Despite having a lot of work to do, some how I have managed to keep my social life alive. Kendrick were unusually kind to us last week. We only had three days of school, because Thursday was an inset day and Friday was the entrance exam for the little year 6s who don't yet have any idea what they have let themselves in for. In addition, Wednesday was our 6th from conference, so we got a lovely lie in, no lessons, own clothes and our school day finished early as well. Because of this, a group of us decided to go shopping and then have a civilised meal in town before returning to Kendrick for the open evening. We dined at Zizzi's, the Italian restaurant. Nobody else wanted to go and book a table, so I had to be the responsible one and book it. I had an amazing Quattro Formagi Pizza. I loved it.
The Head Girl team also planned a trip to see Harry Potter at the cinema on the Friday. One of the team hired an entire screen of Vue Cinema. They sold every ticket, and so every seat was taken. The whole of Reading was filled with Kendrick girls and Reading boys on their day off. We queued for ages, to ensure that we got decent seats, and despite that, we were still very near the front. But at least we were all together.
The film was amazing. I won't go into too much detail - just in case you haven't seen the film yet. The effects were amazing. The acting was amazing (even that of Daniel Radcliff). The storyline was amazing (and I know that is JK Rowling's work rather than David Yates', I was merely stating that the film is was very faithful to the book).
Truly amazing. Watch it! Now!
Sunday, 28 November 2010
Thursday, 25 November 2010
6th form
I am almost certain I will stay at Kendrick for 6th form. I also have a good idea what I want to do for A-level, which I will elaborate on later. I was considering taking music A-level, but it isn't very well taught at Kendrick. Therefore, I had a little look round Henley College, because it had been recommended to me by various people, including my piano teacher. I was very impressed with their music department, and the science and maths departments were good too, but I was a little concerned with their German department. The German teacher, who was also the RS teacher, did not give a particularly good impression. Subsequently, I have been advised by various sources not to take Music A-level, because it is too theory based, and isn't well respected, and therefore essentially useless, unless you intend to study music at university, and even music university courses do not require music A-level.
Having evaluated all the useful information I have received of late, I have concluded that I should not take music A-level and that I should therefore remain at Kendrick. My attitude is: it's better the devil you know. Not taking music has helped reduce the number of A-level options I have, leaving me with a choice between Maths, Further Maths, German, Geography, Economics, Chemistry and Physics; there is no way I could possibly cope with Latin A-level - I am only just coping with GCSE - and I am not particularly interested in Biology - no offence Mr Hodge. Unfortunately, I can only take 4 A-levels, so I still need to narrow down these options quite considerably. Having said this, I think I will go with my instincts and take Maths, Further Maths, German and Chemistry because these are the subjects I am most interested in and find most easy. Also, it still leaves me with a wide spread of different subjects that are all well-respected. I am thinking of either studying maths, or a maths and economics combined course, both of which require maths and further maths (regardless of the university) and neither of which require economics, which is equally useless as Music, unless you intend to study it further. I know I have not yet overcome the first hurdle, and I am already considering the third, but my choice of course will give me some idea of what A-levels I will be best off doing. Equally, I don't want to narrow my further education options down too much, by choosing similar A-levels.
Sorry for boring you with my thought processes concerning A-level choices. However, you may find some useful information embedded in my pointless rambling.
Having evaluated all the useful information I have received of late, I have concluded that I should not take music A-level and that I should therefore remain at Kendrick. My attitude is: it's better the devil you know. Not taking music has helped reduce the number of A-level options I have, leaving me with a choice between Maths, Further Maths, German, Geography, Economics, Chemistry and Physics; there is no way I could possibly cope with Latin A-level - I am only just coping with GCSE - and I am not particularly interested in Biology - no offence Mr Hodge. Unfortunately, I can only take 4 A-levels, so I still need to narrow down these options quite considerably. Having said this, I think I will go with my instincts and take Maths, Further Maths, German and Chemistry because these are the subjects I am most interested in and find most easy. Also, it still leaves me with a wide spread of different subjects that are all well-respected. I am thinking of either studying maths, or a maths and economics combined course, both of which require maths and further maths (regardless of the university) and neither of which require economics, which is equally useless as Music, unless you intend to study it further. I know I have not yet overcome the first hurdle, and I am already considering the third, but my choice of course will give me some idea of what A-levels I will be best off doing. Equally, I don't want to narrow my further education options down too much, by choosing similar A-levels.
