Scotch College

JSPA: Junior School Parents' Association

Background

The Scotch College Junior School Parents’ Association (SCJSPA or JSPA) represents all parents at the Junior School. The JSPA Committee, with the help of Year Level Class Representatives, works to promote friendship amongst parents, and interaction between parents and School.

Website at http://www.scotch.vic.edu.au/Adminjs/links/jspa2/jspa2.htm

Main Activities/Events

Parents’ Morning Teas and Social Evenings: These year level events occur in Term 1 to welcome parents to the new School year and for parents to meet other members of the Scotch Family.

Mothers’ Day Lunch and Fathers’ Day Breakfasts: These are very popular events for parents to be rightly honoured and pampered.

Mothers’ Day and Fathers’ Day Stalls: Stalls with goods tirelessly sourced by JSPA Committee are organised for boys to buy special gifts for their parents on these special days.

Lecture Evening: Once a year, an expert speaker is invited to present on a topic of interest to parents. The purpose of these evenings is to inform parents of current trends and opinions and to generate discussion and debate.

Annual Social Evening: The main fundraising event that JSPA Committee organises. Much effort is put into making the night both fun and productive. Previous events included dinner dances, art auctions and cocktail parties.

Junior School Swap Shop: This is located at the end of the corridor opposite the entrance to the Junior School Office. JSPA Committee oversees the day-to-day running of the shop, which is totally staffed by volunteer parent-helpers. The shop opens weekly on a Wednesday morning from 8:00 -10:00am and aims to support and serve the School community in outfitting our boys. Whilst it mainly stocks ‘preloved’ second-hand uniform, it also stocks new School items such as School bags, sport and library bags, art smocks and pencil cases.

Family Sports Day: JSPA organises the ever-popular barbecue tent, cake stall, Badged Goods stall, coffee stand, and ice-cream trolley. This is a great day for all the Junior School families to catch up either alongside the track or as a volunteer in one of the tents.

Walking School Bus: This is a fun, safe and healthy way for children to walk to school with parent volunteers as the ‘driver’ and ‘conductor’ at the front and rear of the bus. The Walking School Bus helps to reduce traffic around the school, provide some exercise, social interaction and fun for our boys while doing something good for the environment! The Bus runs on Friday mornings down Glenferrie Road commencing at Mayfield Ave Malvern and another bus route has been approved through ‘Scotch Hill’, commencing at Robinson Rd. Parent volunteers are needed to get this route operational and to maintain the Glenferrie Road route. Contact the Bus co-ordinator via the Junior School office if you’d like to assist or register your son.

How to get involved

Support from and participation by parents is vital to the success and smooth-running of all JSPA activities/events. Volunteer parent-helpers are always welcome to help with anything from manning the Mothers’ Day stall to cooking sausages over the barbecue!

If you are interested in becoming a Year Level Class Representatives or Committee member then please contact the JSPA President. These positions are filled in Term 4 for the forthcoming year. Parents are encouraged to discuss what the two roles entail by talking to existing Class Representatives and Committee members.

Information

Please contact the JSPA President via the Junior School Office. For information on JSPA activities/events dates, Junior School Swap Shop opening dates, committee members and Year-Level Class Representatives, please access Scotch College website at http://www.scotch.vic.edu.au/Adminjs/links/jspa2/jspa2.htm