Gcse 2018 (10) The one with half term

German is on Monday at 9.00 and Thursday at 9.00. I think they are worth 75% but I'm not sure how the marks split across the two papers.

Yes I think an hour or two during half term would be a good idea. I'll suggest it. Not sure I'll persuade her though!

DD has an exam on 19th in last week. I took the decision to arrange a theatre trip with her friends on 15th with a stay over in London so they can have a mini celebration (they finish Physics at 10 am on 15th)...then she can revise on Sunday/Monday for DT exam (40%) - its a good subject for DD. All the friendship group is going out for a meal on 19th when DD finishes final exam which I thought was nice.

I'm here! Having a mini break up North and have left DS1 home alone with DDog. He's very happy with the arrangement though various friends have suggested we may return to chaos. DGPs are nearby though so will be 'popping' in.

@KingscoteStaff I don't have those links but will happily share with DS1 if others do.

thisagain DS is doing that too. Unfortunately, it could be anything from the second half of the curriculum. If you haven't seen it already, you can good the specification and it tells you which topics go with which paper.

Which day is the German exam, Bishop and what percentage?

If you know all the friends might be partying on Fri 15th then it seems reasonable to let your DD go too - but if the German is 9.15am on the Monday she'll need to take it easy...

DD only has Dance in the final week and it is only 40% of the overall having already done 60% practical. She is quite relaxed about it but still doing past papers. Think I'd try not to leave all German to the last week but certainly put it a bit to the back. There's nothing like the stress of a forthcoming exam to get them to focus, even if she's a bit tired by then.

Does anyone have predictions for the EdExcel GCSE Biology (triple) and not the iGCSE? Thanks for the onmaths one too because I think DD is needing all the help she can get to bring up the first paper!

Thanks for the new thread. Dd is having a proper day off today. She hasn't done any revision since Friday morning but has had other commitments e.g. 6 hour shift in local cafe yesterday and medical appointments on Friday. Today she plans to stay in bed and catch up on marvel tv shows until 5.00 when we are going to see Ed Sheeran.

She's just over half way through now but with the worst one (English language) to come.

Does anyone else's dc have just German in the final week? Are they leaving it to the final weekend? I'm worried dd will have run out of steam by then, especially as all her friends finish on the 15th, but it will be hard to persuade her to do much this far in advance. She is doing daily duolingo so it's not like she's completely neglecting it.

Here you go Kingscote
pmgbiology.com/2018/05/17/edexcel-igse-biology-paper-2b-2018-predictions/
Haven't come across the same for Biology or Chemistry yet sadly.
Would love the Maths topics list please!

@kingscote pmgbiology.com/2018/05/17/edexcel-igse-biology-paper-2b-2018-predictions/

Well I'm obviously as deaf as a post or nowhere near you lot as there was no storm here......one rumble is all we got and that could of been my stomach

Morning! Another lazy household here yesterday too and DD was going to town to meet some You Tuber with her mate, but he didn't come in the end so she stayed in. We have The Tall Ships in and town is chokka, especially with a certain football match last night - a sea of red. We now don't mention That Match

DD liked the English Lit exam and has now been granted study leave. School available for revision but she isn't planning on going in unless she needs to! One half term revision session for history to go to and she declared that she would do some history today. She has a concert on Wednesday to go to and that will def be a day off as make up needs to be done!!

Hope you all have a good BH weekend and a productive half term with few deals!

Yes please Kingscote..although I think they can still cover things on paper 2 that were on paper 1 - I picked up this link which may be of use to some doing other boards etc :
www.onmaths.com/mock_exams/?dashboardType=prediction&dashboardTier=higher&dashboardBoard=edexcel
I think the biology link was posted by @wonderwine.

Thanks for the new thread Stickerrocks.
DS revised yesterday as wasn't feeling well and rather than take my suggestion of do nothing he said it would be a waste as he wants a day off when he's feeling better so he can actually do something ie long bike ride plus he intends to go easy next weekend hoping to do nothing on the Sunday in readiness for the final onslaught - I'm clearly not needed!

Thanks for new thread Stickerrocks. DD spent last two days revising History ..she seems to think she's made a dent in the revision now (History teaching has obviously been good, last year stats were 80% A* think DD because have been in fairyland during lessons because she got a D in her mock). Sunday lunch with all my family today...hoping that I can get DD to do some Tassomai on the way up/down to make use of time in the car...otherwise day off today.

Thunder and lightning woke me in the night ...thankfully it passed over quickly.

Hope everyone has an enjoyable Sunday.

Morning everyone. A lovely fresh new thread to go with this fresh post-storm morning!

Can anyone ( brainmelt, cherry, hmc, sandy) direct me to that link for 'stuff that didn't come up on the first Biology paper so probably will be on the second'? And has anyone found similar for Chem and Phys?

In return, I have a list of Maths IGCSE Edexcel topics that didn't come up on the 1st paper if anyone wants it!

Thanks for the new thread Stickerrocks. I can't believe how quickly we filled the last one.
Ds was looking a lot better for a chill-out day yesterday! Not sure if he plans to revise at all today.

Found you all again. Dd2 is 14/26 so past half way. She’s been less stroppy than expected but some major stress clashes between her & dd1 (a-levels!).

Less revision heavy subjects to go now. Sciences are the major focus, plus history and German.

DS had a day off revising yesterday (actually there was none on Friday either). Not sure if I should be encouraging him to get back to it today? He's got something on tomorrow so won't be doing any then

Lovely new thread and lovely laziness for a few days - not a revision note in sight! Making inroads into all the movies that have been put on hold while 'studying'. DD can afford a few days off...

Hope everyone is enjoying the Bank Holiday weekend and hosting the visitors mmzz is not too onerous and you're getting to relax a bit, too!

Thanks for the new thread stickerrocks
Lovely relaxed day yesterday. DS disappeared out at around 11am and we didn't see him again till after the Champions League final last night. DH and I took the opportunity to visit a local hostelry and sit outside in the sunshine! Did everyone have the amazing lightning last night? It was unbelievable.
More R&R today, I think we may be descended upon by 5 or 6 of DS's friends from what he was saying last night. Back to the grind tomorrow.

Thanks for the new thread, Stickerrocks, and no worries, I was only having fun with some political puns.

The other ones, that I didn't write down were cheesier. Eg Hoping for some liberal marking.

Thanks for the new thread.

No revision today but DD has a dance competition tomorrow with lots of waiting around so shes taking Geography and English to do there. Got home too late to crimp her hair so sprayed and sent her to bed with tight French plaits and hope its kinda wavy in the morning.