October 6, 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

★ FALL BREAK | Friday, October 9 & Monday, October 12 - Campus Closed. Students & Staff will return Tuesday, October 13th

★ GREATNESS GATHERING | This is our quarterly Awards Celebration of Goals Achieved.

All grade levels will be on October 15th.

(Parents will enter and exit from the arrival/dismissal doors)

The times are listed below: **Don’t forget to look at Lost & Found

PK 3 & 4: 2:00pm

Kinder - 1st: 1:10pm

2nd - 3rd: 8:00am

4th - 5th: 9:00am

6th - 8th: 10:00am

***Student Led Conferences after Greatness Gatherings

Fall Field Day, 3rd - 8th graders that qualify, will be outside from 1:30-3:30pm

★ FLAG FOOTBALL-CHEER |

• Weekly Practice Schedule (Black Shorts & White Shirts)

  • Monday: October 5th = 4:30pm to 6:30pm

  • Tuesday: October 6th = 4:30pm to 6:30pm

    • Game: Wednesday, October 7th at 5:00pm Odyssey Academy vs. Aristoi Classical Academy

      • Location: Bay Area Christian Church

• CHEER Practice Schedule

  • Monday: October 5th = 4:30pm to 6:00pm

  • Tuesday: October 6th = 4:30pm to 6:00pm

    • Game: October 7th at 5:00pm

★ PARENTS’ NIGHT OUT | Thursday, October 22nd - 5:00PM - 8:00PM. Pk3 - 3rd grade. Tickets $15 - each additional student $10. Must be a student at OAW to attend. Dinner and snack provided.

★ DOLLAR DRESS DAY | Wednesday, October 21st. Celebrations Dollar Dress Day - Fundraising for Staff & Student Celebrations. Bring a dollar to wear free dress. They will need to present their dollar to Mrs. Garcia when entering the building and receive a wristband. (Pre-k is excluded from this, Garcia will collect pre-K $ from the teachers.) for any reason a student is not in uniform and doesn’t have their $1. They will be asked to change clothes or call parents and/or the teacher will assist them in changing (Pre-k).

★ SEPTEMBER ATTENDANCE CHALLENGE | Month of September - Every grade level will compete against each other. Come to school. Be on time. At the end of the challenge, the #1 grade level will win an Awesome Mystery Prize

September Attendance Challenge Winners:

1st Place: 7th grade with 97%; 2nd Place: 3rd grade with 95%; 3rd Place: 6th grade with 94%

★ 2026-2027 MENUS | PreK Menu Click HERE

Kinder - 8th Menu Click HERE

******Charge Policy Click HERE

★ PRINCIPAL LETTER BEGINNING OF THE YEAR | Click HERE

★ 2026-2027 DISTRICT CALENDAR | Click HERE

★ 2026-2027 SCHOOL SUPPLY LISTS | Click HERE

★ CHILD NUTRITION | Free and Reduced Lunch Meal Application

• OA-Webster Child Nutrition Application:

  • Online: English | Spanish

  • Paper Version:

    • OA-Webster: English | Spanish

★ TARDIES | WE STARTED TRACKING TARDIES MONDAY, AUGUST 17th. At 7:50am your student will be tardy. Tardies 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 sign in policy requires you to use your cell phone. Click HERE for the Sign In Link.

★ 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 2026-2027

• OA-Webster: Pre-K, K-8th Grade

LUNCH TIMES (2026-2027)

11:00AM - 11:30AM: PK 3 & 4

11:30AM - 12:00PM: KINDER - 2ND & Melancon

12:00PM - 12:30PM: 3RD - 5TH

12:30PM - 1:00PM: 6TH - 8TH

★ OAW ARRIVAL, DISMISSAL & ACE MAP |Click HERE

★ 2026-2027 DRESS CODE | Click HERE

★ DEMOGRAPHICS FORM | Please use this form to change or add to your students contact page. Click HERE

★ 2026-2027 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

★ 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

★ 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 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.

★ 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.

★ 2026-2027 OAW K-8th Lunch Menu | Click K-8th Grade

★ 2026-2027 OAW Pre-K Lunch Menu | Click Pre-K

★ CUPCAKE FLYER & ORDER FORM | Click HERE

FLU SEASON OFFICIALLY STARTS TOMORROW!!

Here are some strategies and resources you can use and share with your students to help prevent the spread of the flu and other illnesses:

•    STAY HOME IF FEELING SICK. 

•    Cover your cough and sneeze with a tissue or bent arm.  

•    Provide adequate supplies within easy reach, including tissues and no-touch trash cans.

• Wash hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds or use hand sanitizer with a minimum of 60% alcohol. 

• Keep hands away from nose, mouth, and eyes.

• Routinely clean “high touch” surfaces: doorknobs, desks, keyboards, faucets, and phone

• GET VACCINATED

Interactive Influenza Like Illness (ILI) Map:  https://www.cdc.gov/flu/weekly/fluviewinteractive.htm

Resources:

• Health promotion ideas: https://www.cdc.gov/clean-hands/communication-resources/index.html

• 3-8 year olds: https://www.scrubclub.org/

• All ages (hand washing): https://www.health.state.mn.us/people/handhygiene/curricula/index.html

• GLOBAL HANDWASHING DAY, October 15: https://www.cdc.gov/clean-hands/globalhandwashingday/index.html 

Remember, it is OA policy that a teacher cannot send a student home for illness. Please send to clinic for evaluation and communicable disease tracing.

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. Soloman - Campus Receptionist

Ms. Arceneaux (Ms. A) - Campus Registrar

Mrs. Crawford - Campus Nurse

★ October 7: Celebrations Dollar Dress Day

★ October 14: Fall Picture Day

★ October 15: Greatness Gathering - Dress to Impress

★ October 17: Energy Day

★ October 21: Celebrations Dollar Dress Day

★ October 22: Parents Night Out & Pumpkin Patch

★ October 26-30: Red Ribbon Dress Up Week

★ October 29: Fall Festival

★ November 4: Celebrations Dollar Dress Day

★ November 9: Big Kahuna Bus Ride for those students that earn it

★ November 10: Fall Picture Retake Day

★ December 2: Celebrations Dollar Dress Day

★ January 6: Celebrations Dollar Dress Day

★ January 14: Greatness Gathering - Dress to Impress

★ January 20: Celebrations Dollar Dress Day

★ February 17: Celebrations Dollar Dress Day

★ March 24: Celebrations Dollar Dress Day

★ March 16: Spring Photos - Individual and Group

★ March 18: Greatness Gathering - Dress to Impress

★ April 7: Celebrations Dollar Dress Day

★ April 21: Celebrations Dollar Dress Day

★ May 12: Celebrations Dollar Dress Day

★ May 25: Greatness Gathering - Dress to Impress

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