Year 11 GCSE thread continued!

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We seem to have reached the limit on the other one!

OCR double chemistry was 'good' not that it contained much science. She wasn't sure what the point of the question that gave all the answers on Pg. 2 was. (About copper mines).

But DD is in the wrong science set so it's all a bit of a farce.

RE philosophy tomorrow, then physics, maths and End!!!!!!

nostress that's exactly how my ds put it. Thanks for the support MrsMaturin, Coconutty and everyone on here! Fingers crossed for them all that it all works out in the end.

Physics today. A big pile of poo, opined Dd. Oh.

DD has RS (Mark's Gospel) tomorrow.

DS1 thought OCR Chemistry went well today. He said some of the questions were quite hard but he thinks he did well on them. Better than last weeks Biology which was his worst exam to date.

He's got Physics on Thurs then all three sciences and 2 further maths GCSE exams next week and the following Monday. Doesn't finish until the 23rd!

Today he had Chemistry (iEdexcel) and said it was really hard with some impossible questions that he couldn't do. (not surprised after the attitude of not needing to do any revision) Flipping grim mood to deal with. Physics on Thursday.

Yes - the copper mines question was peculiar.
All the information given in the question paper .
I always worry in case the point has been missed somewhere...

Additional OCR here which ds said was the worst of the sciences so far, took him too long to figure out the language in each question.

Leeds2 - DD's chemistry was the AQA Gcse.

Question language is a problem.

DD says they have had whole lessons on the difference between 'describe' and ''explain'

Media Studies today and the only one he has a hope of getting an A/A* in. This is his favourite and best subject and what he wants to do. I know it's a subject much disparaged by many but I think it's really interesting and an extension of English in many ways.

Here's hoping for nice questions for him.

DD wants to do something biology based so fingers crossed for science/maths and art here.

Arts nothing to do with career plans, it's just she's doing art not maths A level due to "a need to stay sane"

She says that there is only so much learning and facts her brain can take before it has to do something else!

Philosophy here today .

Good for her Nocomet. She does seem to have her head screwed on. It's so important to do something you really enjoy doing as an alternative.

RS here. Good luck all.

Philosophy here too this afternoon although the revision just seems to be tomorrow's last science paper, can sense a major panic but I'm keeping quiet lest he explodes.

Head of Maths sent home a long table yesterday with a prediction for Fridays paper (edexcel) from the mathswatch people. Not sure how much to trust it despite the obvious caveat, the letter claims they are usually right. Anyone else ever had something similar through?

Dropping off all the uniform today for the second hand shop (lest the colours tie and the school scarf) quite emotional cutting out all the cash nametapes. Found tons of sports socks, where were they all when they were needed?

DS school uniform will be only fit for the bin I suspect. All his shirts have got paint on them somewhere and he sucks the necks of his jumpers when I am not looking. P E kit will be ok though as he hasn't been able to do that this year due to his back.

R.E. philosophy here too this afternoon, and yet equally we are revising for physics tomorrow. The end is in sight. Really proud of whatever he does as he has had to cope with me having major surgery in the middle of it all, and finally learning how to make his mum a decent cup of tea

DD1 has always had her head screwed on.

Trouble is it took untill she was 14 for her to control the dizzy, socially inept, dyslexic outer layer the world sees. Also it took until late in Y9 for her peers to grow up enough to accept her quirks and all.

Her younger, sociable, more obviously academic younger sister is actually far less confident and far more likely to get stressed by exams and panic.

mary I remember you saying you had to go into hospital, I hope your recovering well.

Tea is going to be a problem when DD1 leaves home, DD2 doesn't like it (and she's not one to do favours unless she gets a share).

DS1 has 2 younger siblings so uniform will be 'recycled' here.

Lots of Italian revision today, but we have just nipped out to try and find black shoes for Prom.

Turns out everyone is size 11 and has been buying black shoes. Managed to find some that 'will do' if we don't find anything else.

Recovering slowly but surely Nocomet thank you . Hoovering and dusting are on his agenda for next week. Well I've got to fill his time up with something . Thinking about an ironing lesson maybe the week after .

Just back from school and passed ds's mates walking into town, laughing and swaggering around which made me hopeful philosophy had been a good one. Then got to school and no sign of ds which made me think perhaps it wasn't so good because he must be using every second of his extra time.

Ds eventually appeared, threw himself in the car and said "Thank God its done, can we just go home please?" Says the second half was tougher than the first (his mates only did the first hour for the short course hence the happy smiley faces) and the whole of the second half was "waffling" what he called "common sense stuff" because he didn't know what else to put.

marymoocow - please wave your wand over my son. Can't imagine his face if I suggested these whenever he needs a 'break' from revision. Mind you if he cleaned during all his breaks, the house would be sparkling.