そのままセントならまだしも、一週間毎日、知らない環境の中にいきなり放り込んで、その後また2ヶ月ナニアに戻る。（それも300ＲＭも払って！）100%ナニアがいいと思うに違いないし、今後2ヶ月セント嫌だーと言われる原因になる体験入学なんてさせたくないから、仮病を使うつもりだった。
ところが、前日、本人が行く気。それじゃあと、月曜の朝、同じようにナニアから体験入学のエマと行くことにした。彼女は車の中から不安そうで、学校ではお母さんに抱きついて泣き出す。残念ながらエマとは別クラスだったが、あまり 深く考えていなかったタカラは、クラスに入室すると他の子供達が一斉に注目したので、近くの椅子に座ってテーブルにひじを付き、顔を隠している。
やっぱりいやだろうな。でも頑張っている健気な子供達に、母たちが気疲れ。私はテニスも行く気になれず、何もやる気なし。ところが、2時過ぎに迎えに行くと、エマもタカラも、別に楽しそうではないが、絶対に行かないとも言わない。さすが年長さんだ。
ただ、翌日は行きたくないというタカラを連れ出すのが大変だった。1日目はよくわからず行き、2日目は嫌がる・・・予測の範囲だが。とりあえず、アラタがいつも美味しいと話している「ニコニコ弁当」を（セントで注文できるキャラ弁）タカラの分もオーダーすることで釣れた。
アラタも、「メダルもらいたくないの？運動会で一番になるとメダルもらえるんだよ、本物の。オリは速いからもらえるよ。」似たような、セントならではのイベントや催しの話でタカラを盛り上げる。 さすがお兄ちゃん！アラタはタカラが来ることが嬉しいから、楽しい話をたくさんするのだ。
今日迎えに言ったら、担任の先生は「オリバーは友達たくさんできたから大丈夫よ。」迎えを待つ、同じクラスらしい金髪の女の子が既にタカラにちょっかいだしていた。だからといって、翌朝楽しく登校するわけではなく、また行きたくないと言うわけだが、ま、よしとしよう。
私は、子供の頃、こういう状況が大苦手だったから、私だったら「ママ、行かないでー」と大声で泣き続けただろう。だから、とても気をもむのだが、うちの子供たちは私ほど繊細じゃないな！
SCIPS rang me to ask to send Takara for a week for his assessment. As usual, they just called us one day before, which is very 'professional' way! And, of course, they didn't forget to tell me it would cost 300RM.
If Takara was going to go to the school after the week, it would be understandable. But he will go back to Nania for another 2 months, and he would definitely say "I prefer Nania, I don't want to go to SCIPS." Because it's in the different environment with no friends for a week.... I was seriously thinking about not sending him by giving SCIPS a false reason like sickness.
Well, but, the day before, Takara seemed to be more positive so I decided to send him. Emma, who is also from Nania and going to SCIPS in September, and Takara went together in my car on Monday morning. Emma looked a bit nervous in the car, and she started to cry when she arrived at the classroom. Takara, not in the same class as her, suddenly realised the situation when he got into his classroom - all other children looked up and stared at him. He then sat alone quietly at a small table blocking his face with the right arm...
Vicky and I were both heart-broken. Our children tried hard to be blend in. In the rest of the day, I was stressed out by thinking about Takara, and I didn't even feel like taking a tennis lesson.
But when we went to pick them up at 2, they seemed to be ok, or at least, they didn't say they wouldn't come again. I was very proud of that. They are grown faster than their mothers think.
Well, but, of course, on the second day, it was hard. On the first day, they just go as they don't know what it is really like. But on the second day, they don't want. Very usual, and it was within my expectation. I had ordered NicoNico lunch, the Japanese style lunch we can order at SCIPS, which Arata always say he likes it very much. And it worked.
Arata is very happy to have Takara at the same school. He keeps encouraging Takara saying, "You can get a real medal if you win at cross-country. You can get one because you run fast" for example.
Takara's teacher told me he already made a few friends and he was fine. Yes, probably it's true, while we were waiting for Arata coming out, a blond girl tried to draw his attention. She must be in the same class... Well, this doesn't mean he would be happy next morning to go, but at least, it is a good sign. When I were child, I hated this sort of situation. I would have kept crying and shouting saying, "I don't want to go, don't go, mummy!!!!' My boys are not as sensitive as me for sure!
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