Lotspeich Blast Dec 19, 2025
Key Dates
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
Friday, Jan. 9 — Day 3. Hives. Wear Your Bandana or the Color of Your Hive!
Tuesday, Jan. 13 — Wonder and Connection in the Early Childhood and Lower School, 5:30-7:30 p.m., The Schiff Center
Wednesday, Jan. 14 — Re-enrollment Contracts Issued
Wednesday, Jan. 14 — Board of Trustees Meeting, 6:30 p.m.
Thursday, Jan. 15 — Flexible Tuition Forms Due
Photos of the Week
Early Childhood Center students made a special trip to invite Director of Curriculum and Instruction Kristina O’Connor to their weather helpers movie premiere, giving her advice on what to wear and letting her know about the concession options.
What to Know Now
Warm Wishes for Winter Break!
As the holiday season approaches, the entire Lotspeich community would like to extend our warmest wishes to you and your loved ones. We are grateful for the continued support and partnership of our families, which makes our school such a special place.
We hope the holiday break brings time for rest, joy, and connection, and we wish everyone a safe and relaxing holiday season. We look forward to welcoming our students back refreshed in the new year.
Warm regards from the Lotspeich school community.
Next Hives Meeting — Jan. 9
Our next Hive meeting is Friday, Jan. 9. We passed out bandanas for the children during our first Hive meeting of the year. The students love to wear their Hive color during meeting times, so feel free to show your Hive spirit on that Friday!
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 out 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.
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
Enrichment Winter Session — Jan. 20-Feb. 27
Our next session of classes is now available in your Veracross Parent Portal. Remember, your first to fifth grader can take the shuttle between campuses to participate in classes. There are a TON of great options you won’t want to miss! Register now!
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.
Second Semester LEAD Together Events
Save the dates for our second semester LEAD Together programming! Come to one or come to many and learn alongside other parents, faculty, and administration.
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
Last Day for Spring Sports Registration
Registration for spring sports closes on today, Dec. 19. Please remember to register if you plan to play a spring sport. All registrations are down through Veracross. If you have any questions for youth registration or need assistance, please contact k6athletics@7hills.org.