2025 SBSUM Parent Kick-Off: Full Schedule

Welcome to the 2025-2026 SBSUM Parent Kick-Off Information

10:35am CDT

Conceptual Math Levels A/B/C/D

Saturday August 16, 2025 10:35am - 11:25am CDT

L 243 Jump Theater - 2nd floor L Building

Our Right Start math program emphasizes understadnign math concepts prior to memorizing math facts. This Asian approach to teaching math in the early years serves students well for years to come as they learn to think of math as a language that can be expressed with practice. The daily enagement in math games helps students to master these concepts in a developmentally appropraite format. Come and learn to teach math through play rather than with merely worksheets and flashcards.

Speakers

Alisa Bennett

Lower School Academic Coordinator - Memorial

Alisa has served in the church volunteering in Sunday School and VBS throughout her life. She continued her love of teaching children in Dallas area public schools until she had her own children. In her search to find a good education for their own children, the Lord brought her family... Read More →

Saturday August 16, 2025 10:35am - 11:25am CDT
L 243 Jump Theater - 2nd floor L Building

Pre-4th Grade

Company Pre-Kindergarten
Audience Kindergarten
Subject 1st Grade
Area 2nd Grade

10:35am CDT

Setting the Precedent: PreK and Kinder introduction: PreGrammar Years

Saturday August 16, 2025 10:35am - 11:25am CDT

J-High Room (SE Lobby)

The PreGrammar (PreK and Kindergarten) years are formative. Children at these ages are amazed and wonder at God's creation daily. Come and discuss the important considerations for spiritual, physical, emotional, and social formation at this age.

Speakers

Pamela Dollins

Head of University-Model, Second Baptist School University Model

Pam and her husband, Beau, founded a classical christian university-model school in Houston, Texas in 2012. They now serve five campuses with Second Baptist Church and spend most of their time working together to train families and faculty in this unique model of education. Pam is... Read More →

Chassidy Parce

Pre-Grammar Academic Coordinator

Chassidy has been teaching Kindergarten for 10 years and has served in education for 15 years. She has completed her Provisional Certification in classical education with SBSUM. Additionally, she a certified teacher in the state of Texas ECP-6. Chassidy and her husband, Freddie and... Read More →

Saturday August 16, 2025 10:35am - 11:25am CDT
J-High Room (SE Lobby)

PreK-Kindergarten

Company Pre-Kindergarten
Audience Kindergarten

1:25pm CDT

The Gift of Reading

Saturday August 16, 2025 1:25pm - 2:15pm CDT

L332

The comprehensive session is a beautiful overview of the robust reading program at SBSUM. Parents will learn how to teach reading to students of all early reading levels while examining the goals and intentions of the learning process. Learn-to-Read transitions seamlessly to Read-to-Learn as parents create a home environment that lends to a love of reading quality literature with skill for the purpose of develeoping wisdom.

Speakers

Lana Kates

Lower School Academic Coordinator - Cypress Campus, Second Baptist School University-Model

For the last 15 years, Lana has had the opportunity to work with families in education, children's ministry and women's ministry. In recent years, she has taught Third Grade at SBSUM and obtained her provisional classical teaching certificate. She is currently the Lower School Academic... Read More →

Saturday August 16, 2025 1:25pm - 2:15pm CDT
L332

Pre-4th Grade

Company Pre-Kindergarten
Audience Kindergarten
Subject 1st Grade
Area 2nd Grade

1:25pm CDT

PG Habits & Routines

Saturday August 16, 2025 1:25pm - 2:15pm CDT

J-High Room (SE Lobby)

Building good habits and routines for a lifetime of learning begin at home. We are teaching and training our children to one day leave us and to be able to contribute well to their family, church, business, and community. The training of solid habits starts at the PreGrammar (Prek and Kindergarten) level. Come and learn how to teach with consistency and solid concise practice at home to complement the formal classroom setting on campus.

Speakers

Tiffnie Lotts

Faculty

Pre-k teacher, wife, mother to 4 (8th, 5th, 4th, Kinder)

Chassidy Parce

Pre-Grammar Academic Coordinator

Saturday August 16, 2025 1:25pm - 2:15pm CDT
J-High Room (SE Lobby)

PreK-Kindergarten

Company Pre-Kindergarten
Audience Kindergarten

2:30pm CDT

Right Start Math Game Lab

Saturday August 16, 2025 2:30pm - 3:10pm CDT

L327

Let's play math! Come and learn to play all of the RightStart math games to develop a math whiz on your satellite days. These games end up giving students hundreds of presentations of math concepts rather than completing one worksheet of homework. Seeing the games in action is worth days of trying to interpret them from merely reading the instructions. Come enjoy this hands-on workshop that will jumpstart your satellite and make mth one of your child's favorite subjects!

Speakers

Ligia Castro

Dean of Lower School - Memorial

Ligia has more than seven years of teaching experience; she has taught Spanish for lower school grades, 1st grade, and 3rd grade. She is part of our academic team contributing in curriculum development for our lower school grades. Ligia also teaches in our upper school; she has taught... Read More →

Saturday August 16, 2025 2:30pm - 3:10pm CDT
L327

Pre-4th Grade

Company Pre-Kindergarten
Audience Kindergarten
Subject 1st Grade
Area 2nd Grade

2025 SBSUM Parent Kick-Off