Year 11 GCSE support thread 5 - finishing off the exams

OddBoots, that sounds great! I love the idea of having the family on a shelf.

Thanks, bebumba.

I vaguely remember doing General Studies in sixth-form and waffling on about all manner of things. I daresay it's all different now. In fact DS mentioned there is a multiple choice element iirc.

Yes, a big thank you to all the teachers, so many of them are going above and beyond to support the students through their GCSEs.

Ha, not lifesize Fairenuff, it says up to 7" and I know they make them in proportion so if a family were done they would look 'right' together so I am guessing 1" per foot of real height so I expect it to be just over 6" tall. They are made out of a porcelain type material so are nicknamed 'shelfies'

General Studies for ds today. With RS and Philosophy happening today as well it looks like a day made for those who like to put forward an argument!
Line runner, good luck with the job hunting.

Oh, meant to say good luck today to anyone with exams. Ds has philosophy this morning and maths this afternoon.

No exams here today, so DC still in bed.

DD said she spoke to her maths teacher yesterday and he felt the Edexcel exams were very tough and will expect a big drop in A/A*s this year.

Told the girls not to worry, they've worked hard and what's done is done.

Love it OddBoots

A 3D model of himself sounds fantastic. It's not lifesize is it?

Thanks for the support hully. Teachers of all out dcs have been amazing, giving up so much of their own time, they must be on their knees by now. Roll on end of term

Philosophy this morning for DD - not one of her favourite subjects. Interesting to see what motherstongue said about it being a good subject for a person with strong opinions. My mum says that DD would argue with her own reflection if there was no one else about

My insomnia is no worse than usual at present. I actually enjoy the quiet time late at night when the house is still and I'm waiting to feel sleepy. I've been functioning on 5-6 hours sleep per night for about the last 5 years anyway. I may not be so blasé on the night of the 19th August.

Thanks, Sugar, Mellifera.

Looking on the bright side, being 'between jobs' means I have been around for DS during his exams whether he likes it or not

I think some of their teachers will be nervous for them. I used to be, when I was still teaching. Had a fear of them oversleeping and turning up too late.

When invigilating I was doing my best expression of "you can do this!" mixed with "don't even think about cheating".

We also always gave them a warning 5 mins before the end. DD tells me the don't do that at her school.

It's Maths and RS today for DD. Can't wait for the weekend, it's been a tough week for her.

Littleham, I hope the smell has gone.
Liney, hope you are ok (frequent namechanger, you may not remember me)

I like your style hully and huge thanks to all the teachers who have given up evenings and weekends for our DC since about Feb half term in my case.

RS philosophy here today, but ultra confident ds says he could quote lord of the rings as long as he makes it sound important enough (gulp) I HOPE he doesn't. Good luck everyone the end is in sight 5 more after today. Oh and I slept fine today so much so we all nearly overslept, but thanks to my annoyingly noisy neighbour we all woke up at 7!

I wonder how their teachers are sleeping?!

Oh, it's not just me not sleeping well then? Mind you late nights and early mornings don't help.

Oh Linerunner, that sounds hard going Hope the job hunting luck changes very soon.

Maybe when all this is over we'll all sleep properly again

I like the pose Oddboots!

Latin went well here yesterday. He has RE today which is a favourite subject and being taken at A level mainly because this boy could argue for an Olympic sport and there seems to be a fair amount of debate in his RE classes. So hoping for good things from today's exam!

Physics tomorrow then my boy comes home, yeah! He's home on study leave for 5 whole days before heading back to sit statistics and the final Latin paper.

I'm another one not sleeping well at the moment, hoping I can have a wee snooze lounging in the garden in the sun this afternoon.

Good luck to everyone still slugging away at exams.

haven't

See, I go incoherent just thinking about it.

Oh God, yes, caffeine.

I think I'll make DS boiled eggs for breakfast. Give myself some purpose before I tailor yet another cv to go in someone's bin.

I had a cracking row with OH yesterday, as well. And a hospital appointment with a consultant whom the NHS had presumably dragged out of a circus and stuck a badge on.

Mind you, at least I have got Littleham's toilet horror.

Thanks for asking HSM, pleased to say we did.

Rubbish night sleep as gallbladder kicked off then just as that settled dog wanted to go out. In fairness she shot out the door so clearly needed to. But then I waited and waited before eventually found her having a rest in the garden.. Lots of caffeine for me today.

Better check DD awake.

hullywully, I like your thinking

Physics and then it's all over until the 13th and 20th. Leavers assembly tomorrow and then nothing until September.

Nothing for DS2 today. Physics revision instead. Good Luck to any exam takers!

OddBoots, the 3D model sounds brilliant!

I'm awake early again too - and DD doesn't even have an exam today!

Good luck to all those with exams today.

We have none today which is a relief as it has been pretty relentless and DS seemed quite down and tired when he got in from school yesterday. He said the history exam went okay he was just starting to feel a bit drained.

DS is looking forward to the weekend, we are taking him in his prom suit to the nearest big Asda, he has a booking there to get a 3D model of himself printed. He is really interested in 3D printing so he is delighted this is possible, he thinks he might pose like this to show off the bright red lining in his bright blue suit!

Oh and for those of you wanting to see the papers, they'll be available online in August.
www.ocr.org.uk/i-want-to/download-past-papers/availability/