paypal refunded us. I emailed them to say it had arrived and they didn't ask for the money.

Oh. Dd got a B for science, her prediction was A*. Not sure what happened there.

I've started looking, and sent her a link to a beautiful beaded maxi dress, in DPs sale! She won't need towering heels if she has a long dress, she's a real clutz in flats as it is.
She won't have much time at Easter, as she also has a school trip to Paris. The child is costing us a fortune

DD is quite fussy over neckline, material, colour, cut.
I'm quite fussy on price.

From an initial search, what she wanted wasn't easily available. And I don't trust bespoke from China sites. So we started looking pre-owned and the one we bought came up.
I also didn't want the stress of looking at Easter when she should be revising.

I'm sure loads of people sort these things out much later, but I didn't want to take the risk.

Yikes! DD hasn't even mentioned a prom dress yet.

That's what I thought!
From pictures, boys round us generally wear suits, with some being smarter, and some scruffier.
DD's heels are the highest she's ever had (still under 3 inches), so she now has 5 months to practice in them!

There are 'prom dress shops' that require fitting dates months ahead ? Blimey. Sounds like DD's idea of hell. She's already said she won't wear heels as she can't walk in them let alone dance -and is intending to coerce her pals to also eschew them as she's the shortest anyway. What do boys wear to these events? (there's probably a thread devoted to this topic somewhere but not sure I dare look for it).

DD now has prom dress (ebay, pre-owned) and shoes (ebay, new). Dress needs to be shortened by 4 inches and blinged up though.

DH and I visited the 'main' prom dress shop in our nearest city before Christmas. They were giving fitting dates of mid April. And the prices!!

Christmas revision went well, but glad there is another week before they start as she needs more depth of knowledge.

DD has mock exams today. She'd done a fair bit of revision over Xmas and before so well prepared.

DS is sitting an IGCSE today .

DH has had norovirus so I was worried DS might catch it, but so far so lucky.

Dd picked up results last summer for double science, and I went with her. It's quite daunting, I think I was more nervous than her, and cried when I saw her grades. I'm NOT going this summer.

Lots of schools seem to be doing results day for mocks. Not sure if DD's school will. Strange, but maybe it is effective?

Errol, same as my dd, shopping for a dress will be a nightmare!
She does look very pretty in a dress, when she does wear one.

Results day for her tomorrow, done to replicate the summer, they have to walk the walk and get THE piece of paper. Gulp. She's getting science today, as teacher wants to do it personally. Not overly worried, she's dds form tutor and already indicated she's done ok.

If only she would have confidence in her abilities! It would definitely make things a little less stressful Yes, here too!

Sorry to derail the thread with talk of prom. Particularly as I missed the off the end of my last sentence

DD has been quite proactive this school year. She was struggling in Maths so has gone to the extra lessons laid on at lunchtime. It has really made a difference and she is back on her B target. If only she would have confidence in her abilities! It would definitely make things a little less stressful.

Good luck to those with Mocks

All calmish here apart from she has her first Japanese speaking lesson today which involves a lot of driving around for me. School are letting her do it during their time though which helps and have been very supportive. Fingers crossed no nasty surprises during today's assessment.

DD not sure if she is going to Prom but I would happily buy a dress now if I could as one less thing to have to sort.

Think I need to sort a Maths tutor.