October 13, 2025
Dear OAW Comets,
Welcome to our Parent Communication page! Please visit our website every Tuesday afternoon during the school year for important information and updates!
OAW Mission Statement:
At Odyssey Academy Webster we are a family of students, staff, and parents/guardians working as one to educate, inspire, and develop a generation of caring, compassionate leaders with integrity.
Learners Today, Leaders Tomorrow
New This Week!
★ CAR TAGS | Please make sure you have your car tags in your car windows ready for dismissal everyday. It will make it go smoother and faster.
★ BREAST CANCER AWARENESS | Wear PINK Every Monday in October.
★ OCTOBER MONTHLY MISSION | Gather socks for Foster Care. Click HERE for more information
★ GIFTED & TALENTED | Our Gifted & Talented parent/guardian referral window is open for our 1st grade and 3rd grade - high school students. The window is open Monday, October 13th - Friday, November 14th. Students tested and identified within this school year will begin services in the 2026-2027 school year. Click HERE
★ PARENT’S NIGHT OUT | October 16th, 5:00-8:00PM - Welcome to the Pumpkin Patch! We'd love to share fun and exciting games and crafts (no scariness!) with your kiddos.
We will provide pizza and Caprisun for dinner at 5pm and popcorn and Caprisun for snack at 6:30pm.
This is an opportunity for you to be kid free AND support our Middle School Student Lighthouse!
PreK 3 through 3rd Grade is invited.
$15 per OAW child, $10 each for OAW siblings. Pay Ms. Buckley in the front office by Wednesday, 10/15.
No orders will be taken on Thursday, 10/16. Please provide contact information for emergencies.
★ UNITY DAY | Thursday, October 16th - wear Orange (yes, it’s also Greatness Gathering)
★ GREATNESS GATHERING | This is our quarterly Awards Celebration of Goals Achieved. All grade levels will be on October 16th - IN PERSON. (Parents will enter and exit from the arrival/dismissal doors) The times are listed below:
K - 1st Grade: 8:00am - 8:45am
2nd - 3rd Grade: 8:45am - 9:15am
PRE-K 3 & 4: 9:15am - 10:00am
4th & 5th Grade: 10:00am - 10:40am
6th - 8th Grade: 10:40am - 11:20am
*PK & Kinder will be eating in their classrooms.
★ ENERGY DAY | Saturday, October 18th - Click HERE for the flyer. Sign Up https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0844AEAC28A1F4C16-58928362-energy
★ DOLLAR DRESS DAY | Wednesday, October 22nd, Celebrations Dollar Dress Day - Fundraising for Staff & Student Celebrations. Bring a dollar to wear free dress.
★ RED RIBBON WEEK | October 27-30
27 Wear Red: Go Red for Red Ribbon Week
28 Wear your favorite team jersey or shirt: Team Up Against Drugs
29 Wear something Disney: Believe in Magic, Not Drugs
30 Dress like your favorite book character: Book Character Day
★ TARDIES | At 7:55am your student will be tardy. We will start counting tardies THIS Wednesday, August 13th and will start over every grading period. You can drop your students off as early as 7:25am. Every 4 tardies will result in lunch detention. If your student is tardy, you need to walk your student to the front office to sign them in with your cell phone. Our new sign in policy requires you to use your cell phone. Click HERE for the Sign In Link.
★ CHILD NUTRITION | Free and Reduced Lunch Meal Application
OA-Webster Child Nutrition Application:
Online: English | Spanish
Paper Version:
OA-Webster: English | Spanish
★ OAW 2025 BEGINNING OF THE YEAR PARENT LETTER | Click HERE
★ 2025-2026 PARENT AND ENGAGEMENT POLICY | Click HERE
★ 2025-2026 SCHOOL SUPPLY LISTS | Click HERE
OAW Resources
★ SCHOOL TIMES | 7:45AM - 4:00PM
Early Pick Up Policy: Picking up students prior to regular dismissal time is extremely disruptive to the class and your child's education. No child can be checked out of school after 3:15PM
★ SCHOOL MENUS 2025-2026
OA-Webster: Pre-K, K-8th Grade
LUNCH TIMES (2025-2026)
11:00AM - 11:30AM: PK, KINDER
11:30AM - 12:00PM: 1ST - 2ND
12:05PM - 12:35PM: 3RD - 5TH
12:35PM - 1:00PM: 6TH - 8TH
★ OAW ARRIVAL AND DISMISSAL MAP | Click HERE
★ 2025-26 DISTRICT CALENDAR | Click HERE
★ 2025-2026 SCHOOL SUPPLIES | Click HERE
★ 2025-2026 DRESS CODE | Click HERE
★ DEMOGRAPHICS FORM | Please use this form to change or add to your students contact page. Click HERE
★ 2025-2026 ACE | ACE (After-School Enrichment Program) The cost will be determined on your lunch program status. It will either be $75, $100 or $150 a month. The ACE program starts after school at 4:00pm and your student will need to be picked up by 5:30pm. It does include morning care starting at 7:00am. If you only need morning care, it would be $20 a month. You will be able to sign up for ACE during the back to school event or during the first week of school. Click HERE for ACE Form
★ MATH INSTRUCTION FRAMEWORK | OA Math Instruction Framework: In Spring 2024, we received the TEA Strong Foundations Planning grant to develop a mathematical instructional framework aligned with research-based instructional strategies (RBIS), serving as a key tool for instructional decisions and family collaboration. Click HERE for English, click HERE for Spanish.
