Year 11 GCSE support thread 6 - exams and proms

poppy are you ok? This happened briefly with my DD after GCSEs and it was awful.

Yes, unexpected oddboots.

DS has finished!!!! I am in Pasadena, CA (work) but he emailed me to say all went well.

Congratulation to all the finishers. :) Any more for any more?

I'm sorry to hear that poppy, is that unexpected? I hope you are okay.

Glad we have some more finishers. things have gone quite wonky here. apparently from tomorrow, ds will be staying with his dad. not sure how I feel.

Mad, that's brilliant, you must be so proud!

It's all over!

DS1 came home on the train after his exams....it takes nearly 3 hours door to door. But I guess there was no point in him sitting around school all by himself this afternoon with nothing to revise!

Is everyone finished now? Hurrah!

Prom is next week. I think we have got everything - although the mention of tit tape has stirred memories of a promised shopping trip. End of exams BBQ here tomorrow so the fridge is full of food for ravenous teenagers. I hope there is enough.

We've had a busy weekend with DS's FHC. DD let me take a last day photo but wouldn't let me post it, so I've put a photo of my tribe on my profile if anyone is interested. DD2 is the one in the long dress.

That's lovely Madas!

Fingers crossed for your DD HSM.

Juggling, and sounds great

SugarPlum, I had to get DD tit-tape on Saturday

Good luck to those still going, hope they are OK.

Madas that is brilliant, a big well done to them. HSM fingers crossed for the braces, remember when DD's came off - the traispsing back and forth and tears were well worth it. Juggling, that sounds like an excellent plan.

Stick on bras are the order of the day here, then I think she has what she needs for Prom. Must get her to sort textbooks as they have to be back this week.

DD has had a lovely end to school life. They do the Rock Challenge dance competition and on Saturday they qualified for the national final. She has been doing Rock Challenge for four years despite not being the strongest of dancers, she has worked like a trojan for GCSE dance and is one of only a handful who don't dance outside of school plus they have never qualified before.

She is so happy and excited it really wiped out all the stress she has been feeling.

Prom tomorrow.

Thank you everybody. DD was not in a good mood today, she slept very badly. I am just waiting for the call to pick her up. She is having fellow Italian students round tonight - for pizza and pasta!

Ginandtonic - I'll have one of those please and thank you!

DS's prom over , he is allowed a week of loungng around, a few try days coming up and then a few days a week work lined up.

Good luck to any exam stragglers. It must be very hard to keep the faith at this late stage.

Ahh, good luck to your dd Errol. We have induction days for sixth form tomorrow and Wednesday. I hadn't even thought that she'll be meeting new friends then, but am sure that's the case as she's always very welcoming to newbies and they take in quite a big cohort for sixth form (but fortunately are still fairly generous with offers for existing students so we're hopeful she'll be able to stay on)

She also has a leavers service at the Cathedral. Am planning on taking her along and watching them go in and come out but sneaking off with another Mum for tea and cake in nearby cafe in the interim. Does that sound like a plan?
We can go in for the service if we wish but the DC's have warned me against it! - they say it's slightly dull with lots of clapping required - dd says I should go to speech day in Y13 instead, when she has some results (it's held in the September) and will know where she's going next!

Also good luck today and this week to all the stragglers
Your choice of Italian ice-cream awaits you any day now

Good luck to those with DT, Italian or any of the other awkwardly late exams.

Just waiting for DD to come down to take her to the bus for the first of her two days as a pretend sixth former. She is expressing more trepidation at meeting new people than she did over exams.

Got a nice comfy seat in the finishers tent for your Shard, white wine or cocktail?

Shard good luck.

no transport here either - but definitely no moped!!! the bus to town where he meets his friends is a 25minute walk from here. he rarely asks for a lift to the bus stop. however, he will also need to catch this bus to college...wonder if i'll be expected to give lifts then?

It's DT tomorrow - DD's friend is doing it. I think that's the last one. Good Luck to your DD Shard.

dingit, DD can beat that - she has a job looking after the little boy she babysits for - getting him up and taking him to school. She will start at 7am Only for a week though!

Got DGodD arriving later - DD is going to meet her train as DH and I are going out with friends to the Music Festival in Hyde Park - Grace Jones and Chic, here we come!

Good luck to your dd shard. Sugar, your outing sounded fab.

Dd is hopefully getting a Saturday job at the local bakers in August, as another girl quits to go off to uni. It's a 7.30 start!

Well, lots of the 18yr olds will be (hopefully) leaving for Uni in September, so there may be some jobs available Sparkling.

He'll get something.