October 29, 2024

Dear OAG Rocket Families,

Thank you for helping us kick off the school year smoothly! Your support and partnership mean the world to us. We’re excited for the wonderful year ahead and all the amazing things we’ll accomplish together.

Here’s to a fantastic year!

OAG Mission Statement:
Being one school and one family, we strive to develop the whole child to become diverse and dynamic leaders by building relationships with passion and consistency.

OAG Rockets Administration Team

★ October Events Flyer | Click HERE for our October Events Flyer

★ Early Pickup | No students will be release for early pickup after 3pm.

★ 24-25 School Hours | All grade levels (PreK-12th) will begin school at 7:45am and end school at 4:00pm, Monday through Thursday. If a student arrives after 7:45am you will be required to park in a parking spot, come into the office and sign the student in to school. No students will be released for early pickup starting at 3:00pm. Breakfast will be served from 7:30am-7:45am.

★ 24-25 School Supply List | Click Here

★ PARENT PORTAL | Please log on to your students parent portal and fill out the registration information to make sure we have the most up to date information on file. You can also see your student’s report card. If you need your students Portal ID, please call the front office at 409-750-9289 https://portals04.ascendertx.com/ParentPortal/login?distid=084802 

★ ATTENDANCE LAW |

Compulsory Attendance Law - requires students to attend school each day.

• Students absent without permission will be considered in violation of the compulsory attendance law and could be subject to discipline and/or court filing.

90% Rule - student must attend class for 90% of the time to receive credit.

• Failure to meet required attendance may result in denial of credit and/or grade promotion. This counts both excused and unexcused absences.

★ DETECTION DOGS |

• When: .Random searches throughout the year.

• What: The dogs are trained to alert to contraband products: vapes, OTC medication, drugs, gun powder, alcohol, etc.

• Why: Safety is one of our core values! Detection dogs will help keep our campus and our students safe.

• How: Students will leave their belongings in the classroom. Students will not be present as dogs sniff backpacks, jackets, and desks. Dogs may also sniff cars in the parking lot.

★ OAG a Lighthouse Campus | We are excited to announce we have been awarded Lighthouse Status from Franklin Covey’s international Leader in Me program. Only the top 10% of Leader in Me schools reach Lighthouse Status. Thank you to our staff, students and families for helping us achieve this goal!

★ 5TH - 8TH GRADE COMPUTER AGREEMENT | Important steps to move forward! Please take the time to complete the follow form: Computer Loan Form. The form at this site has you enter your student’s information, accept the Student Computer Loan Agreement, and enter information on your student’s computer. It is important to complete this form as soon as possible!

Another important link is the link to the Student IT Support form. Use this link to enter a ticket for your student’s device. Students can submit tickets too! It is a good idea to create a shortcut to this link so a ticket can easily be submitted when needed.

★ CHILD NUTRITION & BIRTHDAYS | Please remember we have cupcakes and balloons available for purchase for your child’s birthdays! For more information, click here.

★ CHILD NUTRITION | Please complete your 2023-2024 Meals application online by visiting myschoolapps.com or visiting the Odyssey Academy website and clicking the Departments tab and selecting Child Nutrition.  If you do not have your student’s ID number you can email dscott@odyacad.com or mtovar@odyacad.com for that information. OAG will register under the OA-Galveston Campus, but both OABA and OATC schools will register under the OA-Bay Area Campus since we are one campus combined.

★ October 28-31: Read Ribbon Week

★ October 31 - November 8: Fall Book Fair

★ November 1: No School for Students/Professional Development for Staff

★ November 7: Literacy Leadership Night and Veteran’s Day Celebration - Wear Red, White and Blue

★ November 19: Progress Reports

★ November 21: Parent Lighthouse Meeting

★ November 21: Thanksgiving Luncheon

★ November 25-29: Thanksgiving Holidays

★ December 3: End of Course Exams for High School Retesters

★ December 4: End of Course Exams for High School Retesters

★ December 5: End of Course Exams for High School Retesters

★ December 9-12: End of Course Exams Makeups

★ December 19: Winter Luncheon

★ December 20-31: Winter Holidays

★ January 1-3: Winter Holidays

★ January 6: Classes Resume

LEADER IN ME SPOTLIGHT:

HABIT 2: BEGIN WITH THE END IN MIND

THINKING AHEAD

Monday: Everything we do happens twice. First, we use our thoughts and imagination to mentally create it. Then, we use our actions to physically create what we want to do.

- Our actions make our mental picture become real. For today’s mission moment, let’s take a few minutes to think about what we want to accomplish today

Tuesday: We’re learning about the difference between mental creation and physical creation.

-For today’s mission moment, let’s use the mental creation to think ahead. “What’s something we would like to try, but that we haven’t tried yet?”

Wednesday: When we create a picture in our mind of what we want to accomplish first, it increases our chance of achieving it. Our learning targets help us focus on what’s most important.

- For today’s mission moment, let’s ask ourselves, “Where are the learning targets in our classroom? What are we focused on this week?”

Thursday: Habit 2: Begin With the End in Mind inspires us to imagine our future— tomorrow and five years from now.

- For today’s mission moment, let’s ask ourselves, “What type of people do we want to become? What do we want to be doing?”

Friday: A plan is like a map. When we follow a plan, we can see how much we have progressed toward our goal and how far we are from our destination.

- Leaders set goals, then make a plan to achieve them. For today’s mission moment, let’s ask ourselves, “How close are we to accomplishing our WIGs?”

© Leader in Me

Thank you for the privilege to educate your children. We hope this information is helpful. Also, thank you for your continued flexibility, patience, and grace. We appreciate our families greatly! Please reach out to the teachers or the office if you have any questions. 

Sincerely,

Dr. Holly Bailey
Principal