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Year 11 GCSE support thread 6 - exams and proms

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HSMMaCM · 17/06/2015 21:52

Good luck to those still taking exams.

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Horsemad · 01/08/2015 18:46

The IV line??? Shock

TeenAndTween · 01/08/2015 18:16

I was at Heathrow at lunchtime collecting DD1 back from 3 weeks in Spain. I too can breathe again. Smile She had a brilliant time apart from the IV line needed half way through

Horsemad · 01/08/2015 17:30

Lol at the uniform list spudmasher!

I wasn't at Heathrow so didn't see Switchitoff Smile. We could've had a coffee if we were there at the same time!

spudmasher · 01/08/2015 17:16

Switchitoff and Horsemad, did you see each other??!! Glad they are back all safe and sound.

DDs student handbook arrived today- there are things on the uniform list I've never heard of- New Yorkers? Flesh coloured body stocking? Black fishnets??!!! I know what THEY are! Oh god. I mourn the days when we had a trip to Staples for a pack of biros and some coloured pencils.Sad

Horsemad · 01/08/2015 14:33

Grin at the red rose HSMMaCM!

Horsemad · 01/08/2015 12:58

DS just home and showering to go to work!!! Shock

switchitoff · 01/08/2015 08:56

Flight just landed.....and breathe!

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HSMMaCM · 01/08/2015 08:47

Switchitoff and horsemad I think you should both wear a red rose or something, in case you spot each other Grin

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HSMMaCM · 01/08/2015 08:46

11 flights !!!!

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switchitoff · 01/08/2015 08:16

Hey Horsemad, our sons may be in Heathrow Arrivals at the same time! My DS1 is also currently up in the air, due to arrive later this morning. However, he's flying out elsewhere tomorrow afternoon, so I have a lovely day of washing, ironing and re-packing coming up.

We counted up and he's doing 11 flights this summer holidays. I hate flying, so that's 11 times I will be biting my nails to the quick and obsessively tracking his flight until he's safely on the ground. Blush Don't think this parenting lark gets any easier.

Horsemad · 31/07/2015 21:17

The filming sounds great Spud, Smile DS is en route home from his trip! Due into Heathrow tomorrow morning. It's gone really fast. Haven't heard from him since he left, so no idea how it's gone for him! Shock

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HSMMaCM · 31/07/2015 20:38

Exciting stuff spud.

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spudmasher · 31/07/2015 19:23

Lost you all for a couple of days there. Keep the thread going ladies! I think we are going to need it!

DD has done two weeks of a three week summer job. It got very exciting at the end of last week as she was cast in a big hotel chain advert and was filming for a couple of days so didn't go in. Luckily she still has the job and can see it through until the next Saturday then her holiday can begin. A week in UK then a week abroad (results abroad.....doh!)

She's found getting up for work every morning pretty tough (except for the ad when a car came and took her and delivered her back again....what the even heck) But good to have a glimpse of the daily grind.

SugarPlumTree · 31/07/2015 10:42

Flipping heck BTM, fair play to your DD!!

Friend's DD does similar job HSM abs enjoys it.

bigTillyMint · 30/07/2015 22:07

Great - DDs friend is currently working in a restaurant and it's hard work! Would love DD to get a taste of thatWink

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HSMMaCM · 30/07/2015 21:07

Working in a cafe at the local garden centre. She's really looking forward to it Grin

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bigTillyMint · 30/07/2015 20:44

AuntP, absolutely no chance of anyone else in the family doing a bungy jumpGrin DD is strangely confident with high wires and the like (must be down to all the years of gymnastics) - why she can't transfer that confidence to daily school life, I just don't get!

Well done HSMs DD! What is the job?

SugarPlumTree · 30/07/2015 19:37

Brilliant, a big well done to her SmileStar

I think on balance DD better off where she is looking at prospectus due to courses.

Horsemad · 30/07/2015 18:49

Brilliant HSMMaCM Smile

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HSMMaCM · 30/07/2015 18:43

Yay ... DD got the job Grin

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canny1234 · 30/07/2015 11:30

We are being e mailed too.Its the day before we return home from holiday much to dd's annoyance.But,she has been scuba diving today on a coral reef as part of her summer holiday so maybe she might forgive me......or maybe not.Like the other descriptions here dd1_has been somewhat horrible this holiday ,once the work experience finished.
Absolutely none of the school reading list has been attempted yet,even though several texts have been downloaded on her kindle.We've already had our regular holiday dose of food poisoning - only myself and the 2 ds's.The girls escaped luckily as did the rest of the group.The number of times I've been isolated in hotel rooms with vomiting ds's is pretty high.Apart from that the sea is a glorious blue and the fish feed from your hand if you have left-over bread from breakfast.

auntpetunia · 30/07/2015 10:06

Quickly got wifi in a cafe! Hope everyone's well. Hope dd gets good news about the job HSM. DS is having the time of his life in Japan, he's done his home hospitality and is now on site, up at 4am everyday to avoid the heat of the day apparently 35°today. I am loving the pics on twitter and fb as the only way to see what he's up to, i spotted his feet in a pic of a paddling pool to dds amusement.

BTM am well impressed with your dd, did you not have a go?

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HSMMaCM · 30/07/2015 07:59

Sugar you can only ask about the Japanese. Nothing to lose.

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SugarPlumTree · 30/07/2015 06:12

Fingers crossed HSM. Errol, send your DD here please, she might rub off on DD !

Art holiday homework has arrived here. And there are a few discussions as to whether we should be looking at colllege as Japan was quite life changing and I think she'd benefit from a college rather than 6th form. But she isn't going to get 5 abs whereas current school will count her other Japanese one I doubt other places will. So she'll probably have to stay where she is.

bigTillyMint · 29/07/2015 22:36

Good luck HSMs DD.

Here DD is supposed to be doing homework for her first choice sixth form...