Year 11 GCSE exam support thread 3 - the exam weeks

Aww sparkling - I've been thinking of dd when she was a baby and things like picking her up from playgroup where she used to run across this great big hall to me at pick-up time - then show me her paintings that were left to dry in the corridor. She's still a bit of an artist!

Hey, be proud Sparkling Look what you did together!

< sniff, passes tissues >

Yup, 'tis a strange feeling, Sparkling.

signing in too, dd1 is driving me crazy, mostly because we are having to try and make her revise and she is adamant she is doing it all at school and she seems to think that the whole world revolves around her because she has exams that she doesn't particularly care about, I'd be much more sympathetic if I believed she actually cared...... she seems to think I should be her personal taxi service and slave....I think she is forgetting I have to run my businesses to pay for the roof over her head.

Last night we booked her 2 extra maths tuition sessions and she moaned....we really would like her to get a C and we have been having a tutor come to the house for 18 months now we just want to give her the best shot at getting it.

and breathe....

I am having a moment.

Ds1 gave me a letter from school as he got out of the car. it has details of where to give your locker key back to, what to do with unwanted uniform and the Leavers' assembly. My PFB is finishing school. The PE Kit is being washed as we speak for the final time.

He's staying on for 6th Form so no idea why I feel quite so upset.

Everyone seems to do French and Biology today.

French being the worst subject and Biology the best here.

DD has long left and I hope the French goes ok. She needs an A in Biology to study it at A Level at her school. She should be able to get it, she loves Biology and has done loads of revision.

Good luck for all on day 2.

That MG link is fab BTW! Have sent that to my teacher friends!!

Biology and French here today too.Though dd1 seems to be an oasis of calmness.No doubt because of lots of juicing yesterday of fruit and vegetables ( new juicer and good distraction therapy).
SATs twins went to school early for 'toast ' club.Nearly died as dd2 got ds1 up early for this.This has never been done before!
Dc4 still claiming to be sick and gone back to bed.

I feel nervous as hell, felt the same 2 years ago when DS1 did his.

I'm sure my parents weren't this worried for me

Biology this afternoon (is everyone doing the same here?!). Dd still asleep hmm

RE yesterday was meh apparently, although she can't remember writing on the paper which numbered questions she answered. So that'll be nil points then...

Another one here whose DS sat RE yesterday. One of his favourite subjects so he was happy with how it went. Biology today, his least favourite science!

I am at home recovering from major surgery so have lots of time to worry! At least he sends me a text at the end of each exam to let me know how it went. Some of the texts make me worry more, lol.

He has exams almost daily (apart from 1/2 term) up until 18th June finishing with Latin and Statistics before heading off to complete his Duke of Edinburgh silver award. I can't wait for the summer holidays so it is all over.

Oh, dd slightly worryingly, just picked up her calculator from the kitchen desk here saying "Oh, I need this for biology" So, thought I'd pass that on in case any of yours need theirs too

dd got some sleep between midnight or so and 6 am
French and Biology here
Lychees for breakfast - trying to tempt her to have something (she doesn't always)
dh has left for work early claiming he's hoping to see a rare bird on the way ( tbf he is a bit of a birder)
truck's just moved out of the road - it was blocking our drive for a while
socks found for DC
I think it's all good. Leaving (for school!) in a mo

Good luck especially fellow Francophiles and Biologists

OK, the day is here!!

French x 2 and Biology x 2. I'm trying to appear cool, calm and collected but inside I'm a wreck!
DS IS cool, calm and collected ( he's ace ).

I've 'run' in all his new pens to make sure they work and just tried to keep calm...

This is the worst but of being a parent, you want them to do welk, but only they can do it.
Good Luck Everyone

Good luck everyone!

tilly I know, the amount of head space I had to give it over the weekend was ridiculous but hopefully all sorted as long as parent goes away after letter.

Aunt P that is great news

Well DD slept (once I had shouted enough at DH to stop him going in again) through to 6.45 this morning!!! This is unheard of and will be much better for her than any amount of revision, though she was sitting up in bed doing Biology on her laptop when I went in at 7!

I now have to take her and pick up mate to go to school - getting there will be OK, but getting back for work is a challenge. Feeling very nervous for her again.

2 lots of biology today ....
Good luck folks

Dd seems calm and got up extra early so she can eat a proper breakfast.

She's humming and seems fine

Ahh ashbee I feel so much better now 205 slaps in 2 mins .

Just dragged DS out of bed, no exam this morning but school as normal. He gets his official drama feedback today, teacher told him on qt on Friday he got top of level 1 highest grade in the class, they also get to see the video of the performance. He also wants to check details of who the examiner was as he told DS he wants to use his monologue as his information to schools about the standard he expects. Then this afternoon it's Edexcel biology but as it's only core he's not even a bit worried, it does seem to be one of his best subjects. But I just wish I'd seen a bit of revision.

Work wise things are calming down for me HT backed down when confronted with union so fingers crossed everything goes back to normal ish and I can save my worrying for DS.

Or the link that actually works.

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Thought this might help to de-stress the kids (and adults) who are aware of who he is.....be warned it's addictive.

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dramaqueenofHighthCs I'm sorry but this just made me think of the Airplane film when he keeps popping his head into cockpit 'good luck , we are all counting on you'.

Brilliant

My lovely young boy is sitting french and biology exams today. He's sat up in bed revising refusing breakfast! The fact that he's not hungry is very very worrying. I've got my fingers crossed for him and for everyone else. .....

My ds had the edexcel L3 algebra award yesterday too, I was very nervous about it as it is something his school suggest able students could do themselves at home and they would provide the entry and exam space. He has been working really hard to learn it and has had some help from a tutor, he turned out to be the only one in the school doing it so he had two invigilators and a whole hall to himself. He said it was really easy so either he did do it and do well or he has completely messed it up. It's a pass or fail thing at least, no grades.

French and Biology here today too.

I'm in. Hello everyone. [grins] well this is fun isn't it?

'only' RE for DD yesterday as we'll and biology today. We are OK if it's genetics or tissues, but stuffed otherwise apparently.

DD officially left school last week (tears, yeabooks (wtf?) and hugging the headteacher) and only allowed in for revision classes and to take exams. Brilliant school though as they provide a free breakfast every day for exam takers, so no hasty croissant-needed.

DD's (very clever) friend around yesterday to revise Biology but I'm not sure that sitting at the kitchen table talking about their mates and what they will do at the Reading festival counts?

DD found another possibly welcome revision avoidance technique yesterday pm: a complete overhaul of the disgusting pit bedroom that was so full of crap that we couldn't get in to clean. She emerged triumphant at 5pm with a dustbin liner of stuff that had been wedged under her bed, desk, knicker drawer for ever. Oh, and finally put into the washing basket the knee deep pile of clothes that filled the entire floor space. Pity that the washing machine broke yesterday and we will be mountaineering over it on the landing u til further notice. But on the bright side we can see the carpet.
June 16th is our last exam. It's calm so far , well as long as there is 'bloody food in this bloody house!' , but expecting the obligatory Maths meltdown at some point. That's always something to look forward to.