Year 11 GCSE support thread 5 - finishing off the exams

stayathomegardener I may have been similarly guilty of thigh writing. Possibly maths equations. I had a terribly itchy thigh during my maths O level

The "shout out" to Darwin is amusing me - good to see they still have some wit and humour. dd was surprised no evolution this year - though what do you expect with the Tories in power?!

After a few glasses of wine would now be the time to admit I cheated in some exams. Writing it up my thighs on the basis I didn't think anyone would dare to lift my skirt high enough to check.
Fortunatly DD seems to have inhereted DH's genes and morals.

No Darwin in biology and no balancing equations in chemistry?

Hi everyone! Signing in so I know where the thread is.
DD relaxing tonight then physics, chemistry, maths and Hitler to make for a cheery weekend..........
And for everyone. This is now dragging on. We have another week, but I know many of you have longer.....

This is the Maths Edexel paper (with answers).

imgur.com/a/PCJ5I#23

Thanks for new thread.
We're still going up until the 19th too.
I resolved why my dd didn't find the maths paper difficult - she did a different board so glad to know it's not because she missed a page.....

I am AMAZED how much information (about what was on the papers, etc) that you get from your dc - I'm lucky if I get "Fine" from dd when I ask how it went.

DD is paranoid about the phone thing. She puts it on silent, then switches off.

Oh god the phone thing has been my biggest nightmare. But ds who could also be described as caotic has the advantage of having a scribe who takes it off him and leaves it on the teachers desk. It's always of silent anyway as not allowed in school to have them on. Biology was aparently easy as!

In school 9,30 till 12 tomorrow for maths revision and then I've been informed he's on study leave so only in for set revision sessions and the exams.

Have been told not to disturb him on Monday as he's planning on revising sleeps regenerative properties on 15 year old male! !

Thank god it's the weekend and the back of these exams are now over, just got to keep going till 19th.

Littleham that sounds awful for you all. Sympathies.

DD seems OK, if mono - syllabic to me and has gone off to babysit. DS has just gone round to his mates so DH and I have the sofa to ourselves.

My son takes his battery out of his phone so there's no way it was going off in the middle of an exam-I thought he was mad but this thread has proved he's very sensible!

With two exams to go may have to insist DD leaves hers at home.
Ughhh imagine being disqualified now.

Meant to add as well that all watches at dd's school are being checked before exams to make sure no one's got a smart watch as that'll also result in disqualification.

The phone thing is one of our worries and is very much something dd would do - she could also be described as chaotic. We've got round this by leaving the phone at home and organising exact times and places to be picked up (her schools 15 miles away with limited public transport). It's like living in the olden days.

Little I know what you mean about neglected siblings. DD2 is only 10, and it has been hard giving her attention over the past weeks. Luckily she is being mollified by receiving a small present after each of DD1's exams (DD1 is getting one too - they are going down well).

No worries noble I did see it was last year and searched for this year's predictions. It's a great site so thank you for the link.

Thank you noble I'll email my friend a link to that website. I've had a look at the 2015 predictions and it does cover lots of the stuff she has been working on so fingers crossed she'll do it this time.

Thank you fun DD1 said she fully intended on de-stressing thoroughly this evening. If Gloria is around I hope she isn't planning on going out tonight. She may bump into a large group of de-stressed Ancient History students

Lynette - dd did chemistry, she said it was okay and had no balancing equations (which she was happy about) but hasn't said much more about it.

The mobile thing is a bit harsh. It isn't as though they could cheat if it is in a bucket somewhere. What meanies.

My dd1 at Uni is still very ill and has had to miss her exams. Re-scheduled exams might clash with our holiday. At least we are in the UK so there may be a mad scramble to get her back. Yet MORE revision over the summer.

Not quite sure who to worry about first between dd1, A Level dd and GCSE dd & neglected ds.

DD said Biology was good - which was great after Add maths and the tricky Maths yesterday. We have 5 exams next week then History the week after. So pleased the end is in sight.

Oh no, poor kid. I really doubt many kids are stupid enough to try to use their mobiles to cheat, so these draconian rules will hammer 'chaotic' kids. I do hope there is some sort of appeal possible.

22nd June is Product Design here.

I was just printing of some Just Maths questions the school had emailed. As they were printing out DS pressed the off button and said. "If I don't know it now, I never will."

Anyone heard anything about Chemistry?

Bother, yes don't use that predicted paper, it's last year's.

This year's papers are here justmaths.co.uk/2015/06/05/best-guess-june-2015/