Summer Reading Challenge Update

Summer is half over! Don't let your student's reading level slide backwards. Make sure they are reading at least 20-minutes a day.

If you need books, come by the OA Welcome Center to pick a few out. OA was blessed with many book donations after Ike. We would like to share some of these with our students. Also, be sure to take advantange of the great reading programs at the public libraries.

Last, but not least, be sure your student is recording the minutes they have read on the Scholastic Summer Challenge website. Mrs. Snyder has promised to do something crazy if OA students record over 100,000 minutes by August 31st. If over 100 students participate, the whole school gets a vote in what she has to do. Students were given usernames and passwords at the end of the school year, but if your student misplaced their login information, email Mrs. Snyder at bsnyder@odyssey-academy.com and she will send the info to you.

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OA Students Learn Entrepreneurship Skills

Over the last few months, students in Mrs. Jones’ and Mrs. Mills’ fifth and sixth grade Community Service classes have been working to develop and market the perfect glass of lemonade.

The students have taken field trips to the local Kroger grocery store to perform market research on the different types of lemonade that are available. They have spent time on the telephone drumming up investment support for funding to purchase supplies and ingredients. Students have also negotiated with local businesses for space to operate their lemonade stands.

All of this work has been in preparation for Galveston’s Lemonade Day. Lemonade Day is an event that aims to make entrepreneurs of Galveston’s youth. This event will be held on Sunday, May 6th at locations all over Galveston Island.

Support OA students on May 6th by purchasing lemonade from their stands around the island. OA students will be at EZ Cruise Parking, Moody Gardens Hotel Lobby, Rita’s, Gracie’s, Kroger, Rainforest Café, Yaga’s, The Float, The Galvestonian, and Murdoch’s.

For more information on Lemonade Day, please visit www.lemonadeday.org.