Tiger's Newsletter

Every single day when our students walk through the door, it is game day. There is no time to lose. We have officially reached November, which means we have only six weeks left in Semester 1—and only five weeks until Common Assessment #2 (SMC #2). Every minute of Tier 1 instruction counts, and our students cannot afford a single wasted opportunity.

To maximize student growth and accelerate achievement, we are going back to the basics by tightening our execution of the foundational Lesson Cycle: I Do, We Do, You Do. This cycle is not new—decades of educational research prove that when implemented with high fidelity and intentionality, it guarantees student mastery.

The Three Phases of Tier 1 Excellence

1. The "I Do" — Direct Modeling & Explicit Instruction (~15–20 Minutes)

This is your prime instructional window. Tier 1 success starts with intentional preparation:

• Think Alouds: Unpack the standard explicitly. Verbalize your thought process so students understand how and why you approach the problem or text.

• Visual Anchors: Build and reference clear anchor charts, graphic organizers, and multi-sensory supports.

• Active Engagement: Keep students hooked from minute one with purposeful choral responses, turn-and-talks, and checks for understanding.

2. The "We Do" — Guided Practice, Active Facilitation & High Energy

The "We Do" is where guided learning turns into student ownership. It requires high visibility, active movement, and energetic facilitation:

• Model the Practice: Continue to visibly model steps alongside students as they tackle parallel problems, breaking complex processes down in real time.

• Walk the Room & Aggressively Monitor: Don't stay behind the podium—walk the room with intentionality. Pre-plan your monitoring laps using our Feedback for Learning tracker, annotating live on papers and catching misconceptions immediately.

• Create an Engaging Atmosphere: Bring high energy! Foster a vibrant, collaborative environment where students are motivated to talk through solutions, debate with peers, and celebrate small wins.

• Peer Collaboration: Provide structured opportunities for students to verbalize their thinking and defend their answers before working solo.

3. The "You Do" — Independent Practice & Demonstration of Mastery

This is where students demonstrate what they truly own:

• Independent Application: Students complete aligned, rigorous tasks without scaffolding to prove mastery of the day’s learning objective.

• The Exit Ticket: Collect daily, verifiable evidence of learning to drive your next-day small group intervention and reteach plans.

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Preparation Precedes Performance

Before you step into your classroom each morning, your lesson must be internalized from start to finish:

• What is my explicit model?

• What questions will I ask to probe deeper thinking?

• What will I look for during my laps in the "We Do"?

• How will students show me they mastered the objective during the "You Do"?

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Modeling every step, thinking aloud, annotating live, questioning with rigor, and creating collaborative academic talk are the hallmarks of great teaching. Everything matters, and intentionality wins every time.

Let’s lock in, execute the cycle with fidelity, and make every minute count for our learners!

"Excellence is not an exception, it is a prevailing attitude. We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit."

— Will Durant (on the philosophy of Aristotle)

F.P. Caillet will empower all students to become successful citizens and responsible lifelong learners.

F.P. Caillet seeks to be a premier urban elementary school within Dallas

One Goal One Team!!

"MY TEACHING HAS TO CREATE LEARNING"

Be ready for a powerful teaching and learning day:

• Complete and updated your QUAD
• Clipboard at hand actively monitoring and providing feedback
• Opportunities for student discourse
• Writing and talking every day in every content
• Know your students data and their progress

Monday, November 2

• Math PLC K-2
• PD After School Topic: The Lesson Cycle (Ms. Dávila)

Tuesday, November 3

• Flex Day 2 / NO School
• Voting Day!!

Wednesday, November 4

• Posible visit of School Leadership. Dr. Elizalde, Chieff Huitt or Dr.Zysk
• Reading PLC 3-6
• Tutoring 3:45 - 4:30 pm

Thursday, November 5

• Posible visit of School Leadership. Dr. Elizalde, Chieff Huitt or Dr.Zysk

Friday, November 6

• Jeans with spirit shirt or school color/ red (optional)
• PDOL's or LC (3-6)
• 5th Field Trip Environmental Center

Saturday, November 7

• Saturday School 8:00 -12:00

Nov 3 - FLEX PD Day

Nov 5 - 5th Field Trip Environmental Center

Nov 11 - SBDM #2 @ 4:00pm

Nov 18 - Turkey Trott (Specials)

