2015 Yr 12 support thread

Hope everyone did OK today and that hellsbells DD was feeling better by the time she got to the exam.

DS doesn't have his first one til 13th. Is anyone else in a major panic about the maths C4 paper? DS's class has just got back the mock papers and apparently they were all disastrous! Thank goodness the exam isn't til June 16th . . . . .

Good luck to all this morning.
DD eventually fell asleep about 2am and is still sleeping so hope she feels better when she wakes up. Off to work now.

Spanish speaking here tomorrow morning. Good luck to them all, hope all goes well

Same here Woody - although I think study leave is from Friday.

Chemistry Empa here tomorrow shock Study leave begins on 8th

Thanks Atia. I have left her some Beechams all-in-1 tablets in the kitchen as I will have gone to work when she gets up. I hope she is all right taking them as she is asthmatic and has allergies - fingers crossed (I have checked the ingredients). Hopefully she won't need them.

Argh! Lots of drugs x

Good luck to her for the morning xx

So DD has had a sore throat since Friday and it has developed into a full blown cold today. She is currently lying in bed coughing away ....and has an exam at 9am tomorrow. Fingers crossed that she gets some sleep.

Two weeks is too long I fear.
The trouble with cats is that they can just disappear and you are left imagining what might have happened. Makes you wonder whether it's worth having pets at all. DS's cat has gone missing and been found locked in a barn 4 times. Not always the same barn and never more than 2 days though.

She's been missing for two weeks. I don't think she is coming back I think she was stolen or killed. :( She's only 9 months old. She's actually DD2's cat - DD1's cat and DS's cat are safe and sound - but everyine is uoset about the missing cat AND DD2's extreme distress is also upsetting for the other two to witness. DD1 also has the problem that her cat is the missing cats sister and is possibly the most upset out of all of us. :(

Yes, hope the cat has reappeared or does soon xx

Dd2 has gone into school this morning for a final Spanish speaking mock. Hope she comes back happy!

Gently - I hope your cat turns up soon

oh no gently has cat been missing long?
DS's greatest love is his cat. The cat had gone AWOL before but always turned up so far. Very worrying though.

DD1 also obsessed with UMS for the same reason. But she has had 2 open days this week (terrible timing but can't be helped) so it's been a funny old week. She has finished her sleeve notes but does not have to hand them in till next week. AFAIA (and I have checked this several times. Including an email to head of music today, from the open day). She has a music exam next week - it's only her third study but she wants to get another grade 8 distinction - we shall see. I think she is more wound up about the election than anything else though truth me told. Well - apart from our missing cat which is the key issue for all of us. :(

needmoresleep what a lovely prospect, a fabulous family holiday. What does she volunteer as? That's so impressive that she's found the time in such a busy year.

Physics EMPA written paper seemed to be OK today although there was apparently much argument as to whether one answer was 31 or 34. We are however drawing a veil over the Edexcel C4 further maths mock. It was apparently a complete disaster.

No evening out here for DS, but he is a bit flummoxed as he was today handed a piece of paper with a girl's phone number on and the message that the girl thinks he's cute. DS is a lovely, funny, kind nerd (nerd being his word) and thinks it's a wind up because he thinks this girl would never look twice at someone like him! I told him she'd be very lucky to find someone like him . . . . . .but at the same time, can't help thinking that now is SO not the time to acquire a girlfriend . . . . . .

They do some time out to chill but my 2 have done a bit too much partying lately Secretsquirrels!

Ah hellsbells99- DS has just gone off to a party laden down with cider .
He very rarely goes out so I don't mind as long as he is sensible. It is 3 of his friends birthdays this weekend so they are having a joint celebration. He is well on with revision so a lie in /sore head tomorrow won't be a disaster.

A night off from revision here. House is full of 17 year olds letting off steam and eating pizza/drinking coke. DD1 has gone into town with her upper sixth friends for something to eat - but again no alcohol being consumed so clear heads for revision tomorrow!

Joining this thread.. My eldest child (DD) is also obsessing over her UMSs as has Cambridge on her mind. Has been putting the hours in day and night for months now and the stress is starting to show - mostly in terms of how she reacts to everyone in the family (not ideal!) I appreciate how important the exams are to her but also remind her that with this much effort going in the opportunities to other brilliant university courses will also be available to her (all going well in the exams of course!) Her anxiety also rubs off on me and she is the eldest of 5...big sigh.

Is anyone else's Yr 12 doing something in Music today? DS1 has been wittering on about sleeve notes since his composition was submitted. He may have said something about doing a final version of these as a controlled assessment but it was only when he ran out the door at 7.30 this morning that he actually mentioned something about it being today!? I assume it may be up to the schools when they actually do this though.

AtiaoftheJulii I also wonder about sibling rivalry. I always try to celebrate achievements and encourage them equally but children with a high achieving older sibling always seem to feel they have a hard act to follow.
Mine both went tot he local comp. Both bright but one very dedicated and one very laid back.
DS1 was focussed from an early age on going to Cambridge to do Maths. He therefore always had a target to work towards, including the highest possible UMS in every module. (He got an offer but didn't meet it as in spite of getting 4 A* in his A2 s he missed the STEP grade).
DS2 on the other hand is still floundering on what he wants to do. I feel sure that having a particular ambition gives focus to exams.

a normal university might be overwhelming. Basically I just worry about her This was my fear for DS1, and yet he has surprised and delighted me by gaining self reliance, independence and flourishing at his university.

DD also obsessing about high UMS! She's only doing AS in 3 subjects though (her 4th is a Pre-U) so in her case her 'best 3' is actually her only 3. So no margin for error. And the Pre-U is in her strongest subject-the one she wants to study at University. Marvellous. I am becoming very familiar with those raw mark to UMS converters...