Welcome to the Second Year Blog!
I hope you’ve all had a wonderful week and are feeling proud of everything you’ve achieved over the past few days. It’s been an especially exciting time for the Second Years, with plenty of fun, creativity and energy!
The highlight of the week was undoubtedly the Revolting Rhymes performances in the Hammond Theatre. Every single pupil took to the stage, and what a brilliant job you all did! The audience were laughing throughout, the storytelling was fantastic, and there are definitely some acting stars of the future in our midst. It was a joy to see all your hard work come to life under the lights.
Today brought a burst of colour and imagination with Character Day, as the year transformed into a cast of heroes, villains, creatures, and classics from across the literary world. The creativity has been phenomenal — it was a real treat seeing your costumes throughout the day and when we gathered in the Cloisters at break time.
As promised, last Friday’s Interform TimeGuessr challenge was a tense and entertaining affair, with 2W emerging victorious! A huge well done to everyone who took part — watching you collaborate and have fun with the First Years was a real highlight, and the friendly competition made it even better.
Merit Milestones
A big shout out to the following Second Year Hamptonians:
Akshaj Anand – 20
Axel Milston-Bonde – 20
Aadam Nazir – 20
Arjun Jammalla – 30
Sebastian Camerer Cuss – 30
Aryan Tewatia – 30
Alec Hutchison – 30
Kyle Osborne -40
Max King – 40
Logan Kent – 40
Arhaan Khan – 40
Moksha Katamaneni – 50 (He’s off to see Mr Knibbs)
Ethan Chow – 100 (Amazing!)
Ansh Rao – 120 (Wow!)
Sebastian Young – 130 (Incredible!)
LION merits
Aryan Tewatia – 10
Ishaan Jain – 10
TUTOR QUESTION OF THE WEEK
Each week the pupils decide on a question to ask all the Second Year Form Tutors.
Would you rather live in a treehouse high above a forest or in an underwater bunker with views of the ocean floor?
- Treehouse: 2L, Miss Holt, Miss Tiller, 2H, Miss Winstock
- Underwater Bunker: Mrs Owen, Ms Allocco, 2G, Mr Hill,
Have you ever had a burning question you’ve always wanted to ask your form tutors?! If so, then please send your suggestions for next week’s Tutor Question to b.tiller@hamptonschool.org.uk
Rugby Tournament
The Orleans Park Sevens tournament last Thursday was a great success and, most importantly, a fun day out. We also managed to miss the entire day of School because we had the whole School photo period 1 and 2 and then PSHE, after which we left for the tournament. We arrived there at about 11:30am and started warming up as we had a game starting just after 12 which was against Wilson’s School. It started off fine and we were clearly a much stronger team, dominating every tackle and ruck, but we did make quite a few handling errors and could have beaten them by about ten tries instead of six. The next game we played was against Trinity, who are consistently one of the best sides we face. However, we put up a great fight and only lost due to a couple of lucky tries by them. Over the next couple of hours we played against Wimbledon, Orleans (the hosts), Kew Lodge and Reigate. All of those games were wins apart from Reigate at the end where they narrowly scraped a one try win. Overall, we had a great time and came third out of the six schools there but felt that we were good enough to win the games we had lost.
By Fred GP (2G)
Interform Timeguessr
It started last Friday when I found out I had an Interform competition to do. I had been playing the game for months and I believe I had the highest overall score in the group (46000). However, as it began and more groups came in with very lowball scores, I began doubting myself as my Second Year teammate was not confident at all on picture dating. The scores were coming in and the first score of 35000 was still in the lead as we braced ourselves for the turn of the Favourites, 2P. The group performed worse than expected although they should receive some credit for an unfortunate selection of pictures and lost many points finishing with a score of 33000, which was second place. After another bad result from another form, we were up. 2W and 1W went down to the front. The first was a scene from the Louvre and a shout out to Jesse G who pointed out the pointy structure in the bottom of the screen, and we received a 7800-point score as we had guessed the date by an abysmal 14 years. Another round followed with a similar score until we reached a ski resort with multiple flags and a place name that we had heard of but had no clue where of earth it could be. It was a 4000-point score that would leave us to require at least 9000 points for each of the two rounds.
