1. Families of HILA HILA Science Fair
6:00 p.m. in the auditorium Projects are due no later than
November 28, 2012 November 27, 2012
Hawk News
The Hope Institute Learning Academy
November 20, 2012 Volume 2012/Number 3
A Word from Families of HILA to
Mr. Jakubowski meet on November 28
Dear Parents and Friends: The Families of HILA group will meet on Wednesday, November
28. The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. in the HILA Auditorium. A
Chicago Public Schools recently sent out HILA’s school light dinner and child care will be provided.
progress report. Based upon our overall rating of 41.7% Just in time for the Holidays, this month’s meeting of the Families
performance policy points (15 of 36 points) we are a level of HILA will provide parents with the opportunity to win a Target
3 school. We are currently on probation. gift card. All parents attending the meeting will be entered into
a raffle to win a $25 gift card. Please plan on joining us for an
My goal is to make sure that our highly qualified teachers informative and productive meeting. Please call the school office
with your RSVP so that plans can be made for food and child care.
are implementing best teaching practices each day to
ensure continued student and overall school growth.
Looking at our performance policy from 2012, you Reminder - November is
will see that we improved in every area and raised our
performance percentage points from 16.7% in 2011 to science fair month at HILA
41.7% in 2012. Since HILA is a new school with limited The second annual HILA Science Fair is just around the corner.
data some of the trend points were not available to be Students should be well on their way to completing their projects.
earned. The final science fair projects should be brought to school no later
than November 27. Display boards for science fair projects are
I will continue to strive to keep HILA moving in the right available in the school office for $2.25 each. Please see Ms. Hall in
the office to purchase these boards.
direction. Teachers document student growth daily/
weekly/biweekly to ensure that instruction is provided at
each child’s instructional level. Your continued support Fall Festival and bake sale
and help at home is crucial for our continued path to
excellence. As a HILA parent, you have many resources on November 21
available to you such as the HILA technology center, HILA students are eagerly looking forward to the Fall Festival
family resource room, TAP resources, Pearson Success assembly, which will be held on November 21. The assembly for
Net, parent workshops, Families of HILA, and resources grades K-2 will begin at 12:45 p.m. in the HILA Auditorium. The
provided by your child’s teacher. assembly for grades 3-5 will begin at 2 p.m. We encourage parents
to attend the assembly for their child. Parent seating is available in
If you have any questions or concerns regarding our the balcony of the Audiotorium, which provides the best view of
performance policy please contact me directly. the events on stage. Children have been busy preparing their songs
and skits for the assembly.
Michael Jakubowski While at the school, we hope that all parents will take time to visit
Principal the Bake Sale being sponsored by Families of HILA. This is an
(773) 534 - 7405 excellent way to support our school, and to take home some baked
mjakubowski@thehopeinstitute.us goodies for the long holiday weekend. Remember: only parents
will be allowed to purchased goods at the Bake Sale.

2. November 20, 2012 Hawk News Volume 2012/ Number 3
Fall awards assembly HILA students learn that
celebrates student progress real men READ
Officials from the Chicago Blackhawks visited HILA to
stress the importance of reading as part of the Real Men
READ program. Thanks to our partners at the Blackhawks
for helping to reinforce the importance of reading!
Some of the many student award winners file off stage at the first
quarter awards assembly held on November 16 in the auditorium.
UIC Health Clinic at HILA
expands hours
The UIC Health Clinic at HILA will be expanding its hours
on Tuesdays in an effort to serve more family members of
HILA students. Beginning November 27, the clinic will be
open from 7:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. every Tuesday. Our
school is fortunate to have this wonderful resources avail-
able for students and family members - please take advan-
tage of it!
Important information
Here is the information you need to know to stay prepared
for the month ahead.
Dates:
November 21: Fall Festival Assemblies and Bake Sale
November 27: Science fair projects due HILA applications available
November 28: Families of HILA meeting (6 p.m.)
November 30: Picture re-take day online, open house dates set
November 30: Last day of Chicago Bulls Food Drive
December 5: HILA School Board meeting (6 p.m.) We are glad to announce that the 2013-2014 enrollment process is
now open! The Hope Institute Learning Academy will be accept-
Websites: ing applications for new students until the application deadline on
HILA: www.hopeinstitutelearningacademy.org March 22, 2013.
HILA on Facebook: www.facebook.com/pages/Hope-Insti- In addition, open house dates for parents considering HILA have
tute-Learning-Academy/73261023779 been established. Those dates are December 13, January 31 and
School Lunch Menus: www.cpsmeals.org (Use the pull- February 28. Please share this information with families who may
down menu to find “Hope Academy”) have an interest in HILA.