May 20, 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

★ FREE DRESS PASS FOR MAY $25 | Free Dress Pass for the entire month of May for $25. Click HERE for details.

★ GREATNESS GATHERING & STUDENT-LED CONFERENCES | Wednesday, May 28th. This is our quarterly Awards Celebration of Goals Achieved. After awards, you will go back to your students classroom for Student-Led Conferences. (Parents will enter and exit from the arrival/dismissal doors) The times are listed below:

8:00am: 1st & 2nd Grade

8:45am: 3rd Grade

9:15am: 4th & 5th Grade

9:45: PreK3

10:00am: Kinder & PreK4 Graduations

11:00am: Middle School

★ NEW STUDENTS 2025-2026 | Open enrollment starts Monday, February 3rd. To enroll click HERE

★ FSC PARENT HELP LINE | Summer is coming, do you need help? The Texas Parent Helpline team is ready 24/7 to listen, find options, and provide local resources. Click HERE for more information.

★ PATHWAY TO HOPE FAMILY CAMP | A life-changing retreat for children overcoming trauma, loss and hardship. Click HERE for more details

★ CAMP INVENTION SUMMER 2025 | Camp INVENTION at OAW! For the very first time, Camp Invention® is coming to OAW! This action packed program, Discover, provides high-energy STEM adventures for grades K-6! From June 23rd to June 27th, kids will collaborate with friends to take on fun, hands-on challenges, like creating a custom claw machine, exploring penguins in Antarctica and more! Each experience inspires creativity and boosts confidence. Secure your spot at invent.org/mylocalcamp and use promo code NEWCAMP40 by 4/30 to save $40!

★ CAMP ZOOFARI | As a member of one of Houston Zoo’s Saving Wildlife School Partners, Houston Zoo is providing priority access to Camp Zoofari scholarships for the summer 2025 season. A camp scholarship reduces the cost of the camp down to a $35 deposit. Click here to complete the scholarship application. Additional information and program descriptions are available on the Camp Zoofari Website. Click HERE for the flyer.

★ MIDDLE OF THE YEAR PRINCIPAL LETTER | Click HERE to read Mrs. McNair’s letter for detailed information and to stay connected.

★ SCHOOL SCHEDULE | 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 3:30PM

★ SCHOOL MENUS (2024-2025)

• OA-Webster: Pre-K, K-8th Grade

LUNCH TIMES

11:00AM - 11:45AM: PK, KINDER

11:35AM - 12:05PM: 1ST - 3RD

12:05PM - 12:35PM: 4TH - 5TH

12:35PM - 1:00PM: 6TH - 8HT

★ OAW ARRIVAL AND DISMISSAL MAP | Click HERE

★ 2024-25 UPDATED DISTRICT CALENDAR | Click HERE

★ 2024-2025 SCHOOL SUPPLIES | Click HERE

★ 2024-2025 DRESS CODE | Click HERE

★ 2024-2025 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

★ FREE DRESS PASS | Want Free Dress???? If your class has perfect attendance for the week, your class will earn a FREE DRESS PASS for the following week! Be HERE so we can CELEBRATE YOU!!!

★ SCHOOL STORE FUNDRAISER | Don’t forget to turn in your fundraiser envelope for your first prize!!! We have 92 students participating so far, our GOAL is to exceed 168!!! Here is all you need to do to participate: (Fundraiser ends May 30th BUT we earn cash back money from merchants on the website until January 20, 2026)

1. Go to 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 Envelope with the Student Prize Code to school for your child to get their fun book buddy. Click HERE to see our CUTE Book Buddies for this school year!!!

★ 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 New 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.

★ FACEBOOK PARENT PAGE | Go to our Facebook parent page for reminders of events https://www.facebook.com/groups/OdysseyAcademyWebster

★ 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 door at the front office to sign them in.

★ OCTOBER PRINCIPAL LETTER | Click HERE to read Mrs. McNair’s Updates and Gratitude

★ OAW BEGINNING OF THE YEAR OPERATIONS | Click HERE

★ OAW AUGUST LETTER | Click HERE to read Mrs. McNair’s Update letter from August 27th

★ CHILD NUTRITION | Please go in and complete your 2024-2025 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.

★ 2024-2025 OABA K-8th Lunch Menu | Click K-8th Grade

★ 2024-2025 OABA Pre-K Lunch Menu | Click Pre-K

★ CUPCAKE FLYER & ORDER FORM | Click HERE

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 Press Release

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.

Click on the staff member below for more information: (we are adding more staff members each day)

Mrs. McNair - Principal

Ms. Middleton - Principal’s Assistant

Ms. Buckley - Campus Receptionist

Mrs. Crawford - Campus Nurse

★ May 20: NJHS Field Trip: Interfaith Caring Ministries & Kemah

★ May 21: Breakfast Honoring 8th Grade; Talent Show 2pm

★ May 22: 5th grade Field Trip BizTown; PK3 Field Trip: Texas Ave Park; 7th - 8th Field Trip: Harris Co. Justice of the Peace

★ May 26: Holiday for Students/Staff; Memorial Day

★ May 27: Poetry Slam; PK4 Field Trip: Galveston Children’s Museum

★ May 28: Greatness Gathering for Forth Quarter

★ May 29: Class Parties: Last Day of School 7:45AM - 4:00PM

★ May 30: Friday School until noon - early release

Click here for all the details about our events on the OAW calendar.

Please let us know if you need anything!

Sincerely,

Ronnetta McNair
Principal