Y11 2025/26 The Final Stretch

It's DDs last day at school today - emotional!!! Gone by so fast.. Feels a moment ago we were buying uniform for Y7..

Eta - I think they can go into school to study for exams if they like, or stay at home. Think DD will do a bit of both

That's hard. Hopefully your DH will do a great job and so will her teachers. I'm supposed to be in London, Beijing and Warsaw but told work I'm not going anywhere until July. DS can't be relied upon to get to school on time for the exams, let alone the pre-exam hot tips sessions, and I'm better than DH (not his dad) at getting him up and out of the house. Guilt trips R Us at the moment!

Staple breakfast here is smoothie and bananas as child doesn’t really do breakfast

I just googled and found something I could print out.

Has anyone found a good calander planner.
With two doing exams, clubs struggling to keep track. Got on phone and diary but prefer something I can see the whole month and cross out.

Well done to all who survived Art.

Also another mum who feels guilty DS I dropped off for every exam as had flexible work hours. Did breakfast poached eggs, scrambled eggs pancakes and the classic bacon and eggs now I start at 8am so leave 7.30 no time for cooked breakfasts for DD. DH just says they are old enough and capable to do own breakfast.
DD got her leavers hoodie today also email about study leave and more revision sessions.
DD NEA got picked to be moderated other child winged again and now has full marks DD said teacher was panicking he had marked to well even asked DD her opinion the other day 😱. Today he seemed happy DDs NEA was picked!

Boiled eggs a before school staple here already - sadly he doesn’t really like porridge.
But I need a good lunchtime thing for between exams on days he has two exams/before afternoon exams. I’m not very good at flapjack, mine tends to go all crumbly (tastes nice but not great for packed lunches).
He wants rewarding with macarons but don’t think they would be at all good for energy levels!
Anyone got any ideas?

I am excited that our thread now has a food aspect, although it’s making me hungry. 😋 Flapjacks, sausage rolls, porridge and fish fingers so far. Keep them coming.

we have chickens so a ready supply of eggs, so will try and get the DTs to have scrambled eggs as they enjoy them but normally have as a snack after school rather than breakfast

all started by the BBC article www.bbc.co.uk/food/articles/c937eg0ze3ko

I’m also a teacher but in the same school (I teach infants though, it’s a through school) so dd will come with me every morning as she does every day anyway. I’m grateful to be able to give a hug as she gets out the car. She’ll have to get herself back home after morning exams though.

I was on a school trip to France for one week
of my DS1’s GCSEs! I felt bad but it had to be done. What you are doing to support other YP, others will do to support yours.

I’m feeling a bit shit that I won’t be there in the mornings of DD’s exams - not flexible as I’m a teacher - made worse by the fact I’ll be leaving to go and support other kids with their exams 😢 Mum guilt never lets up, I guess. My DH will be at home most days, but I’m the main GCSE supporter for dd so it sucks a bit. Oh well.

First exam tomorrow so we are having fish fingers for tea 👍 hopefully that will counter act the fact that DS is revising Biology (his favourite subject) rather than IT which is actually what the exam is for tomorrow 🙈

This is an interesting one DS2 never eats breakfast - so despite my reservations I wasn’t planning on trying to change that - but I will pick him up straight afterwards complete with flapjacks ( I’m also a hider of nutritional things - milled seeds in this case)

There is a group of parents on our street that share lifts on exam days, we did it for mocks, so DD will get driven to school for exams. This is because they get a public bus to school and it’s so unreliable due to road works in our city. This is a massive bonus when missing ‘morning motivation’ (assembly on old money) but less so when missing an exam!

They also have some breakfast revision sessions so on the days they do maths they go in early and get breakfast and a last minute revision sessions.

Thanks!

I usually baste the pastry (on the inside) with apple sauce but I saw on MN someone grates apple direct into the sausage mixture. i tried it and it keeps is really moist.

@3GoldenLamps those home made veg heavy sausage rolls sound ace!

Ive just gone to pick DS up again. He's shaky but also has a temperature. So that is a worry.

Hes got geography and drama next week. One of his peers ended up in hospital this week with severe stomach pains that they decided in the end is anxiety.

Diet- DS has autism and issues around food so I am planning to concentrate on getting calories, carbs and protein in with hopefully the odd nutrient also. So I'm planning on making sausage rolls for him for breakfast which I will grate onion, apple and peeled courgette into (if he sees the green skin he won't eat it). Not ideal, but the best I can manage I think. He also uses adhd medication that affects his appetite so hoping to front load in the morning before he loses the ability to eat.

I am loving the practical tips on diet. I have laid out to DD never go into an exam hungry as the basic line. I will be giving lifts to school where I can on exam days. Also if she gets tired she can take the day off as we have no study leave here.

@Lemonthyme maybe just reference him not you in terms of needing to get to the exam. Just thinking about your other thread. 💐

I can't afford to turn down work in my business and I'm worried about my OH making sure he's up in time on days I'm not here but I'll be sitting him down putting the fear of God into him that he cannot let me down on this.

I've put off a few work trips so I can be at home to make sure DS gets to school in good time for his exams, so I can do a porridge service.

Well done to everyone who's finished Art portfolios and language speaking exams. I think there are still a few going on as my younger DC has had a few clubs cancelled due to rooms being used.

We've also started looking at university open days. DS is adamant that he's only applying to Cambridge and if he doesn't get in then he'll get a job in retail so I'm hoping to broaden his horizons somewhat.

fishfingers shopping it is then folks 😂
www.bbc.co.uk/food/articles/c937eg0ze3ko

Oh yes I wouldn't have expected them to, just noted that Shesrunningoutthedoor DC had a suggestion today from their teacher.