March 31, 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!
★ DOLLAR DRESS DAY | Wednesday, April 8th - Celebrations Dollar Dress Day - Fundraising for Staff & Student Celebrations. Bring a dollar to wear free dress.
★ COLLEGE & CAREER DAY | May 7th - so far we only have TWO people coming to speak to our students about career day. If you or someone you know is interested, please click on the link. Career Day Sign Ups
★ AUTISM AWARENESS SPIRIT WEEK | April 6th–9th (Monday–Thursday)
Join us as we celebrate, support, and spread awareness for autism! Each day brings a fun way to show unity and love:
🔵 Monday: Light It Up Blue – Wear blue
🏈 Tuesday: Together We Accomplish Anything – Wear your favorite sports team apparel
🧢 Wednesday: Hats Off to Autism – Wear your favorite hat
🛌 Thursday: Help Make Dreams Come True – Pajama Day
✨ Reminder: Uniform bottoms must be worn each day except Thursday (Pajama Day).
Let’s come together to celebrate differences, promote inclusion, and show our support! 💙
★ BUNNY PICTURES | WE ARE STILL COLLECTING MONEY FOR PICTURES $3.00 - Bunny Pictures are going home today (Wednesday) if you purchased a picture or if someone purchased the class. We only had a few students 5th - 8th grade that took pictures with the bunny.
★ 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!!!!
★ SAN ANTONIO RIVERWALK DRAWING | Celebrate the Fourth of July in style!
Enter for a chance to stay on the beautiful San Antonio Riverwalk in a fully furnished 2-bedroom condo (sleeps up to 6 guests) at Club Wyndham La Cascada from July 2–July 5. Must be at least 21 to check in to the condo.
View resort details: FLYER FLOORPLAN
Raffle tickets are just $10!
Ticket Sales end May 14th, 2026 @ 11:59pm
We will announce the lucky winner on May 15th!!
Not only could you win this amazing getaway, but every ticket purchased helps support the OAW PTO and the work we do for our students.
Thank you for your continued support—every contribution truly makes a difference!
★ 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 | SchoolStore is an online and in-store shopping rewards program that earns money for your school when families do their normal everyday shopping and dining. We work with over 300 merchants and restaurants nationwide, including retailers like Walmart, Target, Kroger, Starbucks, Subway, Doordash, and many more. When families shop at any of the top participating merchants your school earns up to 40% of all sales.
Merchants and restaurants giving up to 40% of sales supporting your school.
https://www.schoolstore.com/cgi/SSCMerchants?orderid=SS978055720260331
★ 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
★ April 14: STAAR Testing English 3rd - 8th grades; 2nd Grade Field Trip: Houston Interactive Aquarium 8am - 3:15pm; Progress Reports posted
★ April 15: Kinder Field Trip: Armond Bayou 9am - 1pm
★ April 18: Build A Stand, Spark A Dream-Galveston, Chalmers Hardware, 9am-Noon
★ April 21: STAAR Testing Science 5th & 8th grades
★ April 22: Talent Show Auditions 2nd - 8th grade (during the day)
★ April 23: 3rd Grade Field Trip: Longhorn Project & Texas Ave Park 8:45am - 2:30pm
★ April 24: Last Flex Friday for Students and Staff
★ April 28: 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 4-7: Teacher & Staff Appreciation Week
★ May 4: 5th Grade Field Trip: Urban Air Adventure Time 10am - 2:30pm
★ May 5: MS Field Trip: University of Houston & Sylvan Beach 9am - 3:30pm
★ May 6: PK3 Field Trip: Moody Gardens Aquarium 8:30am - 1:00pm
★ May 7: PK 4 & Hess’ Class Field Trip: Galveston Children’s Museum 8:30am - 12:00pm; College & Career Day; Lemonade Day Spirit Night, Schlitterbahn, 5-7pm
★ May 8: Holiday for Students and Staff
★ May 12: 8th grade Honors Breakfast - 8:30am; 4th grade Field Trip: Moody Gardens Rainforest 9am - 3pm; Night at the Theater
★ May 13: Talent Show: 2PM - only parents of those performing invited due to space; Dollar Dress
★ May 14: Field Day - all grades
★ May 18: 7th & 8th grade Field Trip: Harris County Courthouse 8:45am - 11:30am
★ May 19: Greatness Gathering - 4th Quarter
★ May 20: NJHS & MS Lighthouse Field Trip: Interfaith Ministries & Kemah Boardwalk 9am- Parent Pick-up
★ 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