August 11, 2026

Water Play Day at My Old School

I remembered water-play day at Bright Horizons, because my brain keeps the splashy important things. I wore my shark suit, did jar math, drew a picture, found Lego, tried a skewer, and still had energy for the pool.

Bright Horizons Shark suit Croissant breakfast Estimation jar Lego surprise Hot pot First skewer Pool time

My Splashy Timeline

My day started in swim gear and ended by the pool. In the middle, my math brain and my dinner mouth both worked very hard.

Jichang walking to the car in a shark swim suit while holding a croissant
Morning

Shark Suit Breakfast

I wore my swim suit before school because water play was waiting. I also brought a croissant for car breakfast, which is a very crunchy idea.

A classroom estimation chart with names and guesses for white diamond blocks
Class time

My Number Guess

I joined an estimation game with pattern blocks. I made my best guess for the white diamonds, because guessing with thinking is fancy math.

Jichang holding a clear jar filled with pattern blocks during an estimation activity
Math table

Jar Detective

I looked inside the clear jar very carefully. My eyes counted, my brain counted, and the little blocks tried to be sneaky.

Jichang drawing a colorful picture at a classroom table
Art time

Busy Crayons

I drew an interesting picture at school. My crayons had many ideas, so I let them have a meeting on the paper.

Jichang playing at a Bright Horizons table while Daddy waits at pickup
Pickup time

One More Play

When Daddy came to pick me up, I wanted to play for a little while. Going home is good, but the classroom still had fun sitting right there.

Jichang sitting in the car seat with a new Lego goodie bag
After school

Lego Treasure

Another friend had a last day, so I got a goodie bag. Guess what was inside? Lego! Tiny building treasure came home with me.

Jichang sitting at a hot pot table with sliced meat, skewers, and soup pots
Dinner

Hot Pot Table

For dinner we went to hot pot. The table had bowls, plates, sticks, soup, and so many jobs for my eyes.

Jichang eating a skewer for the first time at dinner
First bite

Skewer Trick

I ate a skewer for the first time. Food on a stick feels like dinner learned a funny trick.

Jichang carrying a kickboard and running toward the pool after dinner
After dinner

Kickboard Run

After dinner, I grabbed a kickboard and ran to the pool. My feet already knew the splashy address.