Leaving Cert 2012-13 *OFF-TOPIC* (hideaway) thread

MegGustaa

MWick94 wrote: »

I just checked mine, and it has the same issue where it says Fuinneamh and it only has 62 tracks. But I checked the content and it did match up to the content in the book, so it may just be a mistake with iTunes.

Make sure you listen beyond the first 5 tracks - they're the same in both books! Mine is definitely the Fuinneamh disc EdCo never replied to my email either...hrmph.

MegGustaa

DarkDusk wrote: »

Anyone know what the new Project Maths book (honours) looks like? I won't see mine 'till the first day since we rent our books.. Does it look manageable/hard etc.? I love maths but I hope this new course doesn't ruin it for me.:(

Also, what subject are you most looking forward to and least looking forward to? For me, I'd say I'm looking forward to Physics because it's so interesting but I'm dreading English because of the enormous of amount of writing honours students get for homework.. In 6th year, one of the teachers in our school was giving 8 A4's a night!:eek: And no, I'm not lying it's actually true.:(

I have the one for Strands 1 and 2 and used it in TY (We did nearly all of Strand 1) and like it's fine. More content than the old course books but like statistics and probability anyway were manageable enough.

Though I think we're getting screwed over with the books...I have New Concise Maths 4, 5 and the 4&5 supplement for Strands 1&2. Now they're releasing 'New Concise Project Maths 4' to be followed by 'New Concise Project Maths 5'...I'm just hoping they'll release a book that's just Strands 3&4

Lollipop95

In my school there's like only 16 people doing tY because loads dropped out to go into 5th year instead :P

There'll probably be load of 5th years comin into ty once school starts,there is 8 vacant places after all! :L

MWick94

MegGustaa wrote: »

Make sure you listen beyond the first 5 tracks - they're the same in both books! Mine is definitely the Fuinneamh disc EdCo never replied to my email either...hrmph.

I listened to the whole cd, and it matches up. The first 5 tracks are poems, then it skips to the oral section like it's supposed to.

DarkDusk

MegGustaa wrote: »

I have the one for Strands 1 and 2 and used it in TY (We did nearly all of Strand 1) and like it's fine. More content than the old course books but like statistics and probability anyway were manageable enough.

Though I think we're getting screwed over with the books...I have New Concise Maths 4, 5 and the 4&5 supplement for Strands 1&2. Now they're releasing 'New Concise Project Maths 4' to be followed by 'New Concise Project Maths 5'...I'm just hoping they'll release a book that's just Strands 3&4

Thanks for the info. All these maths books are making me confused! Well, at least I don't have to worry about buying them, I'll leave the school to do that...:p

MGMTea

All this book malarky thank god I only rent mine !

DarkDusk

MGMTea wrote: »

All this book malarky thank god I only rent mine !

ditto:D

decisions

Back in tomorrow:(:(:(:(:(:(:D

CookieMonster.x

I feel for all you in this week! At least I'm not in til next week although the thoughts of it are horrible!
Out of all my books I think I had to get 4 new plus Active Maths to buy. That's around €100! I have a few from my brothers and sister and only one was bought second hand (others were new/had to be new/couldn't get second hand). I mean the cost of school is actually terrible! (Yes I realise I sound old ) I got some of my uniform (last one I got was in 1st year) and that was a jumper, 1 shirt and trousers and that was around €120. Not even a full uniform!
Eep. Better start getting up early/going to bed early

Slow Show

I'm in tomorrow...not one bit tired but I'll survive, I suppose.

I feel old now. First day of Leaving Cert, big step lads. Big step.

CookieMonster.x

I hate feeling old.. I'm one of those people who hates getting older.. I'm dreading my 16th birthday

bluejay14

We drove by my school (which is in the middle of having an extension built along with some other stuff) earlier on today and I noticed that the hockey pitch which had been converted into a temporary carpark at the end of lats yea has now got a whole load of prefabs on it. Apparently they have lockers in them or something but all I can say is I'm hoping we're not going to have to be the ones who have to traipse in and out of the school building (including up and down a flight of stairs) 6 times a day in the lashing rain and snowy weather.....

We've to go in tomorrow morning to pay "voluntery contributions" so I plan on taking my time when walking past them in order to get a good gawk in the windows.....

God I'm nosy.

suitcasepink

Slow Show wrote: »

I'm in tomorrow...not one bit tired but I'll survive, I suppose.