Sorry for boring you with my thought processes concerning A-level choices. However, you may find some useful information embedded in my pointless rambling.
Wednesday, 24 November 2010
The difference between try and triumph is just a little umph!
I will try to keep this post brief. I thought it would be appropriate to talk about my recent experiences concerning schoolwork. You can stop reading at this point, but I was hoping it may inspire and encourage some of my few readers.
The reason I haven't been posting lately, and all my recent posts are talking about events that happened weeks ago, is because I had spent the first 2 weeks back at school catching up on homework and coursework I should have done in half term. Because we had family over, I didn't get much of a chance to do homework for a long length of time, and so couldn't get a lot done at once (which is the way I work most efficiently). I went to my food tech lesson on the Monday only to realise that my coursework was due in for the following Tuesday and I had done virtually nothing. Fortunately, she was only taking it in to check we were on the right tracks and that we were actually doing the coursework (which is just as well, otherwise I would have had a mad rush in the weeks leading up to the final deadline). Because of all the extra curricular activities that I do, I find very little time to do coursework during the week, so I had to do as much as possible of my homework during the week, so that I could do a big blitz on my food coursework that weekend. Because of events that occurred on the Saturday, I didn't get to start my coursework until the Sunday. Miraculously, by 11.30pm on the Monday, my coursework was up to date - and I didn't even pull an all-nighter.
Having said that, I am not usually too bad with time management. Being the geek that I am, I don't think I have ever not handed a piece of homework in, which is probably why I felt it was so important for me to get my food tech done on time - I didn't want to break the trend. I have been predicted all A*s apart from Latin, which is a work in progress. It seems that I spend most of my time working on Latin. However, it seems all this extra hard work is paying off; I am getting better test results, and even a succession of full marks for homeworks. I am starting to feel confident that I will get an A (or possibly even an A*) in my summer exams - unfortunately there is no coursework in Latin to help boost my overall grade. But with a bit more work, I could get that A*. That would truly make my day.
The reason I haven't been posting lately, and all my recent posts are talking about events that happened weeks ago, is because I had spent the first 2 weeks back at school catching up on homework and coursework I should have done in half term. Because we had family over, I didn't get much of a chance to do homework for a long length of time, and so couldn't get a lot done at once (which is the way I work most efficiently). I went to my food tech lesson on the Monday only to realise that my coursework was due in for the following Tuesday and I had done virtually nothing. Fortunately, she was only taking it in to check we were on the right tracks and that we were actually doing the coursework (which is just as well, otherwise I would have had a mad rush in the weeks leading up to the final deadline). Because of all the extra curricular activities that I do, I find very little time to do coursework during the week, so I had to do as much as possible of my homework during the week, so that I could do a big blitz on my food coursework that weekend. Because of events that occurred on the Saturday, I didn't get to start my coursework until the Sunday. Miraculously, by 11.30pm on the Monday, my coursework was up to date - and I didn't even pull an all-nighter.
Having said that, I am not usually too bad with time management. Being the geek that I am, I don't think I have ever not handed a piece of homework in, which is probably why I felt it was so important for me to get my food tech done on time - I didn't want to break the trend. I have been predicted all A*s apart from Latin, which is a work in progress. It seems that I spend most of my time working on Latin. However, it seems all this extra hard work is paying off; I am getting better test results, and even a succession of full marks for homeworks. I am starting to feel confident that I will get an A (or possibly even an A*) in my summer exams - unfortunately there is no coursework in Latin to help boost my overall grade. But with a bit more work, I could get that A*. That would truly make my day.
