Year 11 GCSE support thread 4 - more exams

Yes, biology is just an hour. DS will be home soon, unless he's been forced into maths revision workshop which he was planning to avoid - he prefers to revise alone.

Re Hannah's sweets. DD wondered why she just didn't eat then all!

Could you send it to me too Eve?
I'd be very grateful

OMG This biology exam is only an hour long? Hope dd is racing through those questions. From her revision it seemed to cover so much. I hope she's doing herself justice. I did mention timing several times yesterday and this morning. Fingers X

I told DD there were predicted questions for maths and she gave me a look and said that people should have learned everything before paper one anyway. Fortunately she generally manages to avoid saying things like that to her pals.

She did say that the cuboids of cheese q was probably the examiners little joke because it was Cheese Day yesterday, so we were wondering if there were any other special days in the next couple of weeks. Not that it actually affects the maths involved!

ono40 , pm me your email address and I will send

If anyone could post a link to the maths predicted paper I'd be grateful as the school just let them get on with it (sorry, "encourage independence")!

LineRunner, I agree about our parents, my mum had no idea I was even taking O levels, there was certainly no cooked breakfast or any special concessions (although to be fair I was child no.4 so I expect all sympathy had run out by then). I do remember there being a bomb in the garage across the road the night before my physics O-level and me being cheesed off that we were evacuated until it had gone off (this was Northern Ireland in the 1980s!) and my mum told me to get over it.

A follow up to my query (31st May - see upthread if interested) about DS's reluctance to go to weeklong induction at 3rd choice 6th form which starts the very day of his last exam.

I emailed the 6th form head and basically told her the truth about how DS was feeling and that he had other inductions, and asked for her advice.

She has sent a very reasonable response stating that it's important, that most students enjoy it and find it very useful, but that we should just let them know if he can't come to any of the days, which I read as "it's OK if he bunks off part of the week, but I am not going to explicitly state that". I have forwarded to DS and suggests he goes to a couple of days. That will give him a couple of days off after his last exam at least. If he's not willing to do that then I will tell him he needs to withdraw his place - it's a two way thing.

... see, there is a point to me knowing the email logon and password , other than for emailing forgotten homework .

If you let me know email address I will send,

I know there's a Maths prediction thread on TSR, Littleham. Just waiting for school to email ours.

Sunny, hope you've had a better day today. If I were your DD I'd have probably felt the same re going to see my pony instead of doing Maths (note my name)

How lucky is she to be be going to an equestrian centre? Very envious. My Dad discouraged me from working with horses as 'there's no money in it'. Would have loved to have a chance to do it.

I don't suppose any kind soul could send the Maths predictions for Monday my way could they? just in case dd will listen to me

My DD thinks its sad that so many people have shown their dresses on facebook, so it won't be a surprise on the night. No alcohol at the prom itself, alcohol at the after prom parties, though... if DD goes - hopefully she'll go with her "sensible" friends. Fortunately she is popular enough to not be worried, but definitely not a "popular".
She's having a rest today, I gave her the list of predicted subjects, and need to ask if she wants to try to see her Maths tutor before Monday.

Oh God yes

Yes, what is this maths 'predicted paper'? We had a text last night about it and a revision thingy.

DS hates the revision workshops mind you.

19th here too for both DS (GCSEs) and DD (A2s) German and Biology for DS and World Development AS as an extra for DD.

Gin anyone?

Mine get mistaken for twins, despite DS being 19months younger than DD, and now 9 inches taller!

Sunny, glad to hear your DS's chain broke

DD should be doing her Biology right now. Please, please let it be better than the maths

School have just emailed out predicted paper for maths on Monday.. how can they predict?

DS has maths revision clinic 10-3 on sunday.. cant say the school are not putting in any effort?

Nydj Sounds like my DS - he was amazed I knew about Hannah's sweets! Then he twigged and said, 'Mumsnet?'

Sidge, I was thinking the same thing. My dds dress is a bit different, bright red, but she's got black shoes and bag, she has her own style, a bit rock chick/ Taylor swift/ goth. I hope she doesn't get pulled apart by class bitch!

LineRunner same here regarding my O levels. I am finding this thread so helpful in finding out what was in DS's exams as he is pretty monosyllabic until I ask about specific questions from the paper. Also finishing on 19th.

DD finishes the 19th, then has her prom that night which will be a lovely way to end her exams and school years!

As there's a strict no-alcohol rule at prom (and rightly so) I may open a bottle of prosecco and give her a glass to feel all grown up and special before she goes! (as well as giving her a bit of Dutch courage to face the bitchy girls, she's quite quirky my DD and is nervous of being pulled apart verbally for her dress etc).

She had music this morning, Biology this afternoon. Fingers crossed.

Aw Sunny, just read your posts yesterday ~ can I add a late bunch of for you and glad that things are better this morning.

Just about to take DD1 in for Biology. She's actually spent this morning doing some revising for it, which I'm slightly at!