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Gcse 2018 (10) The one with half term

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Stickerrocks · 26/05/2018 22:34

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/secondary/3256691-GCSEs-2018-9-Will-we-get-to-half-term-for-never-was-a-story-of-more-woe-than-this-of-Juliet-and-who-is-Banquo

Oops. Can't remember how to link nicely, so this will have to do.

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Sostenueto · 31/05/2018 23:53

Anyway off to bed with a hungry pup who point blank won't eat her food but will eat anything I have or anything she finds in garden! Well young madam you eat what I put in front if you or go hungry! At £2.00 a tin ( she won't eat dry food) and 2 tins a day I can't afford to keep chucking away her food! I ain't gonna pander to her! ( told you I was an ogre!) P.s I did give her a little bit of chicken, just a couple of mouthfuls mind cos I felt sorry for her on top of her food hoping she would then eat her food but no! Stubborn young lady picked out chicken and left her food!Angry. Nite nite you lovely peeps!Flowers

Sostenueto · 31/05/2018 23:36

End if year 7 they had proper exams to determine what sets they went into. Up until then all did same work. Then in year 8 onwards tests etc to see if you stay in those sets. There was movement both up and down within the sets. I remember one parent used to do dcs homework for her. When her homework was getting great grades even though her tests were not they decided to give the DC a chance in case tests, exams caused her grades to drop through stress. She was put in top sets but she just could not cope at all and ended up exasperating not only the teachers but other pupils with her constant ' please Sir/Miss I don't understand' which meant the whole class having to go over stuff they already knew constantly! The DC lasted 3 months in top sets and was put down to third sets where apparently she is doing ok. So you can see from schools point if view what they have constant tests. Also there are a few who were in lower sets now in top sets as their confidence and knowledge expanded. It works both ways as children develop at different speeds.

Sostenueto · 31/05/2018 23:26

ksb 76 that's all they do at dgds school is test after test, assessment after assessment, end of year exams and piles of homework! She was still getting homework for physics when exams commenced!

Sostenueto · 31/05/2018 23:23

stickerGrin

ksb76 · 31/05/2018 23:15

@bombula - thanks for asking the question... I have a Yr 9 and following this thread has meant that I am trying to be armed and ready (hopefully) with all the great tips - Tassomai / Mr Bruff / Mr Corbett Maths etc. and tips from teachers like noblegiraffe and Loose.

Definitely helps when my school doesn't do end of year assessments in years 7-9 so that the kids have no chance to practice revision techniques. (Don't get me started on that one!)

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Stickerrocks · 31/05/2018 23:10

You see I'm paid to give clients options, giving them the chance to save money & eat more cheese or splurge with 15 extra sandwiches! That advice can be worth several £100 per hour!

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Sostenueto · 31/05/2018 23:09

cherrybunFlowers for coming second. stickerGrin

Sostenueto · 31/05/2018 23:07

Cross posted stickerocks but I give you StarStars for tenacity and eventual right answer despite my cockup!

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Stickerrocks · 31/05/2018 23:07

Ok! I got there first Sost complete with my brief explanation of how I arrived at the figure for 105 sandwiches with 10 spare slices of cheese rather than 120 with no leftovers.

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Stickerrocks · 31/05/2018 23:06

Vegan? Where's the pleasure in an aubergine when there is cheese to be consumed!

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Sostenueto · 31/05/2018 23:05

I'll put you out of your miseries! I put this

15×8 packs of rolls @£1.88 per pack=15.04
20×12 packs of cheese slices@£2.15 =£25.80 so total if money spent is £40.84

Dgd said right answer but wrong workings out! Something about having to work by ratios not multiplying?ConfusedHmm and I wouldn't get marks for working out.

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Stickerrocks · 31/05/2018 23:03

Aha. The bit not mentioned was that there couldn't be any leftovers, which my initial answer gave (10 spare slices of cheese). So let's try 8£1.88 + 12£2.15 giving £40.84

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Sostenueto · 31/05/2018 22:57

Sorry cherrybun its wrong! But thanks for trying!

Sostenueto · 31/05/2018 22:56

Its question on last years math paper2.

Cherryburn · 31/05/2018 22:55

Oh, just seen your update! That's wrong then...!!

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Stickerrocks · 31/05/2018 22:53

To borrow? Tomorrow

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123fushia · 31/05/2018 22:53

Half term here and half way through GCSEs for DD. She has decided this week to become a vegan! I’ve been keeping her well fed and healthy in between (short) bursts of revision. Got 30 reports here to write, as well as revision support, and now I am trying to find 100 ways to make decent meals with veg. Roll on 15th June (when she will probably have had enough of being vegan.)

Cherryburn · 31/05/2018 22:53

£26.06??!!

Sostenueto · 31/05/2018 22:53

Wrong stickerocks! Sorry! Read next post as I forgot to say you have to have twice as many cheese ices than rolls (2:1)

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Stickerrocks · 31/05/2018 22:53

Lots of little girlies went out & bought cheap SIM cards. Apparently they are having two sales to borrow, one for O2 customers and one for the masses. £220 VIP dropping to £62.50 if you wish to hang off the roof!

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Sostenueto · 31/05/2018 22:51
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Sostenueto · 31/05/2018 22:51

Dd will be waiting with finger on button 9 am tomorrow morning stickerocks there are no presale tickets BTS has vanned use if O2 app saying its unfair ( which it ,is)

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Stickerrocks · 31/05/2018 22:51

7£1.88 and 11£2.15 = (doing this in my head) £36.81 . Who are you catering for?

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Sostenueto · 31/05/2018 22:48

Tick tock, tick tock. ( and its at the beginning of the paper!)

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Stickerrocks · 31/05/2018 22:47

Dont how did the prom suit trip go yesterday?

Somebody was also trying to get BTS tickets...update tomorrow.

Slightly concerned that DD has concentrated on maths, history & geography this week and ignored Spanish & sciences. She says she will crack on with these over the weekend, but she has a tennis match and is bound to want to revisit history as well.

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