Second son's pre-school checkup / 次男の就学時検診 - My Actifit Report Card: November 27 2024

（日本語は後半にあります）

【English】

Today was the pre-school checkup for my 6-year-old second son.

In Japan, it is common for children to receive a medical checkup at the school they will enter during the October-November period prior to entering elementary school. In our family, our second son will enter elementary school next spring. I had him leave the day-care center early at noon and head to the elementary school.

It was relatively warm today and I did not need a jacket while walking, but I was completely chilled as I waited in line in front of the entrance of the elementary school.

Looking around, I saw many mothers and toddlers talking with other mothers and toddlers who knew each other, as if many of them were enrolling in the same kindergarten nearby. There is only one other child entering this elementary school from the day-care center where my second son attends. Once again, I am starting with almost no friends among mothers, but I am not as anxious as I was when my first son entered the school.

After the registration, the parents waited in a separate room, and a boy in the 5th grade guided my son through the various health checkup sites as a guidance counselor. The boy was probably nervous, too, and he said his name with a broken smile. It was cute to see him trying so hard.

In this type of medical checkup, some children may start crying when separated from their parents, or they may embarrass the 5th graders who are in charge of guiding them. While waiting in the parent waiting room, some fathers and mothers were called by some teachers to go to their children. Fortunately, my son came back with the 5th graders with a cool face.

Finally, there is an interview with the school teacher in the presence of the parents. The interview was very simple: after being asked his name, age, and the name of the daycare he attends, he was shown a panel with pictures of animals, appliances, etc., and had to answer what they were.

Elephant, giraffe, television.”

After answering that way, the vice principal asked, “Do you watch a lot of television?” and my son inadvertently answered, “Yes”. In fact, my second son loves computers and does not watch TV.

So,

“What TV shows do you watch?”

the vice-principal asked him, and he got confused and shut up 😂

On the way home, we bought some snacks at a convenience store. Between walking to school and back and wandering around the school, I walked more than 5,000 steps today!

【Japanese】

本日は6歳の次男の就学時検診でした。

日本では小学校入学前の10〜11月にかけて、入学予定の学校で健康診断を受けるのが一般的です。我が家では来春次男が小学生になります。午後イチで保育園を早退して、小学校へ向かいました。

今日は比較的暖かく歩いている間は上着はいらないほどでしたが、小学校の玄関前で列に並んで待機しているとすっかり身体が冷えてしまいました。

周囲を見てみるとやはり近隣の幼稚園からの入学が多いのか、知り合い同士話しているお母さんたち、新一年生がちらほら。次男が通う保育園からこの小学校に入学する子は他に一人しかいません。またしてもママ友ほぼゼロからのスタートですが、長男の時ほどの不安はありません。6年間の間に、仲良くなる人とはなる、ならん人とはならん！ということが分かったので😅

受付を済ませた後は保護者は別室で待機となり、次男は5年生の男の子がついて各健診会場へ誘導してくれました。その男の子も緊張していたのか、カミカミで名前を名乗ってくれました。一生懸命な様子が可愛かったです。

就学時検診では、親と離れることで泣き出してしまったり、誘導係の5年生を困らせてしまう子も出てきます。保護者控え室で待っている間、何人か先生に呼び出されて子どものところへ向かうお父さん、お母さんもいたようです。幸い、次男は涼しい顔で5年生に連れられて戻ってきました。

最後に、親同席で学校の先生との面談があります。面接はごく簡単なもので、名前や年齢、通っている保育園の名前を聞かれた後、動物や家電などの絵が書かれたパネルを見せられ、それらが何なのか答える、というものでした。

「ぞう、キリン、テレビ」

と答えた後に、副校長先生に「テレビはよく観ますか？」と尋ねられて、うっかり「うん」と答えてしまった次男。実際は次男はPCばかりで、テレビは見ないのです。
そのため、続けて

「なんのテレビを見ますか？」

と訊かれて困っていました😂

帰りにコンビニでお菓子を買って帰りました。学校までの往復と、校内をウロウロ歩いたのとで、今日の歩数は5,000歩を超えました。

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