Nov 19 - Power Hour

Nov 23-27 - Thanksgiving Break

Standard Mastery Check

Oct 5 - SMC #1 Science 5th

Oct 6 - SMC #1 Math 3-6

Oct 7 - SMC #1 Reading 3-6

I Ready MOY

Dec 01 - ELAR/SLAR

Dec 02 - Math

Dec 03 - ELAR/SLAR

Standard Mastery Check

Dec 08 - SMC #2 Reading 3-6

Dec 09 - SMC #2 Math

ACP

Dec 15 - Science 5-6

Dec 16 - World Cultures

Dec 17 - PE

STAAR Alone Test

Feb 1 - ELAR 3-6

Feb 2 - Math 3-6

Feb 3 - Spanish Language Profiency EB 6th

TELPAS

Feb18 - Reading and Writing 2-6

Feb 22-25 - Listening and Speaking

Standard Mastery Check (Mock STAAR Test)

Feb 23 - SMC #3 Reading

March 2 - SMC #3 Math

March 4 - SMC #4 Science

STAAR Test

April 8 - Reading 3-6

April 15 - Science 5

April 22 - Math 3-6

I Ready MOY

May 10 - Reading K-1

May 11- ELAR/SLAR K-6

May 12 - Math K-6

May 13 - ELAR/SLAR K-6

ACP

May 20 - Science 6th

May 21 - PE

May 24 - World Cultures

• Lesson Objective and Success Criteria, TEKS Unpacked
• Time Stamped Agenda
• DOL - Daily Exit Ticket
• Teacher Exemplar including students common misconceptions, teacher strategies and HOT questions.

Clip board at hand with Teacher Exemplar and Feedback for Learning Tracker

2. DO NOW Fluency/ Bell Ringer (Spiral Review) NO longer than 5- 8 minutes.

3. Direct Instruction NO longer than 15-20 minutes. Must include student engagement strategies (turn and talk, table talk, Read-Draw-Write, White Boards, Think-Talk-Write).

4. Students must talk and write every day. Journals on every content and every grade level.

5. Feedback for Learning during independent practice.

Ms. Torres & Ms. Castillo for inviting and coordining a great morning with Mr. Kevin a great speaker.

Ms. Gonzalez, Ms. Torres, Ms. Garcia and Ms. Resendiz for a huge team effort ensuring students enrrollment has completed.

Ms. Mandujano for her great work with LPAC.

Ms. Guerra, Mr. Berguno, Ms. Vargas, Ms. Farris, Ms. Wang and Mr. Perera for comming to support our students on Saturday School.

CILT Team for attending the Q2 training.

To all the techers that support our tigers yesterday for our Fall Dance.

Ms. Miranda for being our amazing Facebook support posting amazing videos of the great things happening at Caillet.

Ms. Castillo for coordinating Red Ribbon Week.

Mr. Perera Kinder Bilingual

We are thrilled to announce a new way to celebrate all the amazing work happening every day across Caillet! Ms. Minter and I will now be handing out Jean Passes to staff members we observe going above and beyond—demonstrating great teaching, fostering a positive school culture, and showing an exemplary attitude. This is another small way we want to recognize your commitment and genuine care for our students and each other. We appreciate you always! If you receive a pass, you can use it for a casual day on any Monday or Friday. Keep shining, Tigers!

Under the new state requirements outlined in HB 1481, students no longer have access to their cell phones during the school day. To ensure that everyone still has a safe and accessible way to report concerns, the Say Something Anonymous Reporting System is now available through Clever.

This system empowers students and staff to confidentially report concerns related to:

• Safety threats

• Bullying or harassment

• Individuals who may need help
  
  

Reports can be made anytime, from any device—even outside the school day.

Even though it may still feel like summer, Dallas ISD has returned to its business dress code.

The policy is intended to foster a professional atmosphere and uphold the district’s positive image by ensuring employees model the highest standards of professional appearance in their interactions with colleagues, students, parents, and the community.

NO YOGA / JOGGINS Pants

NO Ripped clothes

NO T-SHIRTS Monday - Thursday

Jeans ONLY Fridays with spirit shirt, red color top or soccer jersey