Year 12 / 6th form support thread

[minesawine]

The term is about to start and I though it would be good to have a support group to help us on our 6th form journey.

May the year be drama-free and our DC's study hard and without complaint

Dd is off on a field trip tomorrow and still has loads of work to do before term starts next Thursday.

DD still has a couple of weeks and is finally chilling a bit more. Tomorrow DH is taking her to buy folders and stationery as there’s lots around in the shops at the moment.
By the way, do we need a new thread given our DC will be starting Y13 (yikes)!

DD back next Thurs. Off today for the last ever school shop! WH Smith's profits will soar this afternoon.

DD dreading/excited to go back as she knows the workload will be off the scale...😏

Lizs where's/what's the field trip for?

I have to get dd new text books but I'm leaving school supplies to her ... I just found out she managed to spend £75 in the last week on absolutely nothing (well she has a flower crown & a new pair of sunglasses).

Niece who has just finished her A levels described year 13 as nine months of misery punctuated by periods of extreme anxiety and occasional despair. Good to have that to look forward to!

😂😂😂 Laniakea nine months of misery!!
I've been pointing out to DD that it's not even a whole year...just keep going till June then go and 'do something' over summer till results are due.
So...She's off to buy a shiny new pencil case and highlighters to keep the motivation up.

Biology trip to Wales, hopefully being with friends will make it more bearable!

I thought it was a pretty good description of pregnancy too ;)

Ah Lizs hopefully the weather will improve - dd's lot had their Wales field trip at the beginning of the summer when it was okay.

6th for ds. He still has his untouched list of things he was planning to do over the summer!

Ds is back on Friday 7th. I think it is just a registration type day though - not classes. He is at 6th form college and they seem to attend less days there than school!

He has been working on his computer science project this summer as well as getting his CV ready for applications. I think he is quite anxious about the workload for the coming year though I know he will cope with it.

DD's registration is on the 7th - which is the day of her father's funeral. She won't be going in, school are happy to register her the following Monday as they know she is staying on for Yr13 regardless. They have been hugely supportive - this morning the head dropped round our house with a card and gift for each of my DDs. She's done a lot of work on her EPQ and personal statement recently, not so much Shakespeare though.

Dd's back on 6th I think.
She's done a lot of work. She's had EPQ, plus computer coursework and she's been doing maths for the MAT exam. I sometimes worry she doesn't give herself time to relax.

She's up with my parents at present and is going to look at Lancaster uni at the weekend, which she rather likes.

Enjoying the last day of no prep stress here before tomorrow arrives with an almighty clang of doom. A sense of dread and excitement is filling the house (as much from me as DD). I’ve enjoyed her company...will only be fleeting moments now when her head isn’t stuck in a book!😟

DS started back today, came home and was straight upstairs to work. We've just bought him an extra table for studying. Lots of things to be juggling simultaneously IMO. It's a long final push ahead.

We lost our dining room table to her at the end of last term and I haven't bothered reclaiming it. We feed everyone in the kitchen anyway . The IKEA desk formation in her room just wasn't big enough to handle her system of filing/disorganisation ! I did find myself judging desk sizes on open days wondering how she's going to cope.....

back in this morning (I tried to send her a day early - oops) ... she says she's done her EPQ but doesn't want me to read it so who knows!

Physics re-sits next week, the summer tutoring (she had five hours in the end) helped I think, her tutor thinks the main issues are confidence & speed ... I suspect neither would be an issue if she was doing maths too. We've decided to carry on with the tutoring, a couple of hours a month until she feels more secure (I suspect it will be right through until the exams).

pointy - I hope tomorrow goes as well possible

Pointy thinking of you and your family tomorrow

Pointy thinking of you today...

DS came home from school on his first day back saying he's aiming to do six hours study a day (as well as school lessons). I told him he may burn out before June if he does this.

Still being a bit vague about university choices shortlist. They've been given prelim predicted grades but get the revised ones at the end of this half-term, so he's not counting his chickens until then.

(((hugs))) for Pointy and family.
Hope today went as well as possible.

Hi all. I've started a new separate thread for any of you who have dc applying to university this year

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/higher_education/3360161-Applying-for-Uni-2019-entry-parents-support-thread?watched=1

Well done Decorhate, it’s starting feel quite real now that they’re in y13

My DS went back on Wednesday as came home in a state of shock about the amount of work needed for Year 13. He said he may have to give up his part time job because he doesn't know how he will cope with school, work and sports. I am just keeping quiet at the moment and letting him try and figure it out for himself.

Still no decisions about his future - uni, apprenticeship, subject, career path etc and that does worry me. Trying to be supportive (whilst drinking lots of wine!) and hoping he will figure it out himself.

I am worried but trying to act super positive and supportive.

dd is knackered already minesawine, she had a chemistry exam in her first lesson back & it hasn't let up since then. She's done the physics retake she had to do - said it went much better - and the chemistry & biology AS papers from this year.

She has only had the chemistry marks back so far but she did really well, I think that's the happiest she's ever been (well about school stuff anyway ). She managed to get her EPQ in on time & has the presentation at the beginning of October. Now that's finished they are having an extra hour a week of biology - they have to catch up after staff issues last year. One of her chemistry teachers is off on maternity leave soon which is a bit worrying.

Still no decision about whether to apply this year or not. She knows what I think (she should concentrate on getting best grades possible, sort out her medical issues & apply in the least stressful way possible) ... but ultimately it is down to her. She hasn't (as far as I know) put any effort into a personal statement so maybe she has decided not to apply but hasn't told me!