Year 11 GCSE support thread 5 - finishing off the exams

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Only another week to go for DD, but I know some of you have two weeks.

LineRunner, ds definitely has the 2 hour calculator paper on Friday morning.

That's the one, bebumba, thanks for confirming.

So, History tomorrow morning. I feel quite weary. Must be the conversation I just had with DS about Gerald Ford!

Horse, I work for the University of Manchester so I'm a little biased! Unlikely he will choose it though because of the connection, but it will give him an idea of what a city centre university is like and he can ask questions about what work experience they are after, what A levels they look for and how to go about writing a personal statement (he is interested in doing a business degree).

Good luck tomorrow to all those still slogging on.

Sorry to hear about the horrible Further Maths exam. Thank goodness my dd's school chose Advanced Maths (which I guess must be easier than FM). I get confused about these in between Maths exams.

Good luck for tomorrow.

i have strict instructions not to wake DS up at all tomorrow. fortunately he's in the attic so won't hear normal day to day noise anyway.

(attic is a bedroom. i don't just shut him away up there).

poppy!

Littleham DS did both Advanced and Further Maths this year! (& did his iGCSE last year). He's a glutton for punishment.

Bearleigh - dies he like maths ?

Last exam for Dd today (surgery history). She's all conflicted: part of her all at sea, feeling 'I God I'm actually leaving school and will be a grown up', part of her excited about the freedom. Unsettled bit not helped by DH reminding her that her shiny new NI number means that she actually will have to pay NI when she works .....(ellipses, sorry).

Her dad also 'for the last time' told her to get to bed as she has school tmorrow. .

Anyone else's DC a bit unsettled by the end of it all? Think I am as I woke up at 4am (why isn't there a tired emoticon, it would be the most used one ever in Mn?)

Good luck to Everyone finishing off today.

Good luck to the Historians today .

Ashbeee, I think DD is quite unsettled now she is finished and still been maintaining her exam routine to some extent. She's not feeling brilliant which doesn't help. Has hot plans to go to the Beach later in thd week which I hope will help her switch to summer mode.

Last exam, last exam, last exam Can't believe we are finally here!

Don't know if I will see DD after as apparently they are all meeting up for high jinks and then off to a friends and I won't be in till later.

Fancy a beach trip myself, SugarPlum!

I smell FREEEEEDOM!!!

Oh yes, finally it's here; the last GCSE - History (surgery).

DS has been a star, he's worked hard so I hope he gets some good grades to reward him. We're off out for lunch after his exam then his time's his own!! Got my camera primed for his last school day photo (even though he's hopefully going to 6th form in same school!)

Good Luck to everyone still doing exams, it will soon be over

Good luck to those finishing today - such a long haul, but they are (almost) there.

Good luck to all those doing exams today.

Hope today goes well and that finishers enjoy their last day (the after exam bit).

History (USA) today. Then a short break till Further Bloody Maths again on Friday. Then fin.

Today History will become History, then just two more (sob)

Nothing here today. Good luck to everyone who has exams today. DS's worst day is tomorrow chemistry and graphics. Chemistry is his worst science so he's off to school for revision this morning.

To those who are free enjoy

Good luck for today and whoop do doop for those finishing

Ds has history and then two more to go so we'll be a little late to the party.

DD has her last exam today. Hoorah!

DS still in bed but no doubt will be jolly pleased for his sister.

History today. Had a bit of drama yesterday evening when DS realised he hadn't looked at 1/2 the stuff. Some mad revision, but then a text this morning saying that what he'd looked at isn't in the exam today.

I am hoping this means he has looked at what's in it.

Penultimate one today. It seems to have gone on for SO LONG!

DS is up and predictably annoyed by his sister's ensuing freedom. I'm hoping a bacon sandwich will soften the blow.

Further Maths sounds grim. Fingers crossed for all DCs sitting that and to all parents dealing with said teens.

Just graphics tomorrow and then we're done. It is the subject that DD really wants to do at A level and pursue as a career - so no pressure there then

Good luck to those still doing exams. one of the twins is going to the history AS induction today and his twin is not. I don't know what the teacher is going to make of that. (They are both going to do A level history).

Keep going everyone, nearly there.

Good luck for those exams everyone.

My dd is still totally exhausted. She is usually full of energy but has pretty much collapsed in a heap since the exams finished.