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Year 11 GCSE support thread 5 - finishing off the exams

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HSMMaCM · 05/06/2015 15:43

Only another week to go for DD, but I know some of you have two weeks.

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Littleham · 11/06/2015 20:00

I wish my dd would make soup for the family when stressed. Very useful.Smile She makes origami mess...confetti......strewn over bedroom floor.

DD seems to have ground to a halt even though she has one exam left tomorrow.

Awful about the road shenanigans Sugar. Wine

TorresTourist · 11/06/2015 19:57

sugarPlum - see you in 5 years then! Hmm

TorresTourist · 11/06/2015 19:55

We're not post GCSE until tomorrow, bring it on! I'm not sure what to expect, though I am told that they must not be woken up unless the house is on fire.

Sparklingbrook · 11/06/2015 19:54

DS1 wants to keep any books/papers in relation to his A Level choices and chuck the rest Line. But I am really not sure.

YY Word. I think he has been looking forward to the end of the exams so much, and now it's all a bit nothing. He has 6th form induction days the week after next. an Orthodontist appointment and the Prom. Grin

SugarPlumTree · 11/06/2015 19:52

I don't think it has sunk in with DD as came home then went straight to make soup (again), now watching something with DH as they often do and it isn't different yet.

TheWordFactory · 11/06/2015 19:47

sparkling I would imagine it is an anti climax.

All that looking forward and adrenalin fizzing around...then ...bam...The End.

Bound to feel odd I think.

LineRunner · 11/06/2015 19:46

That was to your previous post, Sparkling!

LineRunner · 11/06/2015 19:45

Sparkling, I was wondering about that. We have so many revision guides, booklets, etc to recycle. Do we just chuck them out with the old wine boxes?

Sparklingbrook · 11/06/2015 19:43

It's all a bit odd around here post GCSE. DS1 came home all full of the joys then had a massive row with DS2 over the PS4, shouted at everyone and was generally arsey.

Do you think it's all a bit of an anti climax?

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HSMMaCM · 11/06/2015 19:38

Oh sugar :(

Whyayepetal is it nice in post GCSE world ?

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SugarPlumTree · 11/06/2015 19:37

Cool Smile

Horsemad · 11/06/2015 19:25

We have to keep posting! Smile

bigTillyMint · 11/06/2015 19:14

Oh Sugar, I missed that - how horrible and scary.

Yes deffo up for that - let's just keep on keeping on!

SugarPlumTree · 11/06/2015 19:06

We're fine thanks Whyayepetal, could have been a lot worse if he hadn't have heard me hoot as warning and braked.

Would also like to say thanks for support (and I have really whinged on here) and good luck for the rest of the exams.

Can we have a Year 12 one next year?

whyayepetal · 11/06/2015 18:45

Sugar, so sorry - what a rotten end to the day for you. Hope you and DS are OK. Flowers

DD has finished her GCSEs today. Just wanted to say thanks to all on this thread for the support and humour during these weeks. Best of luck to all DC with exams still to complete, and fingers crossed for good news for us all in August Smile

bigTillyMint · 11/06/2015 18:45

ErrolShock In LancsShockGrin

SugarPlumTree · 11/06/2015 18:34

I have a 5 year break before round 2 of GCSE'S.

DD found Philosophy hard and got panicky but pulled herself together for Japanese writing.

Unfortunately not a great end to day. Was driving DS home and we were reversed I to by a truck then threatened and intimated to prevent me going to Insurance. Long story, have received an apology, my garage has confirmed the small bit of damage is superficial and I'm going to get a quote, doubt it will be much. DS who witnessed it from the car was upset abd angry though.

ErrolTheDragon · 11/06/2015 18:33

25.5 in Lancashire. Hope DD's room cools down a bit!

TheWoollybacksWife · 11/06/2015 18:11

I've got 8 years before I have to go through this again puts fingers in ears and goes la la la while ignoring A levels God alone knows what format exams will take in 2023. I'm imagining some sort of Minority Report style pre-determination of exam success from birth Sad

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HSMMaCM · 11/06/2015 18:06

Hot in Berkshire. But DD says the exam rooms are boiling.

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GloriaSmud · 11/06/2015 17:50

BTM We're in Leicester and it's 25C at the moment. There is a nice breeze though now.

poppym12 · 11/06/2015 17:38

I'll be glad when they're all over. Ds is taking moody mardiness to a whole new level at the moment.

auntpetunia · 11/06/2015 17:32

Ds is well chuffed with rs philosophy as he actually put in a real bible quote! You may remember he often makes them up Shock he said the paper was relatively easy, and like many of the other dc he likes a good argument so will have enjoyed that chance.

Physics tomorrow and then he can have a lie in. I'm taking him to see the staff at the climbing place in Sunday to show them how good his hand is doing. Still no chance of climbing can't grip but looks fairly normal now apart from the thin silver scar across the back of his hand and his very pink pinky (all that new skin )

Sparklingbrook · 11/06/2015 17:24

Hi all. Not checked in for a while either. But it was DS1s last exam today. Maths calculator paper. He is all done. So what is everyone doing with all the papers and books? Just drag the recycling wheelie round and load it up?

wed99 · 11/06/2015 17:15

so hot in the RS exam today that DD felt really faint and then a girl did faint. Caused a bit of a kerfuffle but DD said exam was 'all good' - teen speak for it went ok !

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