Year 11 GCSE support thread 5 - finishing off the exams

The iGCSE chemistry (which I think is EdExcel) is only an hour too.

I think we can just keep using this thread while we're in 'limbo' and start a new one if it fills up - and certainly will want one for results.

I think foxes may have a thing about shoes, there was a case reported of a woman who kept having one stolen only to reappear somewhere else in the neighbourhood.

Maybe one of the things kids should learn through this is that being under stress doesn't give you carte blanche to be totally inconsiderate, though I'm sure most of us are giving them more leeway than usual. Mine isn't being bad at all TBF, though her room is liberally strewn with used tissues. She's said she will clear them up but her bin is full. I think I'll put a black bag on her bed while she's out as a helpful hint.

thanks Horsemad... he has a sports lesson to get to, so working out timings.

Another meltdown from DS yesterday evening worried about the maths. He is exhausted by it all and frankly so am I. So not much chemistry revision done, ho hum.

They can retake maths and English Language in November apparently if they want to try to improve their grades (can't retake anything else).

Nerves maybe? Hopefully it'll all come back to her when she turns the paper over Teen.

Don't think our school have done much in the way of revision classes - at least the DC haven't said they are and we've had nothing via email. They were doing lunchtime revision classes from early in the year as DS1 was supposed to go but kept finding reasons not to.

DD has woken up this morning seemingly having forgotten all her Chemistry over night! Hopefully it will come back to her before 2pm!

DS's school had a maths revision clinic from 10-3pm last 2 Sundays, they really are pushing hard to get the results. DS has gone in this morning to chemistry revision clinic. Weds and Thurs any free science teacher will be doing physics revision and his graphics teacher has them in mon/Tues/Weds next week on revision.

cant fault the school at all.

AQA even

AQQ Chem is 1hr Eve.

anyone know how long chemistry is this afternoon?

Ashbee, sorry to hear that. Not unreasonable at all - I would be fuming.
I remember years ago when the foxes ate my friends DC's shoes when they left them out overnight and the DH sewed new straps on them!

It's a roller-coaster with the emotions, isn't it?

I definitely need a support thread for the bit after the exams finish - I am rather worried about what DD may get up to when she has no school to cramp her style!

Chemistry here this afternoon. Keep ticking them off!

DD had a meltdown day yesterday. Started badly after the shoes she borrowed from me (again) she left out in the garden and the foxes ate them (weird) so I told her I was replacing them from her money (the last in many incidents of borrowing/trashing/not returning my stuff so not unreasonable?). Total meltdown, day spent in bed in the dark with Netflix. Ho hum. Only 3 more exams to go, then she's off doing fun stuff for weeks and weeks. I had to tell her to stop shouting /slamming doors as she was making pictures fall off the wall in the study where I was in conf calls.... I love working from home. So relaxing. Don't know how SAHMs do it. I'd be a basket case.
Are we going to have a new thread for results or is it too crass to talk about that at all/ right now?

I'm dying to know how everyone gets in and how they react, esp woolly s DD who has had such a trial.

One of mine who does not often speak has never talked as much to me yesterday all about Russian history. He's been reading beyond the syllabus and I said that's exactly what it's all about (education) - nothing much to do with exams at all, but about learning interesting things for life. Bodes well for history A level I suppose.

My DS has Chemistry this afternoon, Religious Studies on Thursday, Physics on Friday and then he's done. Good luck to all the DCs doing exams today. Hope they go well.

Day off from exams for DD yesterday. She went in for revision but the sessions seemed to have fewer pupils in as they went along, until there were only her and someone else in a class!
Geography (am) and Chemistry (pm) today.

Hope everyone slept ok ( DC and parents ).

DH is worrying about this maths now. DD isn't taking maths A level or anything remotely maths-y but she still needs a decent grade to get into sixth form. Or the one she wants to go to anyway.

Oh dear HSM I hope she has slept last night, they really are shattered now (so are there parents)

DD now has nothing until Thursday where she has a clash with Philosophy and Japanese writing and a session in isolation. She's already said she's dreading that day so think the next two days could be rocky and another stomach migraine brewing. We're lucky though that will be her last day so easier to keep her up when end in sight.

Oh HSM They are so exhausted now, it's not surprising.

Thankfully DD has a day off before Eng Lang 2 and History 2 tomorrow. She is staying here and revising with her friend.

Good Luck to all the Chemistry takers.

Chemistry here too tomorrow Between the A level thread and this I might need a kick on result days

Mines got chemistry pm so we don't have to get up early. Then a couple of days off before physics u1 on Friday afternoon

Oh poor her!
DT went "amazingly well" He did tell me what was tomorrow but in between that and Game of Thrones I've forgotten. Clearly Mother of the Year