I feel old now. First day of Leaving Cert, big step lads. Big step.

My Emmerz taking her first big steps in the senior cycle

I remember when you were a 2nd year :')

Jackobyte

I see I know a few of ye here from JC 2010, and there are some new faces around as well. Great

I'm Jack, 17 from Limerick, and I've just finished TY. I'm into computers and tech in general, especially photography. And I've wasted the last 3 days of my life searching in vain for a touchpad.

Oh, and I'm back Tuesday I think.

suitcasepink

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=64255270&postcount=7
All you need to know tbh.

TehFionnster

deise_girl wrote: »

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=64255270&postcount=7
All you need to know tbh.

Well Séan :pac:

suitcasepink

TehFionnster wrote: »

Well Séan :pac:

Howiya! :P

soccymonster

Omg can't wait to do my EL-SEE. Buzzzzin'.

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Mr. Rager

Do ye think I can change my subject choices at the start of 5th year? Or am I stuck with them? Really want to change DCG to biology

Btw, hi

MWick94

CookieMonster.x wrote: »

I feel for all you in this week! At least I'm not in til next week although the thoughts of it are horrible!
Out of all my books I think I had to get 4 new plus Active Maths to buy. That's around €100! I have a few from my brothers and sister and only one was bought second hand (others were new/had to be new/couldn't get second hand). I mean the cost of school is actually terrible! (Yes I realise I sound old ) I got some of my uniform (last one I got was in 1st year) and that was a jumper, 1 shirt and trousers and that was around €120. Not even a full uniform!
Eep. Better start getting up early/going to bed early

I had to get 4 new books, which cost about €125! And I still have to get more, but the teachers haven't decided which books we need to get yet.

TehFionnster

fjsanchez wrote: »

Do ye think I can change my subject choices at the start of 5th year? Or am I stuck with them? Really want to change DCG to biology

Btw, hi

Hi :pac:

I'd say you could change no problem, if you said it within the first week, I couldn't see why it would be an issue.

iLikePiano99

fjsanchez wrote: »

Do ye think I can change my subject choices at the start of 5th year? Or am I stuck with them? Really want to change DCG to biology

Btw, hi

Hi

In my school unfortunately they warned us that once we had picked our subjects we would most likely be stuck with them unless the class we wanted to move to had a space or if we could find somebody to switch with. If you were in my school you would have no chance of moving to Biology as all the biology classes had over 25 people in them!

Has everyone managed to get the Active Maths 4 higher level leaving cert book? All the book shops I've went to haven't stocked it yet!

Btw everyone, I'm Martina and I am 16 (I believe I never got around to introducing myself!). I just finished TY and I am looking forward to getting back to doing some work for a change - by the end of next week I'll probably be saying the exact opposite

decisions

Well today was depressing...

I have 6 people in my Applied Maths class, about 8 in my Economics class and a max of 10 in my Physics class.

iLikePiano99

I wish there were that few people in my classes. In my Biology there is just under 30 and my music, and french is about the same. My physics is the smallest at around 15, I think and I am taking App. Maths as an extra in the Institute so no idea what the class sizes are like there.

Glee_GG

decisions wrote: »

Well today was depressing...

I have 6 people in my Applied Maths class, about 8 in my Economics class and a max of 10 in my Physics class.

Were not starting til Wednesday but I know theres only 6 people in our physics class because the vice told us the last day of school!

LilMissCiara

decisions wrote: »

Well today was depressing...

I have 6 people in my Applied Maths class, about 8 in my Economics class and a max of 10 in my Physics class.

Small classes ftw!

Jackobyte

MWick94 wrote: »

I had to get 4 new books, which cost about €125! And I still have to get more, but the teachers haven't decided which books we need to get yet.

Of the 13 books I needed, 12 had to be new, costing a grand total of €258.

decisions wrote: »

Well today was depressing...

I have 6 people in my Applied Maths class, about 8 in my Economics class and a max of 10 in my Physics class.

Applied Maths didn't run in my school because they needed 8 to opt for it and only 7 did. So I shouldn't have any small classes like that. I'd probably prefer a small to a big class tbh.

decisions

Only have 2 of my books so far the rest 'are to be decided in September'

decisions

#300 already

multivitamin

I kept on:
Maths(HL)
English(HL)
French(HL)
Geography(HL, but I might drop down... I'll see.)
Physics(HL)
Applied Maths(HL)
Art(HL)

Ghosh hope it won't be too hard!