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Anyone else have children sitting GCSE's this summer?

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Milliways · 01/01/2007 15:20

Juat thought it might be nice to have a small parental support group!

Coping with Teenagers going through Revision / Mocks / STress etc

DD had her mocks before Christmas, can't believe this is the last term that she will HAVE to go to school!!!

Anypone else out there?

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Milliways · 23/08/2007 10:33

Wow!!!! (VERY prud Mum emoticon)

Maths A*
English A*
Literature A*
Biology A*
Physics A*
Chemistry A*
RE A*
French A*
German A*
History A*
Geography A*

and breathe......

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mumof3teens · 23/08/2007 10:11

Really nervous now - DS2 went off at 10am for results eeeeeeeeeeekkkkkkkkk!!

Lilymaid · 22/08/2007 18:06

I'm feeling worried for DS - hope that he feels that he has done as well as he can compared with others in his year. But it will be worse in 2 years time for the A2 results!

mumof3teens · 22/08/2007 17:08

Yes, feel really nervous now. Good luck to all waiting for results.

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Milliways · 22/08/2007 16:28

(Biting fingernails emoticon)

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Lilymaid · 01/07/2007 21:22

Yes, all done too. Leavers Ball and tutor group punting session went without incident. DS has DoE expedition then a rugby club tour coming up. Stress can build up again from 20th August when we get back from our hols.

chestnutty · 30/06/2007 21:26

All done! prom done dd in Spain with mates

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Milliways · 19/06/2007 21:58

Last Exam Tomorrow!

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mumof3teens · 09/06/2007 19:50

Only 4 more papers to go - yippee! Off to pick DS1 up from uni tomorrow, so full house again. Can't wait for Fri at 11am - no more GCSEs for 2 years (DS3)

Lilymaid · 08/06/2007 15:17

Right, at 15.15 Friday DS finished his last paper (history) for this week. Just next week to look forward to! DS is not commenting much about his experiences though he isn't is despair.

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Milliways · 07/06/2007 17:58

She has them every day this week & next week, and then a final one the following Wed.

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chestnutty · 04/06/2007 19:24

DD has only 7 more papers to go!
19 is a lot, Milliways!
When is the last one?

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Milliways · 04/06/2007 16:49

Maths & German today. Only 19 more papers to go!

Roll on the end!

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Lilymaid · 30/05/2007 11:39

My DS has so far got up, had breakfast, watched Sky Sport News and is also in the shower! Oh well, plenty more hours left today.

chestnutty · 30/05/2007 11:31

Btw can we all have a reunion on 23rd August to see how they all got on?
See if the nagging and worrying on our parts paid off

chestnutty · 30/05/2007 11:27

Thanks. I'll tell her when she is out of the shower!

Lilymaid · 30/05/2007 11:18

She needs to do rather more revision than that - past papers (especially for science and maths) as well as learning of facts.
DS has maths, double science, history, geography, English (already done the literature part) and French still to do.

chestnutty · 30/05/2007 11:10

Most od dds exams are in the next 2 weeks after half term.
I am being unreesonable to expect her to do more than 2 hours of revision a day.
I don't think so.

Lilymaid · 17/05/2007 11:45

DS had leaver's assembly etc last week and this week revision classes are voluntary. He has gone to them all and got lots of useful revision notes as well as doing practice questions. Less than one third of the year have been at school at any point. This is an advantage to DS but must be a disadvantage to those who didn't bother to attend.

chestnutty · 16/05/2007 21:34

dd had leavers assembly this morning and only attends school for exams now.
She's fine with it but I find it quite scary. End of her school days!

scienceteacher · 14/05/2007 13:58

My DS1 is taking French, RS and Science this year

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Milliways · 13/05/2007 20:43

LAnguages are her best subject, although she does sometimes find it confusing. Her big thing now is whether to do both at A or at least AS level!

Nerves had hit home now.

GOOD LUCK to everyone next week.

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mumof3teens · 11/05/2007 09:21

Milliways - how has your DD found doing both French & German? My DS3 is still trying to decide between French & German & German & Music at GCSE. He's pretty good at languages but also Music (although he does gradings in Piano & Clarinet anyway). Spanish oral seemed to go well. As you say, only 3 exams next week then it really steps up. DS3 has had SATS exams all this week. Be REALLY glad on 15th June (last GCSE) then just the results to "look forward" to!

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Milliways · 10/05/2007 19:41

DD has had French & German Orals, first written paper Monday 14th. She only has a few papers before half-term, then almost 2 a day for 2 weeks!

Roll on July!

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mumof3teens · 10/05/2007 15:54

Well - they have started now! Spanish oral today - just waiting for him to come home and tell me how it went! He has been reciting the whole thing for the last 2 weeks - it will seem strange not hearing it all the time.