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

[OhYouBadBadKitten]

Eep.

He may get severe withdrawal symptoms! Perhaps a big item of gaming carrot for the end of the exams will help ease his pain...

Blimey Blue, that's HUGE, DS would never allow such a thing to happen, fair play to yours for volunteering it. I agree, at this age, confiscation seems wrong, it has to come from them.

Good luck Geography folk.

Sounds like a perfect reward Blue - fully endorse that!

DS1 has done FOUR Chemistry ATP past papers today (I did say he was an all or nothing student).

He says that 'white precipitate' is usually one of the answers, but he still needs to work out which question to use it for.

The second - agree with your son, white precipitate is always one of the answers!

DS says Geography paper 4 was fine today. Next week is not too stressful - Chemistry ATP and Physics ATP.

Hope all those with hayfever are not suffering too much. Remember that well from my O level days and lovely sneezing fits. I moved to China 8 years ago and hayfever has not bothered me here (probably due to the awful pollution) but moving is quite a radical solution to the problem. :)

Yay DS is home for the weekend, he has 2 history exams next week, I'm just trying to work out how much revision he should do.

It would be nice to get out on Sunday for a bike ride, so I'm thinking of 3 hours a day. With reading his history text book in bed!

He also needs to go shopping for shorts.....

First exam is Monday and it's not sources

Dd has announced she is going to be a SAHM as she is going to fail all her GCSEs. Don't get me started.

exit. Sounds a good opportunity to reinforce that yes she's right and her life will go on and have lots of good things in it regardless of GCSE results.

I think schools struggle to get that message right because some kids need a good kick and threats to get them off their consoles and doing any work at all, whilst others need the pressure right off and reminding that nobody dies if they don't get straight A*s. But it's a bit easier as a parent because you know where your own child fits and what they need.

We have a desk in our hallway that ds1 has started to use for revision. He says there are no distractions.
He went into school today for a two hour revision session which went ok and was promoted in cadets this evening so is a really happy dc today.

Exit, mention that she will need to understand maths a a sahm- cooking needs weights, ratios, percentages, time etc, money has to be managed and budgets written.
I think that it's more important that they get the grades they need to let them do what they want to do next. Once they are on the next stage the results won't matter much.

No idea why she is wobbling now.

And nothing wrong with being a SAHM

Exit. I agree
Tell her the best actors get stage fright before they go on. This is exam f

What the he'll happened there?

This is exam fright. The nerves are because she wants to do her best.

DD is revising some geography and R.S and loves the new dog! It's very timid and has snapped at several people just think it's settling in and getting used to everything

F&h post in the dog house. There are some really knowledgeable people who may be able to help with settling in advice.
We took our dog to puppy training classes when he was first with us and that helped a bit. He is rescue though with his own issues and I have had some good advice from there.
Does he have his own space that no one is allowed to disturb him in?

He's rescue too little we have one dog already yes has own space he's being much better today hasn't snapped at people

That's good. It's hard settling them in isn't it. I remember taking our dog on holiday a month after we brought him home. He was so stressed in the car he was very ill (I won't describe it). We hadn't considered that four weeks prior to coming to us at 16wks old he had been moved to a foster home, four weeks prior to that he was in the rescue. He must have been terrified. He loves the car now though.
Our house is far to calm and quiet right now! I'm making the most of it to have a cuppa.

Can we have a picture of new dog please?

Ds has football training on Wednesday for cup match next weekend. He has one exam on Thursday. Trying to,work out whether to let him do training or not.

I would let him go if he wants to. Unless it's getting home late or something. Night before isn't really the time to learn something .

I'd let him go 228 but use it as motivation to get some revision done first and then reward himself with football to unwind.

I am counting down to the end of the weekly whites wash. There are only five more weeks of washing school uniform shirts and then I'm done.

I'd let him go 228, he'll sleep better after training.

Exit, do encourage your daughter to think big. SAHM is fine, but my DD is planning to be a SAH mob wife.

I wouldn't fancy that although I suppose if you could send the blood stained clothes out to be washed it would be less work.

I can't quite believe DS2 is so near the end of his school career. No more games kits or blazers or white shirts. Kind of emotional for me, but he's not bothered. He's looking forward to college and no uniform. It will mean I'll have to buy him more clothes. Can't get away with two pairs of trousers!

It's his prom on Thursday. Weird night to have it but I guess they'll have time to discuss it on Friday before the cams start the following week.

Discovered this evening that ds hasn't done much Tassomai recently.

I think he has reached that stage where you can't do too much. Has anyone else noticed this, where they can't seem to do much?

Ds. Mentioned that in six form they wear their own pe clothes. No more washing pe kit.