Year 11 GCSE support thread 5 - finishing off the exams

Not a great morning in the tbtc household.
Lost my temper with DS who I just wanted to chat to but he was sitting at his laptop with his earphones on watching bloody youtube. Drives me NUTS when I am unable to ask him little questions about the day.

Have apologised and it's fine, but not my greatest Mum moment considering he's got an exam (physics) this afternoon.

Am all stressed about upcoming work travel and SO much to do (with work and home) before I go.

In lovely news though, DS got a letter from one his 6th forms saying he's been selected to join the high achievers for support to apply to Oxbridge.
Am I allowed to say that on this thread or is is regarded as showing off and not the done thing on a support thread? Well, I am proud and I don't have a Mum or Dad to share these things with.

Welcome ByTheSea and anyone else who may be lurking out there (feel free to post). Great that those who have missed lots of school have coped with the exams.

I like the dormant description Errol. They have been a bit like volcanoes for the past few weeks haven't they? My dd has moved from extinct to dormant to active and for a nasty time yesterday I thought she might be extinct again. She is partially revising now.

I don't envy you with your complicated prom Ashbeeee! I've lucked out as my dd is going to another girls house for a pre prom party and them for a sleepover elsewhere afterwards.

Good luck to all the dancers & Physicists today.

Ashbee, the prom thing sounds very complicated! Dd was going with a friend ( boy), who is now not going, so at the moment she's going alone
What history paper is your dd doing? Mines Germany, which is her worst part, and she's already stressing over it.

Sounds of life from DD at 8:32 so she's coming round. No pre exam revision sessions but we did have a short conversation about refraction after she'd balanced my reading glasses on the dog's nose.

Hello everyone. A day in bed for us today (or rather for her, I have work to do). maths yesterday was good and she was smiling at home when I got in. One more history next week 'that will be easy coz it's only 3 pages of the text book'

We are all ready for Prom (ridiculous Americanism, but any excuse for a party, right?). All the girls are coming here to get ready - and mums coming along too. It will be chaotic. My sister is coming over to do make up and nails. Only 1 controversy so far, DD Boyf is coming to collect her,and so is DD friend's girlfriend (she's bi) and girlfriend wanted to get ready here as well, because she's a girl. But ruling by DD and mates is she can't join them because a) she's not one of their (very strongly defined) group of mates clique or coven? and that she's a partner so can't come because DDs boyf isn't getting ready at ours either. God, hope there won't be tears. I'm staying out of the politics and will have wine on hand.

Have a good day everyone.

DD got up to go in for physics revision before the exam - not her best subject I wish it was her last.

Last exam for us today and dd is still in bed.I feel a bit bad as we ( kids minus dh and dd) are all off to a big wedding today and I feel dd will be on anticlimax mode ( and dh will be useless).Especially as her friends still haven't finished.I've told dh to give her some money for sale shopping for prospective business dress in the sixth form and take her out for dinner after driving us to the airport.Whether he will do as he's told is another matter .

Dancing ds's here as well.One of mine has also done Ballet since the age of 6 though he is very sporty.Teaches them so many things and is really good exercise.He is starting to exhibit slightly teenage selfconsciousness now whereas his twin sister has suddenly become very graceful ( he used to be the better dancer and she was a bit rigid).Funny the effect that hormones have.

Ds has a sign on his door which read 'Do not wake. Need sleep'

He has physics this afternoon so I'll ring him from work to make sure he's up.

Good luck today with dance and physics.

DD still asleep too. I'll wake her at 9, then work with her 10-12 I think. Enough to get her brain in gear, but not so much as to stress / exhaust her.

Good luck to the dancers and others this morning. (DD still dormant, I'm to wake her at 8:30 if she hasn't emerged.)

Glad the dance was so positive for your DS, Oddboots - wish someone would remind the powers that be that there is (or should be) so much more to teenage schooling than academics and exam grades.

Woollyif I were you I would check out prom suits straight away. It might take 8 years to find the right leg length.

Physics here for both mine.

DD is revising in bed. DS still asleep. That about sums up the story of GCSEs here.

Next week we still have history and Latin. Well jel of those of you done and dusted.

Good luck to the Physicists and Dancers today. Oddboots my DDs have both had (extracurricular) dance lessons. DD1 had a boy in her classes for years. The girls all thought the world of him and he was nicely confident around them. He was also very polite when I was helping out at the shows and a brilliant role model for the younger boys in the dance school Oh God I'm turning into my mother

My DS is still only 8 but is skinny with long legs. He comes up to my top lip already I'm a shortarse He has a suit for his First Communion next week and he looks so handsome in it. I daren't tell him about the suits with the snazzy red linings or I'd be taking this one back

The tax thing is customs duty I think.

When you go outside the EU on holiday, if you buy something really expensive, you have to declare it to customs when you get back to Britain, and you have to pay a tax. (because if you bought it in Britain you'd be paying VAT on it).

So getting something expensive posted from China, you still have to pay the duty.

Line my Dad ordered something from the US and it was kept at Royal Mail because he had to pay £11 before they would let him have it.

Good luck to Physics and Dance people today.

Motherstongue and Torres, I am hoping that DS will be my easier one, he's more traditionally academic and at the moment doesn't get phased by tests. The last few weeks with DD have been very challenging indeed and the idea of rerun is not very palatable.

Good luck on the Prom suit shopping Sparkling. DD needs shoes amd to sort what is happening on the night.

I know there is probably no other way of doing it but it really doesn't seem fair to have people finishing whilst others still have a fair few to go.

Really looking forward to the piles of books vanishing soon.

Hes v tall and gangly with a 28/34 leg measurement. YY unnecessarily long legs.

Can someone explain the tax thing to me? OH ordered a prom dress for his DD online, paid by debit card. All postage and taxes supposed to be included. Dress arrives. A few days later, so does a customs/duty/tax bill thingy for about thirty quid from TNT. Does he have to pay it? I warned them not to order from outside the UK but would they listen oh no and now she says she's gone off the dress anyway

Well done to all the DC with additional problems - my DD has also had quite severe anxiety/panic issues and I am really proud of her too.

Sparkling, has he got extra-long legs?
DS has a problem wearing skinnies or even straight-legs as he has the family thunder extremely muscular thighs and calves!

Last day today here, then after results I'll be back in 6 years for DD2.
DD1 will be doing a BTEC in September, so I'll be spared all the A level angst at least!

Well done to Spud's DD.

At the DC's school, there are 2 different pathways for Science - Double/Core where they get 2/1 GCSE's covering all three, and a completely different pathway where they study Chemistry, Biology and Physics separately and get a GCSE for each (DD did Chemistry last year so already has that as a single GCSE)

Yes odd. Burtons. They have tracked one down finally.I am hoping it will fit. We got nobbled with tax when DH ordered some underpants from the US.

Have you ordered it from someone who is UK based Sparklingbrook? We had delays then a surprise tax bill for DS's.

Yes, written Linerunner - AQA, he is doing Faultline and Ghost Dances. That prom venue sounds like there will be unique photographs. As long as no dresses or suits get messy in the getting there it should hopefully be treated as amusing.

ByTheSea I believe the thread will still be going after next week - so let us all know how your DD is getting on. She sounds amazingly resilient.