Lotspeich Blast Dec 12, 2025
Key Dates
Monday, Dec. 15 — Day 4
Tuesday, Dec. 16 — Day 5
Wednesday, Dec. 17 — Day 1
Thursday, Dec. 18 — Day 2
Friday, Dec. 19 — Day 3. Winter Break begins at 11:30 a.m. Early Dismissal Day. Spring Sports Registration Closes
Monday, Dec. 22-Friday, Jan. 2 — Winter Break
Monday, Jan. 5 — Day 4. School Resumes
Tuesday, Jan. 6 — Day 5
Wednesday, Jan. 7 — Day 1
Thursday, Jan. 8 — Day 2. Fifth Grade Parent Looking Ahead to Middle School, 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
Second graders shared their bridge projects with their friends and families during the Morning with the Bridges.
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. Don’t forget to still wear your shoes for P.E.
Early Dismissal on Friday, Dec. 19
Don’t forget that Friday we have an early dismissal for all students at 11:30 a.m. The shuttle to Doherty will run, but school district buses will not. There will be Holiday Care that requires pre-registration and there will be no After the Bell.
Parent Community News
Call For Yearbook Editors and Photos
New! After Winter Break, we will be meeting to plan out the yearbook for this year. We are hoping that we can have one to two volunteers who could help us create some of the yearbook pages! If you enjoy digital scrapbooking, we would love to have you join! Please email Anna Karol if you are interested!
Yearbook pictures are collected all school year! If you are volunteering at an event, chaperoning a field trip or watching a sporting event, don’t forget to send your best photos to lotspeichyearbook@7hills.org.
PC Meeting — Jan. 7
- Our next PC meeting will be on Jan. 7
Stock the Lounge
Help us keep our teachers energized and caffeinated during these winter months! Check our our snack sign up and volunteer today!
Walking Group
Join this WhatsApp group for dates and information! This is an ongoing, casual walking group that meets (weather permitting) on certain days after drop-off.
Quarterly Meetings
- Jan. 23
- April 10
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.
Parent Community Leadership — Please reach out to us with any questions 🙂
Mona Desai, co-chair
Lindsey O’Connell, co-chair
Lauren Bonaminio, communications chair
Nancy Kingkeo, treasurer
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.
Piano Lessons
We have a few spaces available for piano lessons on the Lotspeich campus for kindergarten to fifth grade in the new year. If your child is interested please reach out to Jill and Christina.
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!