Year 11 GCSE Exam Support Thread 2

About to drop DD to school for a revision session with her mate.

Was quite but last night when she was showing me revision apps on her phone! So maybe wasting slightly less time on it than I thought!

Oh Dingit I am sorry about the ICT I like HSM's DD's bag, I could do with that. Glad the Drama went ok and is over.

WF glad the English went well. Your DS's comment made me and I have a vision of you in a huge stack of paper.

Happy birthday to Mr Horsemad. DH has his Monday so I need to sort things.

Draylon I am worried about Education and will be very very upset if Gove returns as there is a rumour he will. Hopefully it is just a rumour but I can't get over how someone can make so many changes in such a short time without evaluating the effect of a change. I have 7 more years of education with DS to navigate I worked out.

All quiet on the DD front. She was supposed to go to Philosophy and Ethics revision classes Friday but stuck with her usual timetable as wanted to do Maths and Japanese. The Philsosphy teacher was not happy apparently. But no meltdowns so that is good - think she is happier now photography and English Language done.

DS back from English exam. He said he was glad that I'd encouraged him to do 200 past papers as the format was exactly the same as the last 199 .

So that's it. No more English. Am going to recycle a lot of paperwork!

DS2's last day today! DH's 50th birthday also. I remember working out how old we'd be when they were 18 and 16 - never thought about the stresses of GCSEs and A Levels in the same year!!
Never entered my head, lol!

HSM, that's a relief!

DD text me to say she had forgotten her lunch. I said that's OK - use your fob. She had forgotten that too. Thankfully her brother is there to save her from starvation with his fob! I think I will need to check everything with her every day of the exams!

That's good HSM - is that her drama finished or does she still have write ups to do?

Ugh. Dd is in a stinking mood this morning. I swear she slams the front door so hard, that one day the house will just crumble and fall down behind her. My teeth are still rattling from the impact.

Thanks everyone. Errol that's what we said. It's only half a GCSE and I don't think her new sixth form will count it anyway.

Good luck to all the dc with exams today.

Oh dingit, poor thing

HSM, like the sound of the bag!

Littleham, am liking the idea of favourite fruits - I will get some in for DD, although she generally eats very little before exams as she is so nervous.

Five and a half weeks till it's all over.

Dingit - I think we sometimes forget in the febrile atmosphere of exams and grades that the purpose of school is to learn. Your dd will have learned something by doing her ict coursework so it isn't a complete waste.

Oh so sorry to hear your bad news dingit. It is the pits.

Had a near meltdown this morning when dd couldn't find her watch (as she wants it for the exams). Found it down the back of the sofa this evening after an hour of searching. May and June are the longest months....

It gets worse, turns out dd has done her course work, but her confidence has been shot to pieces, and now is refusing to sit exam. What a waste!

Oh great DS just literally announced that he's got his drama piece tomorrow, but it's fine he knows it ....why couldn't he give me longer to panic? Don't think he needs anything for it, hope not as everywhere is now shut. He is gonna drive me to distraction with his laid back attitude. Only sign he's planning ahead apparently he's going to get up at 5.30 to revise each morning Instead of the 6.15 he has been doing. (told him not to wake me up that early. ) [caring mum emoji needed]

I've been presented with a list of favourite fruits to 'get her through the exams'- strawberries, raspberries, peaches, nectarines.... At least they are healthy

dingit - your poor dd!

She isn't too worried about the working life exam. Half of the school intake leave at 16 so I guess it makes sense for them to take it now.

Useful info, thank you both. DD claims no one is working much but don't fully believe that.

DS has activities next week in the afternoons after SATs in the morning. It is good but I now have things like Rocky Road ingredients to worry about!

Useful info, thanks MrsU and AuntP!

Just picked DD up from school tired and worrying. Complaining that one of her best friends is revising too much and making her worry that she isn't working hard enough Seems somewhat better now she has eaten and chatted with us, but I foresee a very rocky ride ahead.

DS has just come home with this list of dos and don'ts, then tells me most of them don't apply to him as he has a scribe so obviously talks and also obviously couldNT cheat as scribe would know. That lad has all the answers! But I do think the sheets a good idea.

Sound advice (and may I say I love your NN! ).