Parents of Year 11DC support thread. The final term.

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Eep.

Good luck to everyone. My ds starts tomorrow. Double and triple checked that he didn't have an exam today!

Ds still has a couple of football matches which I feel a little nervous about, until they are over. Also, heard on the news that a sickness bug is going around the county I live in. It mainly affects under 5 years old, but you never know,if this year is different!

Ds had his last day at school on Friday, and seem to switch off a little. Cooked his favourite tea to celebrate (burgers and chips). Today he seems to have spent equal amount of time on biology and an aircraft landing computer game,

I was away over the weekend. Ds is someone who can't do a late night, so was slightly annoyed when I heard that he went to bed late on Saturday. 9pm bedtimes from now on!

Good luck to those who are taking exams today, and associated parents!

Not sure either what has happened to Dream, although it looks like her posts were withdrawn at her own request? Perhaps she was outed? Hope they are all okay anyway.

Still 2 weeks to go before DS starts his exams, but it seems ever closer.

Spent hours at weekend doing final revision timetable/calendar showing exams/compulsory revision sessions, and putting in subject revision. DS happy with it, and feels he should be ok with the number of sessions he has left to do for each subject. He's still fairly chilled (not starting til 17th). He is excited about getting prom suit in half term! :) Hope all those who have already started have found it OK!

Just waiting for her to call for a life

Just picked her up. She said it went "really really well"

DD has rang exam was fine! How did everyone else find CIE English language

DD (Y10) has just brought the science revision guides I bought via school for DS months ago home for him.... after months of me asking him to do so

DD has her drama practical in 3 minutes , had no idea I would be so nervous ! Good Luck / break a leg to everyone .

DD has said her igcse exam is trending on Twitter not many seemed to like the exam...DD didn't mind it

don't say that, I have not heard how it went yet

I hope it went well ellaballoo.

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DD said it went fine barring question 2 which didn't have much to analyse

One relieved household here - it went fine. Apparently 'bit of cloth' is not a powerful phrase thank you very much twitter.

Hope all went well for those with exams today. Two weeks today and it will all have started here. DS2 has recarpeted his room with paper. I'm sure it means something to him

Did preferred it to the Y6 SATS exam on caves and caving yes she bears grudges for years.
She finished and didn't run out of the exam room screaming so that's a positive!

I'd forgotten about that Mysillydog!

Hope today's iGCSE papers went well for those who had them.

The CIE Biology iGCSE has a new syllabus, so there is only one sample available for each paper. DS1 spent part of the bank holiday yesterday doing the sample paper for tomorrow's ATP exam, then diligently going through the mark scheme.

This morning he decided to go into school for 9am for an optional hour-long revision session on the Biology ATP exam. Guess what they spent the hour doing?

My ds has biology tomorrow tomorrow. He's been printing of stuff as well. not sure how much revision he's done, but he has landed a few planes on a computer programme.

oh no TheSecond!

Good luck to them tomorrow!!

Spanish oral went better than expected, English was just OK - it's not one of his strong subjects and he's predicted a b, so fingers crossed he's managed a C, next English language paper is Friday!

Well DSD seems to have made it in to school with no issues (sore wrist/cold/vague sickness not materialised) and says the exam was "easy" So that's good. She had biology tomorrow too, but says it's the easy alternative to practical one that doesn't really require a lot of knowledge. Hoping she's right on that.

Wow, it all suddenly feels very real!

We were away for the weekend at Dance competitions, so just caught up.

Well done to all dc who have had exams today (and to you all for keeping so calm! )

I hope Dream and her DD are ok

2 weeks to go here. Loving the exam breakfast idea, and the teeny gift after each exam.
I've made DD an 'exam basket' full of stationary, snacks etc which we'll give to her soon. Her birthday is next week but don't think she'd appreciate it so much as a birthday present! So will probably save it til just before 1st exam.

Good luck to those with exams tomorrow.

the second of her name - good luck to your DS for Biology today :)
My ds also taking this one.

Good luck.

Good luck to the biology people today!

Apparently twitter are still chuntering on about the english igcse. I feel it is going to continue to be a source of comfort/amusement/righteous indignation as we go through these next few weeks.