Year 10 2024/2025 - come and join!

I think we might have the same DS @RealHousewivesOfTaunton

DS and I survived parents evening last night. His predicted grades are all 7-8 so that's good. As expected, the general feedback was "stop messing around and do your homework and you can get a 9". He now has a homework and revision timetable and a permanent scowl.

That is a long time @Stowickthevast. I'm looking forward to Thursday. I know the school would be in touch if there were concerns but I also want to be assured that he's not coasting.

We only get a parents' evening in the summer term this year! It feels a bit long as the Y9 one was the autumn term so we'll have over 4 terms with no teacher interaction. I guess if there was something of concern, they'd be in touch.

Parents evening was this week, annoyingly only able to get 4 appointments, there’s only 28 in his year, I didn’t think I’d need to be on the booking site the minute it opened!

Common theme of not really working hard enough, often late, often off task. We’ve had words and asked his tutor to put him on report as last year that improved his attitude. He makes it so much harder than it needs to be and he’s not clever enough to pass without working hard!

DDs termly report was good - expected grades of 8s and two 7s (maths, latin). She was a bit annoyed she didn't get 9s for biology and physics as she did get 9s in the tests but I've said it's better to have something to aim for. Still persuading her to go to the maths club after all the pleading to get a tutor, she now "doesn't have anything she needs help with" 🙄
Have booked Macbeth at The Globe at Easter which went on sale today.

@36and3 he will probably do science/geography/maths at A level as he plans to study Environmental Science at university with a view to working in Conservation. He does come up with the occasional curveball off music production but I think that will end up being more of a hobby.

Everyone seems to be doing well. Long may that continue! DS managed to stay awake through Simon Reeve at the theatre this weekend and came home quite inspired, which will hopefully give him some motivation in geography. We have parents evening later this month so I'll find out how he's doing. No detentions for a week 💫

This looks like a useful thread. DD is y10 and seems to be going well - options are Sociology, Art, Geography, and then triple science, English and Maths. Good test results for Geography, she really struggled to decide between History and Geography but went with Sociology instead of doing both.
Gave up her sport at half term which was sad but also a relief. She is now just going to the gym and swimming which has taken the pressure off as training and matches all weekend (and travelling!) were just feeling too much. Good decision as I can see that has lightened the load and she is happier.
Interested to see how much time y10s are spending on homework and revision.
We are also going to see A Christmas Carol next month which should be good and useful!

That sounds good @36and3. DD has done A Christmas Carol in y7 this last term, as did DS when he was there. It's one of my absolute favourites so I'm a bit sad they don't do it for GCSE!

DS has given up his martial arts, which was a huge commitment because he just couldn't focus on it. He's joined the local gym so is going there and swimming instead. It's way more flexible so fits around everything else much better. He has been invited to a programme with our local Sixth Form College, aimed at giving 'high flyers' 🙄 a taste of A levels and university, which starts this week.

DS had history, Spanish and computer science to revise over half term for tests first week back. He didn’t seem to do very much but he’s got 92% in computer science and 95% in Spanish which he says is on track for grade 9, so maybe he was actually doing some work in between Roblox 🤪 He’s started his drama coursework too. We don’t have parents evening until march which seems very late in the year but usually get a termly grades report so we’ll see what that says. His maths and science are usually good but I have no idea how he’s getting on with English which was a bit more hit and miss in previous years 😬

We sat down in half term and made a list of potential work experience places as well and done a template email to send. He’s had his first rejection email the other day so onto the next one!!

He’s going on a trip to the NEC on Tuesday as well to a sort of post-16 pathways exhibition which sounds interesting, info about apprenticeships, colleges, different careers, etc.

Sorry about your FIL @UncomfortableSilence
Here have had to have stern conversations with DS1 after we got his maths assessment back (17%!). After he did it he said it went fine (he has admitted he lied about this). He says he just freaked a bit and his brain froze. Any tips for DC getting over this? I’ve gone over it with him and while it was on an area he finds tricky he could do 75% of it then.
science tests next week - some productive revision done under protest, now I just have to hope they go better 🤞.
Good luck to anyone else’s DC with tests next week.

Thank you.

MrsMcNally-That's lovely with your girls, there's 5 years between mine and I see glimmers now they are older that show they do really like each other

DD is currently in her room doing Chemistry homework that apparently she didn't know she had and that no one in the class has managed to do as it's so hard so she's trying to teach herself it.

Preparing for another long term ahead, happy to get back to work and routine though.

Sorry for your loss @UncomfortableSilence
DD's sister is coming home for reading week. I just found out that they message each other every day and DD sends photos of the cats. They aren't openly affectionate with other when together so this has cheered me up.

Quiet half term. No work has been done, although I can see she has got some books out today.

Sorry for your loss @UncomfortableSilence so tough on everyone.

Long awaited half term here too, from us both Having a very quiet week as FIL sadly passed away last week so lots for DH and I to do, DD struggles a bit with her emotions in that's she's very closed and doesn't particularly like to talk about things like this although she's a big talker in other ways so will keep an eye on here. Her Head of Year is lovely and has had a quiet word if she needs anything.

DD seems happy, she's working hard and got great results so far. First report will be before Christmas. Her time this week is being mainly taken up with Art Maths and Computer Science seem to be her favourite lessons.

Hope everyone's DCs are having well deserved breaks.

DS has surprised me this half term. He's racked up a handful of detentions for not doing homework 🙄 but has been revising on his own initiative and making his own flash cards. I don't get any of his marks until parents evening in November but hopefully he's doing ok.

Half term here too, this one has felt never ending! He had two 'surprise' key pieces yesterday. I pointed out that, if he'd been revising as he went, it wouldn't have been as much of a suprise.

Half term here. Hope all going well with you guys. Here it’s been a bit rocky. DS1 had a maths test that he totally bombed despite doing (a bit of) work for and has had a bunch of assessed work in school that has made him quite stressed. DH and I disagree on how to handle it and had a row about it last night. Have science revision to do over half term which will not go down well either…
How is everyone else doing?

Another one with not much homework here. It seems bizarrely quiet on that front.