DD doesn't know anything about certificates, parents evening, or mock/end of year exams (assumes nothing until end of year)...
She is having lots of end of topic tests along with all they've learnt so far tests too. She is finding it hard to revise, do homework and the writing up she wanted to do each night, but she is doing really on the tests.
She has definitely learnt her lesson that every test is important. I do think she is putting too much pressure on herself as not only does she want to get As in every test, but also be very near the top of the class. This is because her school doesn't have great results in the past 3 years, and she knows that she lost out on some higher grades in her GCSE as the SLT sent predicted grades back to the teachers to redo to keep more inline with the past 2 years. If this should happen again she wants to be given the grade she deserves so feels she needs to keep being in the top 3!
I do wonder how much work she will keep doing once she can start socialising again - that will be a real test! :-)
Got to admit I am amazed at her Pychology results. She is getting As or 16/16 in every test. She and another girl, the rest of the class are getting Cs so I know they haven't got a generous teach (they have ""have 2 teachers so she must be doing something right. She seems to just knows how to answers the 16 point questions just right. She doesn't love the subject but enough to do well, and obviously it is helping that she is doing so well :-) Another girl in the class (also an A) did slightly better, so the teacher told DD that the other girl had done some additional reading around the subject so suggested she speak to the other girl to find out what she had read, which I thought was helpful
She is working really hard so it's nice that she is doing well as she can see the results of her hard work. She was never near the very top of the class before (except in PE), so this is a nice new experience for her.
She is currently annoyed at some of her friendship group as they are meeting up to go for a walk today and then a picnic. The problem is that her friends now go to 3 different school, and they all have contact with others too, so as she said, her bubble will be mixing with lots of other bubbles. I asked if she told them she was annoyed but she said no as she will be playing hockey herself once it starts again and that is with people from another school and adults so doesn't feel she has a leg to stand on. She just said that she had said in September that she didn't want to mix with the girls that left to go to other schools for a while as it would make her bubble too big (their schools are massive compared to hers and don't have to wear masks in class and even in common room). One of those was a really good friend, so is missing her but she has been facetiming etc.
I am sorry that some on here are finding things so hard. I really hope you get the support you and your child needs. I appreciate we have it easy in a lot of respects, although trust me DD has her moments. She does seem to have really grown up over the Summer but the disaproving looks to me certainly haven't disappeared!
Well done to all those that have done the Maths challenge.
Almost forgot to say - her provisional arrived yesterday :-) Although she isn't desperate to pass her test it seems, she hasn't even started learning her theory - but tbh there is no rush is there. She needs to feel she has time and isn't rushed. I think she wants DH to take her out first for a while (once she is 17, 20th Dec) before she has lessons. But I'm guessing there is a waiting list anyway so starting to look into that now.
This half term seems to have flied by - 3 weeks gone with 3 to go. We finish on 16th Dec this year so nice and early - although probably no benefit.. She is hoping some restrictions are lifted in time for her bday but only wants to do something with her friendship group of 10 and then hockey group of 7 anyway). I suspect she will be disappointed as can't see her being able to meet up with more than 6 (as before).