Then a miracle happened. A picture of Jesse Owens with a gold medal. Immediately I placed it in the heart of Berlin in 1936. We got 9945 points. It was all left to the final round. A low score meant sixth, a high one and we could win. It showed a figure standing on rooftop with the most famous building in Barcelona behind him, blurry and far away but hopefully correct. I placed it in Barcelona. Now the time; It was black and white and the figure was dressed in clothing expected in such weather along the Mediterranean coast, but gender was impossible to know (women’s clothing is the best way to tell a timeframe in black and white images) but I went with instinct and dragged the bar down to 1940. Heart beating, I announced, “to win it or lose it” and clicked submit.
2.1 kilometres away and 1 year off (1941)
I didn’t rush to celebrate; I had to check. I clicked final score and there it sat, a mediocre score but still 37000 points: We had won! I leapt out of my seat and fist bumped the air. This was 2W’s first win of the interform year and I was elated!
By Alexander M (2W)
Revolting Rhymes!
On Tuesday, we had the Second Year play. Four forms were doing this on Tuesday, and the other four forms had to perform on Wednesday. At the end of the normal school day, we all had to head to the Hammond Theatre to find out our schedule before the play. In our first rehearsal of our play ‘Snow White’, most of us said our lines wrong and forgot the acting – it was a disaster! To make things even worse, the other half of our class performed theirs perfectly first time round. After that, we had to change into our coloured t-shirts but as we did this quickly, we had some extra time to rehearse our performance. Our last chance to practise before the actual play was our dress rehearsal on the big stage in the Hammond. We were much less worried now as we had finally stopped forgetting our lines. Just before the parents arrived, we had the best part of the evening: dinner!
Now it was time for the play. 2B went first and started with a funny version of Little Red Riding Hood – we all were in shock when she ‘pulled a pistol from her knickers’! The other half of 2B performed an enthusiastic Jack and the Beanstalk. 2G were next and split the tale Cinderella into two separate halves to perform it. Then, it was our turn…we stepped up onto the stage and much to the delight of our parents, made no mistakes! To finish was 2P. The first half of their class had another brilliant shot from Little Red Riding Hood in the Three Little Pigs followed by the last act of the night: Goldilocks.
Overall, this was a very great opportunity to perform on the Hammond stage, and I would like to thank all of the Drama teachers and Hammond Theatre assistants for helping put on such a memorable night for us all.
By Harry T (2J)
On Tuesday 17 March, 2B and three other classes had the drama performance on classic fairy tales but with a little twist. These stories were performed to the parents and the other groups. My group was to perform Little Red Riding Hood. It was quite exciting and fun to go onto the stage to perform especially when we were the first group to perform! However, instead of Miss Red Riding Hood running away from the wolf, she shoots him dead! The scene was quite intense but very amusing to act out. Overall, the experience was great and very fun.
By Yuchen L(2B)
On Tuesday evening we were able to watch incredible interpretations of Roald Dahl’s Revolting Rhymes as part of our drama lessons. I was lucky enough to be a part of Jack and The Beanstalk where it was great fun to learn our lines and see the whole show come together. We were able to use many techniques like physical theatre to create ridiculous scenes like when the mother picked up one of the narrators and used him like a vacuum cleaner to beat Jack. My friends and I are all so glad that we got to have such a great time and were able to add extra personalised gags to the scripts. It was incredible to see all the great talent in the Second Year.
