We are having a fun month talking about "Healthy Me!"
This past week we had a visitor in our classroom.
Dr. Cynthia Merritt, the optometrist, came to talk to us about how our eyes work.
She told us about ways to take care of our eyes and keep them healthy and what we can expect when we go to the eye doctor for an appointment.
Dr. Cynthia also brought along a model of the eye for us to see.
(I was so busy enjoying the presentation that I forgot to take any pictures! Sorry...)
I do want to tell you about a wonderful program called
"Eye See Eye Learn."
It's a program designed to make parents aware of the importance of having their child's eyes examined at a young age.
Eye exams are covered under OHIP, and should your four year old requires glasses, they can be provided a pair free of charge, courtesy of the sponsors.
From the website:
The Eye See...Eye Learn program was developed to raise awareness among parents of the importance of having their children's eyes checked upon starting school. Children, who cannot see the board, focus on a picture or follow words in a book may struggle to achieve their full learning potential. Vision problems can also impact their hand-eye coordination for physical activities and even impact their social development. In fact, 80 percent of learning comes directly through vision.
To find out more about this program, click on the picture below. It will take you to the "ESEL" website, where you can read all about the program and click on a link to show you which eye doctors are participating in it.
