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Tips for Exams!

Tuesday, 21 September 2010 by JennyYuen

ExamsAfter the Bank Holiday, we all know what’s next - EXAMS! I’ll taking my GCSEs very soon and I’m very anxious about them because I’m one of those geeky people (we care about our school work and take it very seriously).

I’m sure there should be some readers doing their A-levels, BTECs and NVQs as well. Whatever exams you’re doing in the coming months, you will probably want to be well prepared. So here are some tips from me…

  1. Set yourself some realistic targets - for those who are in school, you will probably get your target and predicted grades from your subject teachers. Draw a table of listing your target and predicted grades, then reflect on the work you have done this academic year. You will evetually come up with a grade you will like to achieve. Ask yourself is it realistic? Don’t try to push yourself too much, be honest with youself. If you find the subject difficult, you might need extra help/revision to assist you. You will have to lower your target grade a bit, perhaps.
  2. Make a revision timetable or something that will help you in progress of revision - I’m not a great fan of revision timetable. My teachers told me to make one but I know I won’t follow what’s written! I decided to make something quite similar but nothing like a timetable. I drew a table and list subjects

Obsessions with computer games…oh wait, it was an adult?

Tuesday, 9 March 2010 by JennyYuen

Here is the link of the news: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8551122.stm

Actually it was two adults, who were parents of a South Korean baby!

The parents (father: 41 years old, mother: 25 years old) lost their jobs earlier and were then addicted to an online game on raising a virtual baby, while their real baby was dead by prolonged malnutrition! (more…)

The Snowy Day & Exams

Thursday, 25 February 2010 by JennyYuen

Please read: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/8520898.stm

So we all remembered the Snowy Day…we all had fun and missed school! While we were having fun in our garden by throwing snow balls and making snowman, there were people affected by the snow as well! (more…)

Hello from A New Blogger

Tuesday, 23 February 2010 by JennyYuen

Hello everybody

My name is Jenny and I’m a new blogger in the People & Planet Blog. I’ve seen other bloggers introducing themselves so I decided I should probably do so as well!

I’m a year 11 student who is attending a grammar school in Manchester. I’m currently doing my GCSEs and working hard towards my target grades. (more…)