This month we are focusing on eye health and safety - literally! Actually, looking after our eyes is not something to joke about. We rely so much on our vision it's easy to forget that we only get one pair of eyes - and they need to last a whole lifetime. To coincide with the Eye Foundation’s community awareness program JulEYE, we want to get the message out that it’s never too early to be smart about eye safety.
So we've got some handy tips to help teachers to Focus on Safety and kids to Protect Their Eyes. We also find out how to avoid Square Eyes or Sore Eyes from screen-based activities and keep Sport in Sight to prove that wearing glasses shouldn’t get in the way of being active.
For more information about JulEYE visit http://www.eyefoundation.org.au/
TEACHERS
Lesson on Motor Skills: Accuracy, Distance and Speed
In many ball sports, players require great control when throwing, striking or kicking, in order to achieve the accuracy, distance and speed they require.
Focusing on Safety
Playing sport and being active at school is great for students' health and wellbeing. In this article we look at how to play safe and protect one of our kids' most precious assets - their vision
PARENTS
Sport in Sight
When your child needs to wear glasses, ball sports like cricket, netball and football can be a bit of a challenge. But glasses don’t have to stop them joining in.
Square Eyes or Sore Eyes?
Many children love video games, but what are the consequences of children spending a large amount of the time in front of a screen?
KIDS
Protect Your Eyes
Your eyes are really precious so it is important to look after them. You use your eyes all the time (except when you're asleep!) so it makes sense to look after them no matter what you're doing.
PROGRAM NEWS
Sports kit winners
We are pleased to announce that the following schools are the state/territory winners of the sports kit for the month of July. These sports kits comprising of AFL footballs and Netballs will be sent direct to the school.
Congratulations to the following schools
NT Belyuen Community School
QLD Warrill View State School
NSW Captains Flat Public School
NSW Truscott Street Public School
WA Orana Catholic Primary School
SA Glen Osmond Primary School
VIC Templestowe Heights Primary School
WA Yidarra Catholic Primary School
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