Tuesday, 23 November 2010
Halloween!
We don't really celebrate Halloween anymore, but I was a good sport and handed out sweets to the trick-or-treaters that dared to trespass onto our property.
I just wanted to post a few photos to show you all how talented and artistic my sister, Vikki is. I know these look too good to be true, but these photos are genuine pumpkin carvings, crafted by my sister and her family.
| Happy Halloween! |
| Wooooooo |
| THE GREMLIN WILL GET YOU! |
| 7 year-old Spencer's artwork |
| A bat, carved by my 11 year-old niece, Sophie |
Thursday, 18 November 2010
Becca's Dinner Party
On the Sunday before school started again, Becca hosted a spectacular dinner party. I would like to compliment her on her amazing cooking skills. She served us stuffed tomatoes and peppers, ratatouille and a beautiful mushroom risotto. We all loved it. We then all helped her make little hot chocolate puds. Well, in truth, we just sat there watching her doing all the work, making polite conversation and stirring the mixture every now and then. After dessert, we sat down and watched Hitch, which is a truly amazing film starring one of the best actors in the world - Will Smith.
I'd like to say thank you to Becca for putting up with me for the evening, and also feeding me (two of the hardest things a friend of mine can ever be asked to do - and to do both simultaneously is quite an achievement).
I'd like to say thank you to Becca for putting up with me for the evening, and also feeding me (two of the hardest things a friend of mine can ever be asked to do - and to do both simultaneously is quite an achievement).
Tuesday, 9 November 2010
Half term
I am sorry I haven't written in so long. I haven't had much of a chance to write on here, recently. I will quickly outline the hi-lights of my uneventful half term holiday.
I had planned several trips to London, all of which had to be cancelled due to the phenomenal amount of food tech coursework I had to get done. Unfortunately, it still isn't finished now, and it is due in on Tuesday, so it is swallowing up all of my time. That is the reason why I haven't been blogging. I'm sorry, it's the best excuse I have.
My Nan stayed with us for the week. This meant that I did a lot of things with the family. My sister Gemma came down to ours on the Sunday. She brought her older son, Joey, who will soon be 6. Her other little boy, Ashley, was ill, so he had to stay at home with Darren. Gemma gloated to my other sisters that she got Dad's Sunday roast for lunch, followed by the family favourite - roulade. And, before you ask, there is a reason to gloat about eating my dad's roast. His roast potatoes are to die for. That is why our house is always heaving at Christmas.On Wednesday, Michelle, who is the youngest of my three sisters, visited, bringing her adorable daughter Jessica. I have to admit that Jessica is a bit of a monkey, but she's cute, so it's excusable.
Overall, it was not a very eventful week. However, I still enjoyed it, despite the length of time I spent doing food tech - and yet I still got nowhere.
I had planned several trips to London, all of which had to be cancelled due to the phenomenal amount of food tech coursework I had to get done. Unfortunately, it still isn't finished now, and it is due in on Tuesday, so it is swallowing up all of my time. That is the reason why I haven't been blogging. I'm sorry, it's the best excuse I have.
My Nan stayed with us for the week. This meant that I did a lot of things with the family. My sister Gemma came down to ours on the Sunday. She brought her older son, Joey, who will soon be 6. Her other little boy, Ashley, was ill, so he had to stay at home with Darren. Gemma gloated to my other sisters that she got Dad's Sunday roast for lunch, followed by the family favourite - roulade. And, before you ask, there is a reason to gloat about eating my dad's roast. His roast potatoes are to die for. That is why our house is always heaving at Christmas.On Wednesday, Michelle, who is the youngest of my three sisters, visited, bringing her adorable daughter Jessica. I have to admit that Jessica is a bit of a monkey, but she's cute, so it's excusable.
Overall, it was not a very eventful week. However, I still enjoyed it, despite the length of time I spent doing food tech - and yet I still got nowhere.
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