Doherty Blast Dec 12, 2025
Key Dates
Wednesday, Dec. 17 — Pre-kindergarten-Fifth Grade Winter Program, 9 a.m.
Friday, Dec. 19 — Grades K-5 Winter Program, 9:30 a.m., The Schiff Center. Winter Break begins at 11:30 a.m.
Friday, Dec. 19 — Spring Sports Registration Closes
Monday, Dec. 22-Friday, Jan. 2 — Winter Break
Monday, Jan. 5 — School Resumes
Thursday, Jan. 8 — Fifth Grade Parents Looking Ahead to Middle, 7 p.m., Zoom
Tuesday, Jan. 13 — Wonder and Connection in the Early Childhood and Lower School 2026, 5:30-7:30 p.m., The Schiff Center
Photos of the Week
Pre-kindergarten for 2-year-old students practice yoga in the commons.
What to Know Now
Holiday Care — Friday, Dec. 19
We will be offering Holiday Care for our last day of school on both campuses beginning at 11:30 a.m. This program will run until 6 p.m. and is separate from regular ATB. Register now!
The registration deadline is Friday, Dec. 12. We need a minimum of 15 students for the program to run.
Winter Spirit Week
To end the year, we will have a Winter Spirit Week Dec. 15-19. Due to the two Winter Programs, we will have two separate spirit week schedules. One for kindergarten to fifth grade and one for pre-kindergarten. Please click on the appropriate link below.
Doherty Winter Program
The Winter Program is a tradition we all anticipate. We would like to invite parents of students in kindergarten through fifth grade to the Winter Program on Friday, Dec. 19, at 9:30 a.m. in The Schiff Center at the Hillsdale Campus. Students are asked to dress in nice attire.
Pre-kindergarten parents are invited to attend a performance including all grades, pre-k through fifth, on Wednesday, Dec. 17, at 9 a.m. in the Doherty cafeteria. Pre-k students are asked to dress in nice attire and kindergarten to fifth grade students will wear PJs corresponding to their Spirit Week theme day.
A packet of information including a map of the Hillsdale Campus, a Q&A form, and a dismissal form has been sent home. Dismissal forms are due Monday! If you need an extra form please contact your student’s teacher or the office.
Parent Community News
Cookie Exchange
The Teacher Appreciation Committee would like your help! Our teachers have been working hard all year, and we’d like to give them a sweet treat during one of the busiest weeks of the school year! We are looking for volunteers to bring two dozen cookies for a cookie buffet. We will provide to-go bags so teachers will be able to take treats home as well! Please use the Cookie Exchange Sign Up Genius to sign up.
Extra Info:
- Cookies can be dropped off in the office before 8:30 a.m. on Dec. 15.
- Please bring your cookies in a disposable container or clearly label your serving dish if you would like it back!
- Please provide a note card with your name and cookie type!
Thank you for helping make this a special holiday break for the Doherty teachers from the TA Committee
Book Fair Volunteer Help
Please join us on Monday, Dec. 15, after drop-off in the Doherty Library to help organize and distribute book fair purchases to the students. Please email Molly Stark if you can help.
Spirit Shop
Stay cozy and show your school spirit! As the winter chill sets in, there’s no better way to stay warm than with our super-soft school sweatshirts! Stop by the Spirit Shop (self service cabinet at Doherty across from the office) or order online today and have your items delivered to Doherty! Get your orders in early — the Hillsdale shop will operate on regular hours (Monday-Friday, 11 a.m.-1:15 p.m.) until Dec. 12, then will run very limited hours (if any) the following week.
Thank you for supporting our volunteer-led organization!
Doherty Winter Family Dance
Save the date for the Doherty Winter Family Dance! This is a family friendly event for the Doherty community on Saturday, Jan. 24, 5-7 p.m.
Neurodivergent Community Gathering
A number of families have reached out expressing interest in building community with other families and caregivers who identify as neurodivergent themselves and/or have children who identify as neurodivergent. Neurodivergency includes a wide range of experiences, such as ADHD, dyslexia, dyscalculia, autism spectrum, processing differences, and more.
We are exploring the creation of a community group to offer connection, shared resources, and space for learning across all four divisions. To help us understand interests and needs across our school community, we invite you to complete this brief interest form.
Announcements
LEAD Together: Jonathan Haidt Webinar Information
Thank you to those who were able to join us for the viewing and discussion of Jonathan Haidt’s webinar: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Impacted Everything + What We Can Do About It. Please use the Zoom link to watch at home. This will be available for all Seven Hills families to view until Dec. 31. Please see some follow-up resources as well.
Wonder and Connection in the Early Childhood and Lower School
Come and explore what is on the horizon for Seven Hills in 2026 and beyond for our Early Childhood and Lower School divisions. Connect with other families, speak with students, and help us think about the future of our school.
Please join us at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 13 in The Schiff Center to mix and mingle with other families as well as some fourth and fifth grade students. The main event will take place from 6-7 p.m. with breakout stations from 7-7:30 p.m.
In our breakout stations, you’ll have an opportunity to learn more directly from our Seven Hills faculty as well as an opportunity to put on your student hat and try out some challenges.
Childcare is available, free of charge. Sign up via the flyer.
2026 Summer Program — Priority Registration opens at 9 a.m. on Feb. 10!
Excitement is in the air as we gear up for another fantastic summer filled with fun, learning, and unforgettable experiences! We’re thrilled to announce that priority registration for our Summer Program will open at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 10, for Seven Hills families only. Use the priority registration code from the email sent on Dec. 3.
The Seven Hills School Summer Program uses Ultracamp to streamline registration.
- New Ultracamp users: We recommend creating an Ultracamp account prior to registration if you don’t have one already. Here is the Ultracamp account registration link.
- Returning Ultracamp users: Returning Ultracamp users will need their username and password to log in.
Athletics
Spring Sports Registration is officially open!
All youth registration will exclusively register through Veracross. If you have any questions for youth registration or need assistance, please contact k6athletics@7hills.org. Registration will close Dec. 19. We can’t wait to see your student-athletes out there this spring!