5th Years!! (2010-2011)

_Bella_

Do people think you should start making notes in 5th year or wait till 6th year to keep the topics fresh in your minds?

Coeurdepirate

Well I'm planning on taking notes from September. I also plan on doing my homework religiously. Whether it'll last past the first week, who knows? :rolleyes:

_Bella_

Yeah that was my plan for the JC too..

X.Libertines.x

Yeah me too... And it didn't last very long then either... :L but maybe this time... Thanks Superbus. Do many schools offer LCVP??

pbowenroe

far queue ( say in chinese accent ) 5th years i hope you enjoy the leaving cert hahahaahahahahahahahahaha

Coeurdepirate

I'm pretty sure all schools offer it. I go to a small rural school (only about 400 students) and my school offers it. The rest of the schools on Galway offer it too, as far as I know.

Is anyone else worried about chemistry?

padocon

Did yee get school books yet? I was given no list yet.

Coeurdepirate

No list at all? Are you serious? I got mine mid-June, with the reports and ****. I only have my french, Irish, business and chemistry books yet though. There's like 6 books for honours English if you're doing it.

_Bella_

They don't offer the LCVP in my school. Surprised you haven't got your booklist yet, I got mine in June. When are you all back? I have to go in for two hours this Friday!

Coeurdepirate

_Bella_ wrote: »

They don't offer the LCVP in my school. Surprised you haven't got your booklist yet, I got mine in June. When are you all back? I have to go in for two hours this Friday!

They might be making it mandatory in my school. Idiots. I hope they don't, I really don't wanna do it.
I'm back on the 1st; a week from Wednesday. Why do you have to go in on Friday for two hours? : o That's strange.

Ally7

I'm going back Tuesday the 31st. I'm only doing LCVP for 5th year so I can do work experience, then I'll just go to the principal at the start of 6th year and say it takes too much time etc.

I have half my books, I'm getting the rest second hand when I go back!

kevin12345

Ally7 wrote: »

I'm going back Tuesday the 31st. I'm only doing LCVP for 5th year so I can do work experience, then I'll just go to the principal at the start of 6th year and say it takes too much time etc.

I have half my books, I'm getting the rest second hand when I go back!

I don't have any books/book list yet...nobody in my school going into 5th year have...think we get them the day we go back, bit stupid tbh :rolleyes:

Grindylow

Ally7 wrote: »

I'm going back Tuesday the 31st. I'm only doing LCVP for 5th year so I can do work experience, then I'll just go to the principal at the start of 6th year and say it takes too much time etc.

I have half my books, I'm getting the rest second hand when I go back!

Same date as me, but I'm back for 6th year induction!

Enjoy 5th year people.
Enjoy your christmas tests, which I won't have!! :P

Ally7

Noel2k9 wrote: »

Same date as me, but I'm back for 6th year induction!

Enjoy 5th year people.
Enjoy your christmas tests, which I won't have!! :P

I do constant assessment, so tests aren't too worrying :P

soccymonster

Noel2k9 wrote: »

Same date as me, but I'm back for 6th year induction!

Enjoy 5th year people.
Enjoy your christmas tests, which I won't have!! :P

I honestly thought it was the worst year of school by a mile.

Just hoping that 6th year won't be as bad bar the study of course.

Ally7

soccymonster wrote: »

I honestly thought it was the worst year of school by a mile.

Just hoping that 6th year won't be as bad bar the study of course.

Was there any particular reason why it didn't go well for you?

Grindylow

Ally7 wrote: »

I do constant assessment, so tests aren't too worrying :P

Constant assessment? How so? :P

soccymonster wrote: »

I honestly thought it was the worst year of school by a mile.

Just hoping that 6th year won't be as bad bar the study of course.

I agree Soccy! :P
I can't wait to get into college! XD

Ally7

Noel2k9 wrote: »

Constant assessment? How so? :P

Well we just do about 2-5 40 min tests in each subject per term and then our best 3 are put down on our Christmas and Summer report cards.

soccymonster

Ally7 wrote: »

Was there any particular reason why it didn't go well for you?

Just the whole adjusting to new subjects and the workload. I didn't like it at the beginning.
And.. I just didn't like it :pac:
The tests were a bitch too.

It could be good for you though :P:)

Dr D

Best advice I can give anyone is that when it comes closer and closer to the LC, don't panic. I was a lazy bastard all through 5th year, and then only marginally better in 6th year, but then in the last month or so I ramped up the work levels (particularly in Maths, I spent that last two weeks before the Leaving studying Maths 4 hours a day and went up over 20%), so remember while it's easier to work all year around, if you don't mind killing yourself and being miserable for a month you always have that ray of hope. Sure I may have only got 400 points, but that's all I really need for my course.

Luno

Today I started my very first day of fifth year!

I'm all grown up now!

Coeurdepirate

Today? I don't start 'til Wednesday. Did you get a big lecture? :rolleyes:

CianDon

Can't wait to flake int 5th year. I have all subjects that I like and I'd geared myself towards Engineering but I've had a complete mind change for the future over the summer but it's too late to change subjects. Guess it's better to have the points in the bag and then start fresh in College

Coeurdepirate

CianDon wrote: »

Can't wait to flake int 5th year. I have all subjects that I like and I'd geared myself towards Engineering but I've had a complete mind change for the future over the summer but it's too late to change subjects. Guess it's better to have the points in the bag and then start fresh in College

I've actually decided to do Japanese, did you buy Nihongo Kantan in a bookshop or are you ordering online?

CianDon

Coeurdepirate wrote: »

I've actually decided to do Japanese, did you buy Nihongo Kantan in a bookshop or are you ordering online?

I'm about 75% ready to comit and I even found out today that a friend of mine was the exact same so we might go it together. We're gonna try and get into an eight week night course in October and see after that.

Coeurdepirate

CianDon wrote: »

I'm about 75% ready to comit and I even found out today that a friend of mine was the exact same so we might go it together. We're gonna try and get into an eight week night course in October and see after that.

Oh, well that's handy. I'm still scouring the website for anyone who has info about saturday/evening classes in Galway

Luno

Coeurdepirate wrote: »

Today? I don't start 'til Wednesday. Did you get a big lecture? :rolleyes:

It was a pretty big lecture yeah! But we'll be respected more cause we're all big now! Haha :pac:

CianDon wrote: »

Can't wait to flake int 5th year. I have all subjects that I like and I'd geared myself towards Engineering but I've had a complete mind change for the future over the summer but it's too late to change subjects. Guess it's better to have the points in the bag and then start fresh in College

I like your optimism!

CianDon

Coeurdepirate wrote: »

Oh, well that's handy. I'm still scouring the website for anyone who has info about saturday/evening classes in Galway

Trying to find places that do it is hard alright. I know it might be a strange thing but mabye try any japanese restaurants in Galway. I'm sure Japanese people working in there would love to pass on they're culture and language.

Nicole.

Some Fifth Years are back already?:O I'm not back till September 6th so I'm living in bliss pretending that I'm never going back:pac:

storm2811

Nicole. wrote: »

Some Fifth Years are back already?:O I'm not back till September 6th so I'm living in bliss pretending that I'm never going back:pac:

Ach,I'm back on Tuesday,should really start going to bed earlier.
And I feel so old going into 5th compared to everyone here,17,but there's a load of people in my year around that age too so it's not so bad!:p