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

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

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