Both BB & GG got the results of their mid-year exams this week and the results have not been as expected. Their schools made the papers more difficult and marking was also stricter, the result being all of us disappointed with their results.

Long story short, their holidays will spent prepping for their prelims which will take place sometime in August.

I’ve had many conversations with both of them, especially BB and I am still unsure if what I said to BB has made an iota of difference to his thinking. I have also been doing a lot of thinking and I now believe that the right attitude is the key to doing well in examinations. If you study with the right attitude, then even a short study session will be more productive than a couple of hours of indifferent work.

I will probably need to do some more research on this and if it’s something that is worth sharing, I will do a separate blog post on the topic.

Exams are over and both children are enjoying a weekend of no school, no tuitions and no studying. I’ve given them this weekend off and told them that come Monday they are back to the grindstone.

They both, separately caught the Avengers movie with their friends and loved it! GG said she cried at parts and especially at the end.

When school starts tomorrow, they will start getting the results of their exams and I do hope they have done better than their common tests earlier in the year.

GG also conspired with her brother to buy me a Mother’s Day present. They are still asleep now, so I’ll know what it is when I see it.

Have a wonderful Sunday! To all the mums reading this blog, here’s wishing you a very happy Mother’s Day. You all are the superheroes of your family, and you rock every day!

Exams are on-going and so there’s really not much to report on BB & GG.

Both are pretty focussed on school these days though in the case of BB, I do need to keep an eye on him. He has a tendency to use his phone while studying using ‘taking a break’ as an excuse. While I don’t have issues on using your phone while studying, you can’t take a break every 15-20 minutes right?

Exams end at the end of this week and the children have made plans to watch the final Avengers movie with their friends then. They have been holding back on even reading much about the movie so that their enjoyment of the film does not get diluted.

Once the exams end and papers are marked and given back, then it’s back to the grindstone for both as teachers race to complete syllabus (the subjects where it has not yet been completed). I also want them to start focusing on their O level exams from now on.

Thats pretty much our school week! Have a wonderful and restful Sunday!

This week was a relatively short one because of the Good Friday holiday.

All CCA has been suspended and for both this is the end of CCA as they start to gear up for their O levels.

GG stepped down as her CCA Vice President to tears and laughter. Her juniors all gave cards, notes and small presents to the seniors and she got more than her share of the goodies! They had a pizza party to celebrate the end this batch and the new CCA leaders.

BB’s CCA has still not thrown a farewell party to the graduating cohort, so this is something that he will still look forward to.

Next week is exams week for both. BB has practicals this week and then the written exams will only start from the week after while GG’s exams including practicals start from next week.

Have a wonderful Sunday!