By Asa L (2B)
On Wednesday evening, 2H, 2F, 2W and 2L stayed after School to perform our Revolting Rhymes that we had worked on in our drama lessons. There were different stations where we had our last rehearsals. My form started off in the dance studio to get changed and sort out props, then we moved to the upper foyer to do a run through of our performance. The second station we went to was the Hammond Theatre to do a full props, lighting and music dress rehearsal on the stage. After that, 2H then went to have our packed dinners in the Dining Hall. Our last station was in the Drama Hall to make any final adjustments to our performance. Just before the first group were getting ready, every form practised the changeovers between each classes revolting rhyme. When the time came to perform and the parents had arrived, each class had a first view of each other, until we were told to go downstairs to get ready. We then watched the next few performances from the wings, and they were still brilliant! Once the first half of 2H had finished, we walked on stage and got into our starting positions. The performance went smoothly and no-one forgot their lines! I think everyone loved performing and watching other classes at the top of the theatre.
By William J (2H)
It was very fun when all the Second Year classes performed different plays. Each class had its own special story, and it was exciting to see everyone take part to do their best on stage. Our class performed Snow White, which was enjoyable to be part of. I had two roles in the play, one as a bank manager and another one as one of the dwarfs, which made it even more nerve racking and interesting for me. I loved having to change into different characters and acting in different ways. We all worked hard in practise, learning our lines and movements. I felt a little nervous but also excited. Everyone did a great job, and the audience really enjoyed it. It was a wonderful experience that was put together by the pupils and the teachers. It was a day I would never forget.
By Panshul B (2J)
MUSIC THEORY CLUB
I have been going to garage 5 music theory club, and, it is quite fun, Firstly, Mr Chakravarty is a very enthusiastic and good teacher, who is also quite funny. Secondly, everyone there is always quite funny and welcoming. Also, sometimes we learn about things that might be useful in music lessons. So, if you want to learn about music theory for fun or you are going to do an exam, you are welcome to come!
By Leyan L (2F)
Special Shoutouts
A huge well done to Nico A-G (2F), who has recently taken part in the first tournament of the 2026 Grand Prix series, organised by the chess charity Chess in Schools and Communities. He came away with both the trophy and a gold medal in the U14 category. These tournaments have been running for three years in a row, with the CSC Junior Grand Prix Finals held as part of the London Chess Classic. Last November, Nico finished second in the U12 final, so it’s lovely to see him starting the 2026 season so strongly!
Pet of the Week
This week’s Pet of the Week is Henry! Henry is Mr Worrall’s dog – look at him loving the sun! We’d love to feature your adorable animals in future editions of Pet of the Week so please submit your pets to b.tiller@hamptonschool.org.uk
Guess the Film – Emoji Challenge!
Each week I will ask a different member of the Second Year Tutor team to tell me their favourite film – in emoji form! Your job is to guess the film and the teacher…!
Last week:
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The answer was: Tangled and the film is Miss Winstock’s favourite!
This week we have another film from a different form tutor – see if you can guess!
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Come back next week for the answer!
Food Bank Collection
Please support our Feltham Food Bank Collection on Friday 27 March. They are particularly in need of tinned meat, coffee, pasta sauce and tinned fruit. Please bring your donations to the front of School from 8.15am. Thank you!
Quiz of the Week
Welcome to the Quiz of the Week! Every week, we’ll post five general knowledge questions. Take a look at this week’s questions, have a go yourself or challenge people at home and see if they know the answer.
Points for the Interform Competition will be awarded to the form with the most entries over the term.
This week’s questions come to us from Alexander M (2W). Why don’t you have a go and enter your answers here:
Here are the answers to last week’s quiz:
- What is the most sold fictional book ever? Don Quixote
- Which woman designed the first programmable machine? Ada Lovelace
- What is the capital of Georgia? Tbilisi
- Where was the first drilled oil well and in what year was it made? Bibi-Heybat in Azerbaijan in 1846
- What were Chainsaws originally designed for? The chainsaw was originally invented in the late 18th century by Scottish doctors John Aitken and James Jeffray as a medical instrument for surgery, specifically to aid in difficult childbirths and for cutting bone/limbs
Well done to the following Second Year Hamptonians who answered everything correctly – Jesse G, Reyansh K, Ansh R and Arthur H.
If you’re keen to write some general knowledge questions for the Blog, please email b.tiller@hamptonschool.org.uk.
