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Year 11 GCSE Exam Support Thread 2

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HSMMaCM · 24/03/2015 20:24

New thread ..... (DD not sure about the prom dress she has bought!!!!)

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HSMMaCM · 10/05/2015 20:36

Thinking of working out how I get to mark RS exams now. Could be a good laugh

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SugarPlumTree · 10/05/2015 19:46

Grin at these, cheering me up no end.

TheWordFactory · 10/05/2015 19:45

'Thou shall not be a sinner lest thou find thyself sinned against .'

LynetteScavo · 10/05/2015 19:40
Grin

I was told that although DS isn't good at understanding other peoples point of views, he would be given quotes to learn.

DS1 made up his own quotes for his RE mock exam......not a good result. Apparently he didn't think his teacher would notice. "She's Catholic...she probably hasn't read the Quran" Hmm

Littleham · 10/05/2015 19:30

I've just asked dd if she should learn quotes for RS and she said (& I quote) ...

'No, we just have to learn stuff like do not kill, although I'm severely tempted'. Grin

bigTillyMint · 10/05/2015 19:27

I am certain DD didn't learn any quotes last year when she did her RE!

She has got to learn some English quotes for next week though - I don't think you could get away with making them up!

Littleham · 10/05/2015 19:26

oh please post some of the 'made up' bible quotes. Grin They should get extra marks for being so inventive.

TheWordFactory · 10/05/2015 19:21

DD says she makes then up ap.

'You just say something kind and spiritual, Mum .'

Fortunately her next school give not a shiney shit if she passes her half GCSEGrin.

bigTillyMint · 10/05/2015 19:20

Oh SugarPlum. It is hard.

AuntP, I like his style, making them upGrin

auntpetunia · 10/05/2015 19:17

Oh these have made me laugh out loud, DS has decided he'll get up a bit earlier and "gen up" on some bible quotes, apparently he usually makes them up Shock.

spudmasher · 10/05/2015 19:16

Your tales of upside down/ cycling/ not bothered children are making me feel better.
DD has come downstairs and put on a DVD of Lilo and Stitch and is singing Hawaiian Rollercoaster ride at the top of her voice........

SugarPlumTree · 10/05/2015 18:55

I had my head bitten off about the pencil case when I mentioned it. She is still doing bugger all. Any mention of revision and she has terrible stomach cramps. She hasn't been going to most of the revision lessons. Has clearly decided she will get the 5 and no more. Lots of passive aggressiveness wafting around. I am biting my tongue but it is really really hard .

bigTillyMint · 10/05/2015 18:46

Grin Lynette and Littleham.

Well better than feeling stressed out, HSM.

DD is currently sorting her pencil case...

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HSMMaCM · 10/05/2015 18:38

DD has come out of her ballet exam saying "all my stress has gone now". Ummmm. More exams to come DD!

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Littleham · 10/05/2015 18:22

Grin Lynette

DD3 is currently hanging upside down swinging on an elevated bar. Shock Someone pass the cotton wool......not the night to break her wrist / arm / leg /neck.

LynetteScavo · 10/05/2015 18:07

I over think everything. Apparently.

I tried to help with RE (DS1 really hates RE) talking about a random subject I'd just happened to open the revision book at, at the dinner table.

It went like this....Me; So different religions have different views on IVF.

DS2; IVF, that's what makes cars faster?...

Me; Er, no...it's when you take a sperm and an egg and put them together, y'know not when two people are...you know, together.... doing things....(can you tell I hadn't thought this through?)

Me; Catholics believe blah, blah, blah. Other religions believe IVF is OK as long as you don't waste the sperm.

DS2; So what do they do with the spare sperm they don't use?

DS1; You have to eat it.

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bebumba · 10/05/2015 17:56

Are we over thinking this!! Just going to get ds to check his pencil case...

LynetteScavo · 10/05/2015 17:54

Thank you Juggling...I already have Wine Grin

I too have had a panic about calculator batteries (exam isn't until after half term) DS dryly pointed out, his calculator has a solar panel. I then fussed it might be a bit dark in the exam hall, and suggested a new calculator and spare batteries, and suggested he ask to borrow a spare from the maths dept' JUST IN CASE. DS1 just walked off and closed the door on me.

bigTillyMint · 10/05/2015 17:48

Glad you mentioned the pencil case - would be good to sort that tonight and not at 8am tomorrow! Highlighter for English sounds good.

I think DD is asleep - she came in at 5 and there is no sound coming from her room!

SugarPlumTree · 10/05/2015 17:39

So tempted to buy Alphabetti now !

JugglingFromHereToThere · 10/05/2015 17:34

Glad we have this thread it's making me smile eg. passing on knowledge telepathically and bottle of wine for yourself Wine

OddBoots · 10/05/2015 17:23

Good evening. We have just double checked pencil case, I'm now sat here worrying about the calculator battery so I am sending him with mine as an emergency spare because he has an algebra exam tomorrow after his RE exam.

I'm trying to be a graceful swan.

bebumba · 10/05/2015 16:57

Pencil is good for drawing diagrams.
This week Ds has RS tomorrow, Biology 2 and 3 on Tuesday, RS and ICT on Wednesday and Chemistry 2 and 3 on Thursday. Friday is a day of revision.
I have wondered about 'helping' him with his revision by serving alpabetti spaghetti and writing chemical fomulas etc so that he gets the message semi-subliminally.
Only 2 slight probs with this. 1) he doesn't like alphabettis. 2) i was always crap at chemistry and know no formulas!

Ginandtonictime · 10/05/2015 16:54

For those who've been doing endless practise papers from the AQA website - have you seen this? Last year's grade boundaries: first link is IGCSE exams and second is GCSE:

filestore.aqa.org.uk/over/stat_pdf/AQA-IGCSE-GDE-BDY-JUNE-2014.PDF

filestore.aqa.org.uk/over/stat_pdf/AQA-GCSE-GDE-BDY-JUNE-2014.PDF

LynetteScavo · 10/05/2015 16:46

Ooooh, highlighter for English!!!

I wouldn't have thought of that!

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