January 28, 2025

Dear OAG Rocket Families,

Happy New Year! 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

★ January Events Flyer | Click HERE for our January 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.

★ Attendance | School begins promptly at 7:45 AM, and arriving on time sets the tone for a productive day of learning. Students are expected to maintain a minimum attendance rate of 90%. This includes all absences, regardless of the reason.

★ Tardy |

1. Parental Accompaniment for Late Arrivals: Beginning the second semester, parents/guardians must accompany their child to the office when arriving late.

2. Completion of Attendance Form: A designated Attendance Form must be completed for each late arrival. This form will serve to document reasons for tardiness and encourage accountability.

3. Tardy Consequences: 1st tardy – reminder, 2nd tardy – warning, 3rd last warning, 4th – detention, 5 or more – additional disciplinary consequences as allowed by the student code of conduct.

★ 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.

★ February 4: Progress Reports

★ February 5: Prom Dollar Dress Day

★ February 13: Valentine Free Dress, Valentine Class Parties

★ February 19: NHS Dollar Dress Day

★ February 20: Class Picture Day (NO FREE DRESS)

★ February 20: Parent Lighthouse Meeting

★ February 20: STEAM Leadership Night and Black History Celebration

★ February 20-27: Book Fair

★ February 21: Student Holiday/Staff Professional Development

★ February 25: 100th Day of School Celebration

★ February 27: Go Texan Day

★ March 3: Read Across America Day

★ March 3: Hats off to a week of reading: Wear your favorite hat.

★ March 4: Reading gives us superpowers: Dress like a superhero

★ March 5: Reading makes us bright: Wear bright/Neon colors

★ March 6: Reading is relaxing: Dress in your pajamas to get cozy when you read.

★ March 13: Spring Pictures - Free Dress

★ March 17-21: Spring Break

★ March 25: Report Cards

★ March 26: Prom Dollar Dress

★ March 27: Parent Lighthouse Meeting

★ March 27: Student Leadership Fair

LEADER IN ME SPOTLIGHT:

HABIT 4: THINK WIN-WIN

HAVING AN ABUNDANCE MENTALITY

Monday: This month we’re focusing on Habit 4: Think Win-Win. When we Think Win-Win, we have an Abundance Mentality. This means we believe there is such an abundance of success, resources, and opportunity that we do not need to be concerned with competition.

- For today’s mission moment, let’s think of a time when something great happened to a friend and how we felt.

Tuesday: Being happy when good things happen to others is part of Habit 4: Think Win-Win. We congratulate our friends when they do something well.

- For today’s mission moment, let’s think of a time when we celebrated a friend when something great happened in their life.

Wednesday: Leaders realize there’s plenty of success to go around. It doesn’t have to be you or me; it can be both of us.

- For today’s mission moment, let’s think of ways we can celebrate and encourage others.”

Thursday: Think Win-Win is about cooperation rather than competition. It is about finding a way for everyone to win.

- For today’s mission moment, let’s think about some of our closest friendships: are they competitive or cooperative?

Friday: Leaders want everyone to win. People who believe everyone can win will think abundantly. People who think they can only win if someone else loses think there is scarcity.

- For today’s mission moment, let’s ask ourselves, “Is it possible for everyone to win?””

© 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