2025 SBSUM Parent Kick-Off: Full Schedule

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

10:35am CDT

Building the Glossary for Greatness: 1st and 2nd grade introduction

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

Every truth that is memorized to song or chant in Grammar school sticks for life. SBSUM has carefully crafted our Progression Book to help parents and classroom teachers to focus on the main components of the developmental stage. Come and Learn about the value of startin 1st and 2nd grade right as your child enters the Classical Trivium.

Speakers

Sara Paradoski

Faculty

After earning a degree in Elementary Education, Sara worked in education for many years, both public and classical. She has taught several different grades, including 1st, 2nd 3rd and 5th. Through the professional development on campus and at home, Sara has completed the requirements... Read More →

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

1st-4th Grade

Company 1st Grade
Audience 2nd Grade

12:30pm CDT

Breaking Down the Rules of Spelling

Saturday August 16, 2025 12:30pm - 1:20pm CDT

L 243 Jump Theater - 2nd floor L Building

This session presents an in-depth overview of our philosophy as well as explicit training instruction for spelling at SBSUM. Rather than memorizing a finite list of sight words, students are taught foundational phonetics and spelling rules that will equip them to independently decipher and spell every word in the English language. Come and learn about the curriculum we use in the spelling years, and how to instruct your student in our materials at home.

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 12:30pm - 1:20pm CDT
L 243 Jump Theater - 2nd floor L Building

1st-4th Grade

Company 1st Grade
Audience 2nd Grade
Subject 3rd Grade
Area 4th Grade

12:30pm CDT

Because I Said So: Behavior Management for the Satellite Day and Beyond

Saturday August 16, 2025 12:30pm - 1:20pm CDT

Worship Center

Behavior management starts in the home and it starts on Day 1 of satellite days. In this session we will discuss biblical discipline which is a gospel centric approach to child training. Come and learn strategies for motivting, rewarding, correcting, and discipling your child at home.

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 →

Saturday August 16, 2025 12:30pm - 1:20pm CDT
Worship Center

Pre-4th Grade

Company 1st Grade
Audience 2nd Grade
Subject 3rd Grade
Area 4th Grade

12:30pm CDT

Satellite Days with Only Child and First Borns

Saturday August 16, 2025 12:30pm - 1:20pm CDT

J-High Room (SE Lobby)

Everything is new with a first born! it can also be rich and thorough approach to a satellite day which will udergo many flexible transitions in later years as subsequent children are added to the family. Likewise, families with an only child have unique opportunities in a University-Model of which to take advantage, and also some pitfalls.

Speakers

Kevin Puckett

Dean of Campus - North

Kevin is beginning his his tenth year in Private Christian School administration and his 4th year as Dean of North Campus at SBSUM. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Biblical Studies from Moody Bible Institute, and a Master of Arts in Biblical Theological Studies from Western Seminary... Read More →

Saturday August 16, 2025 12:30pm - 1:20pm CDT
J-High Room (SE Lobby)

Pre-4th Grade

Company 1st Grade
Audience 2nd Grade
Subject 3rd Grade
Area 4th Grade

1:25pm CDT

All About 1st Grade

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

L330

This session is a thorough review of first grade curriculum and how to navigate your lesson plan and materials at home. Parents are encouraged to attend even if they have taught a child enrolled at SBSUM in this grade level in the past, as currciculum is enhanced and revised every year.

Speakers

Alisa Bennett

Lower School Academic Coordinator - Memorial

Candace Bourgeois

Faculty

This school year will be Candace’s 10th year in education. She currently serves as a Grammar teacher at the North campus. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology. Candace is a Grammar teacher at the North campus. She has been married to her husband Jeremy for 10 years. They... Read More →

Saturday August 16, 2025 1:25pm - 2:15pm CDT
L330

1st-4th Grade

Company 1st Grade

2:30pm CDT

Derivatives to Dialogue: How to Navigate Greek and Latin in the Grammar Phase

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

Williams House (North Side across parking lot)

Greek is taught in 1st and 2nd grade as a foundational to the English language. Latin is introduced in 3rd and 4th grades as an additional support for helping students to understand the way the English language has been contructed, which will aid them in mastery for the years in English language arts for years to come. Come and learn how to teach Greek and Latin roots, prefixes, and suffixes at home with the supporting materials in your satellite lessons.

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 2:30pm - 3:10pm CDT
Williams House (North Side across parking lot)

1st-4th Grade

Company 1st Grade
Audience 2nd Grade
Subject 3rd Grade
Area 4th Grade

2025 SBSUM Parent Kick-Off