March 23, 2026
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!
★ BUNNY PICTURES | Thursday, March 26 - Spring and Bunny Photos - $3 per student OR you can sponsor your students class for $25. Pay cash in the front office
★ BOOK FAIR | March 23-26. Open during school hours for students. Parents welcome each afternoon 4:30-5pm. Special FAMILY EVENT during Starry Starry STEAM Night Thursday, March 26th. Go to our homepage for more information:
https://www.scholastic.com/bf/odysseyacademybayarea
We accept cash, eWallet, credit cards. Please, no checks.
(Psst! Don’t forget to look into eWallet!)
★ ATTENDANCE MATTERS | All our OA Schools are hosting our OA 20-Day Attendance Challenge from March 16 - April 16!!! Please be sure your student(s) attend every single day because ATTENDANCE MATTERS!!!!
★ APRIL VIP PARKING PASS RAFFLE | 🚗✨ April VIP Parking Pass Raffle is Open Now! ✨🚗 Want the best parking spot at school for the whole month of April? Now’s your chance! Enter for a chance to win a reserved VIP parking spot for the entire month of April. No more searching for parking during pick-up! 🙌 🎟 Entries are open now! 💻 Enter online here:
https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/april-vip-student-pickup-pass-raffle
🏆 4 winners will be chosen 📅 Winners will be announced at the end of March 📍 VIP parking will begin April 1st Don’t miss your chance to make pick-up a breeze! 🚗💨
★ MONTHLY MISSION | March/April - Please help donate Easter eggs for the children & staff at UTMB Health’s Children Hospital. Click HERE for more information.
★ STARRY STARRY STEAM NIGHT GUARDIAN VOLUNTEER SIGN UP | March 26th 4:45PM - 7:15PM Click HERE to sign up to help! Click HERE to donate!!! FLYER
★ GREATNESS GATHERING | This is our quarterly Awards Celebration of Goals Achieved.
All grade levels will be on May 19th - IN PERSON.
(Parents will enter and exit from the arrival/dismissal doors)
The times are listed below: **Don’t forget to look at Lost & Found
1st Grade: 8:00am - 9:00am
2nd - 3rd Grade: 9:00am - 10:00am
PRE-K 3: 10:00am - 11:00am
KINDER: 11:00am - 12:00pm (Graduation)
4th & 5th Grade: 1:00pm - 2:00pm
6th - 8th Grade: 2:00pm - 3:00pm
PRE-K 4: 5:00pm - 6:00pm (Graduation)
*ALL GRADES will be eating in their classrooms - NO VISITORS FOR LUNCH.
★ SCHOOL STORE FUNDRAISER | Has your student received their Book Buddy yet? THERE IS STILL TIME!!!!!
Here is all you need to do to participate:
1. Go to [https://www.schoolstore.net/sid.t?0000369694](https://www.schoolstore.net/sid.t?0000369694...) to sign up.
2. Send form emails inviting family, friends and co-workers to support your child.
3. Return the Book Buddy Lanyard with the Student Prize Code to Ms. Middleton for your child to get their fun participation prize.
★ BAY AREA FOOD LOVERS CARDS | PTO is selling Bay Area Houston Food Lovers (BAHFL) cards for just $25 — and they’re amazing! You get discounts at over 300 local restaurants and businesses around the Bay Area. Check out the full list of participating spots on their website: https://bayareahoustonfoodlovers.com/pages/participants-list
★ TARDIES | At 7:50am 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 | 7:50AM - 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, TARDY AT 7:50am, 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
★ January 20: School Store Fundraiser started - Book Buddies
★ March 26: Easter Bunny Pictures
★ March 23-26: Book Fair
★ March 25: Dollar Dress Day
★ March 26: Starry, Starry Night
★ April 3: Holiday for Students and Staff - Good Friday
★ April 14: STAAR Testing English 3rd - 8th grades
★ April 18: Build A Stand, Spark A Dream-Galveston, Chalmers Hardware, 9am-Noon
★ April 3: STAAR Testing Science 5th & 8th grades
★ April 24: Last Flex Friday for Students and Staff
★ April 3: STAAR Testing Math 3rd - 8th grades, Alg 1 EOC for a select 8th graders
★ May 1: Staff Professional Development/Student Holiday
★ May 2: Lemonade Day; Community Market & Garage Sale 10am-2pm
★ May 7: Lemonade Day Spirit Night, Schlitterbahn, 5-7pm
★ May 8: Holiday for Students and Staff
★ May 19: Greatness Gathering - 4th Quarter
★ May 21: Last Day of School/Early Release at 1:45 PM
★ May 22 & 25: No School
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