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Book Week (18th – 22nd August)

The exciting time of Book Week is here! This is an opportunity for students to be immersed in books and celebrate their favourite titles by dressing up. 

The theme of Book Week for this year is: Book an Adventure!

Parade:

The Book Week Parade will be held on Friday 22nd August between 9:30am-11:00am. Students are encouraged to create a costume that highlights the theme for Book Week or their favourite book. We would love to have our SMPS community attend the parade to be part of the fun that will ensue. Please come to the school gym at 9:30am. The SMPS staff are looking forward to seeing creative costumes and to show off their own! Here are some ideas:

Book Fair

Lamont Book Fair is coming to SMPS this week!

The book fair will be set up in the library and students will get a chance to view books during school time. Parents/guardians may either place orders online or attend the book fair to purchase books directly. Students must be accompanied by an adult to attend the book fair. Come along to find the best new books and help to earn free books for our library!

Book Fair Dates

Tuesday 19th August

3:15pm-4:00pm

Wednesday 20th August

8:30am-9:00am

3:15pm-4:00pm

Thursday 21st August

8:30am-9:00am

3:15pm-4:00pm

Friday 22nd August

8:30am-9:00am

Payments and Ordering

The book fair accepts credit and debit cards only – no cash or AMEX.

If parents/guardians are unable to attend the book fair then online orders are available. Children will fill out books on a Wish List and bring it home to show you. Follow the instructions on the Wish List to place an online order. 

All online orders must be placed by Thursday 21st August 12:00pm

Instructions for paying online

1. Click on the online payment portal link https://payments.lamontauthors.com.au/ 
2. Complete all details including the full title and price of items to purchase 
3. Calculate the total amount of the books being purchased and pay that total.
4. Return a copy of the payment receipt to Ms Zoe at the library or via zoe.danaher@smps.vic.edu.au. 
5. Students will be given their books the week following the book fair. 

If you have any questions or concerns please contact Ms Zoe zoe.danaher@smps.vic.edu.au.

Extra Competitions

SMPS was a hive of extra academic activities on Wednesday as we held the ICAS English competition and the Prime Minister's Spelling Bee. Many of our high-ability students count down to these events each year and use them as motivation to keep excelling with their studies. Thank you to the families who registered their children. We look forward to seeing the ICAS results and hearing whether any of our students will progress to the state finals of the Spelling Bee. We will keep families informed of any updates via this newsletter.