★ COUNSELOR’S CORNER | Meet Your Counselor Click HERE
★ CANVAS | Canvas Parent Access Instructions for K-12 Courses. Click HERE
★ KROGER REWARDS |Did you know that our school participates in the Kroger Community Rewards Program and just by linking your Kroger Plus card to our school (under Odyssey we earn money!!! Click HERE for the instructions to link your account.
★ SCHOOL and COMMUNITY STANDARD RESPONSE SAFETY PROTOCOLS | Click HERE
★ PARENT PORTAL | https://portals04.ascendertx.com/ParentPortal/login?distid=084802
★ TARDY PROCEDURES | School starts at 7:45am, you can drop your students off as early as 7:25am. Every 4 tardies will result in lunch detention. Tardies counted started on September 1st and will start over every grading period. If your student is tardy, you need to walk your student to the front office to sign them in with your cell phone. Our new sign in policy requires you to use your cell phone. Click HERE for the Sign In Link.
Important Action Required
★ CHILD NUTRITION | Please go in and complete your 2025-2026 meals application online by visiting myschoolapps.com. If you do not have your student's ID number you can email dscott@odyacad.com or mtovar@odyacad.com for that information.
★ 2025-2026 OAW K-8th Lunch Menu | Click K-8th Grade
★ 2025-2026 OAW Pre-K Lunch Menu | Click Pre-K
★ CUPCAKE FLYER & ORDER FORM | Click HERE
The Pulse
We at Odyssey Academy are actively monitoring the measles cases along with Galveston County Health District. To keep our school healthy and safe, we must remain proactive in our response. We stress the importance of vaccination to prevent further spread.
Measles is highly contagious and can cause serious complications, especially in infants and school-aged children. Vaccination coverage in pre-K and schools is essential for maintaining herd immunity and preventing outbreaks.
One dose of MMR vaccine is 93% effective against measles and two doses increases it to 97%.
For more information, the latest press release from Galveston County Health Department is attached.
Contact your campus clinic aide or District Nurse for more information on how to get vaccinated.
Faces of Odyssey
Click on the staff member below for more information: (we are adding more staff members each day)
Ms. Middleton - Principal’s Assistant
Ms. Buckley - Campus Receptionist
Upcoming Dates & Events
★ October 1-31: Sock-tober is our October Monthly Mission. Send in New socks for foster care.
★ October 1: Fall Picture Day
★ October 9: Family Literacy Night & Student-Led Conferences 5-7pm
★ October 10: Student Holiday/Staff Professional Development
★ October 14: Report Cards; Math Interim 3rd - 8th grade
★ October 15: Reading Interim 3rd - 8th grade
★ October 16: Unity Day - wear Orange, Greatness Gathering; Big Kahuna Delivery, Parent’s Night Out - 5:00-8:00PM. PK3 - 3rd Grade
★ October 18: Energy Day - 9:45AM - 3:00PM
★ October 21: Science & SS Interim 5th & 8th grade
★ October 22: Dollar Dress Day
★ October 27-30: Book Character Day - 27th Wear Red; 28th Team Jersey or Shirt; 29th Disney; 30th Book Character
★ October 30: Fall Festival 6pm
★ November 18: Progress Reports posted on Parent Portal
★ November 21: Student Holiday/Staff Professional Development
★ November 21-28: Holiday for Students and Staff - Thanksgiving
★ December 5: Instructional Friday for all Students and Staff
★ December 19: Student Holiday/ Staff Professional Development
★ December 22-31: Holiday for Students and Staff - Winter Break
Click here for all the details about our events on the OAW calendar.
Leader in Me
Please let us know if you need anything!
Sincerely,
Ronnetta McNair
Principal