Eye Test Topsy and Tim

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-Hello.

-Hello.

-BOTH: It's us.

-Topsy.

-And Tim.

Mummy's late picking me up from school.

Come and see.

'I'm waiting with my teacher, Mr Morris,

'for Mummy to collect me after school.

'I'm the only one left in the playground.'

Your mummy isn't usually late picking you up.

Let's go to the office and we'll ask Mrs Hall to give her a call

-and we'll see where she is.

-Yeah.

I'm supposed to be going to get my eyes tested today.

Yeah, that's OK, Tim. I'm sure your mummy hasn't forgotten.

'Mr Morris takes me to the school secretary,

-'who is very nice to me.'

-Hello, Mrs Hall.

'She looks up Mummy's number and phones her.'

-All right, Tim, I'm going to be outside.

-OK.

Don't worry, Tim. I'm sure your mummy isn't far away.

Hello.

Mrs O'Dell?

Hi, it's Dee Hall here from Hatch Hill Primary.

Yes. I'll let Tim know.

OK. Bye-bye.

-What did Mummy say?

-She's at home with Topsy.

Topsy has been asleep all afternoon and your mummy didn't want to

wake her, so she's arranged for your grandma to come and collect you.

-Sorry I'm late, Tim.

-Grandma!

Huggle!

I got here as fast as I could.

-I'm supposed to be going to get my eyes tested now.

-Yes, I know.

Your mummy told me and I'm going to take you.

-See you tomorrow, Tim. Bye-bye.

-Thanks, Mrs Hall. Bye.

-Where's Mossy, Grandma?

-She's asleep at home.

She just wouldn't get in the car.

I don't know what's wrong with my funny old dog today.

-Topsy and Mossy are both having a very sleepy day.

-They are.

Ooh, here you go, Tim.

I've brought you a banana.

-I know you're always hungry after school.

-Thank you.

You wear glasses, too.

I do, Tim, for driving.

I am short-sighted.

I have to wear them sometimes because I can't see things far away

nice and clearly. Ooh, walked past the car. This way.

That's why I need glasses, too.

Well, let's see what the optometrist says about that.

Did you say optallmetrist?

Not quite.

I said optometrist.

Whoa. That's a big word.

How do you say it?

Well, actually, do you know what an optometrist is?

An optometrist is the person who today will test your eyes

and check to see if you need glasses.

Opma...

No, opt... How do you say it?

-Right. Op.

-Op.

-Tom.

-Tom.

-Et.

-Et.

-Rist.

-Rist.

-Optometrist.

-Opt... No. Hoptrometist.

-Nearly right. Come on.

Get in. There we go.

Buckle you in.

-Optometrist.

-Yes! Well done, Tim.

-Optometrist.

-You are clever. Hang on. Let's just sort you out.

'By the time we get to my eye test, I can say the word perfectly.'

You look very, very smart.

-What is it again?

-Optometrist.

-Optometrist.

-Optometrist.

And here we are, at the optometrist.

In you go.

Hello.

My grandson has an appointment at four o'clock.

His name is Tim O'Dell.

Yes. Mrs Kothari will be right with you.

Just take a seat, please.

-Grandma, there are so many different pairs of glasses.

-Oh, I know.

Which ones do you like?

I don't know.

-I like those ones.

-Those ones?

-Yeah.

Blue ones, green ones,

dark blue ones, red ones.

-Lots of different colours.

-Tim O'Dell.

That's us.

Hi, Tim. I'm Sia Kothari. I'll be testing your eyes today.

You're an optometrist.

I am, and you're a very clever boy for knowing such a big word.

-Do you want to follow me through?

-Well done, Tim.

Whoa.

I'm going to need you to have a seat on my big blue chair

so we can do some reading together.

Are you OK to sit on your own or do you want to sit on Grandma's lap?

-I'll sit on my own, please.

-Good boy, Tim.

'As I get comfortable in the chair,

'Mrs Kothari asks me lots of questions.'

-Have you had your eyes tested before?

-No.

This will be exciting. It's all very easy. Are you finding things

-look a bit fuzzy?

-Yes, when I'm at school

I find it hard to see the whiteboard.

-OK. Does anyone in your family wear glasses?

-Oh, yes, Grandma.

-Oh, does she?

-Yes. She can't see things very clearly

-if they're far away. She is short-sighted.

-Ah, OK.

So, what we're going to do is some reading.

I'm going to use this to cover up one of your eyes like that.

And you have a look at the letters in the mirror.

-What can you read there?

-N, R, H...

-..V.

-Well done.

H, O...

..F...

..C.

Any more? Don't worry if they're a bit tricky now.

-Bit difficult, aren't they?

-I can't read them.

-That's OK,

you did really well. Shall we see if we can make things a bit clearer?

-Yeah.

-OK. We need to pop these on.

Giant pair of glasses.

How do I look, Grandma?

OK. So, shall we go back to those letters?

Now, can you read anything on there?

'Mrs Kothari slots lots of different pieces of glass called lenses

'in and out.

'I have to tell her if they make the letters less fuzzy or not.'

Is that better or worse for you, Tim?

Really good.

Shall we swap that round?

D.

Is that easier for you?

-N.

-Yes.

-A. No, E.

-L.

-Fantastic.

So, let's pop this out.

Well done, Tim. You did so well

and you're short-sighted like your grandma.

You need to go out in the shop to choose some frames.

Let me pop these off, but before you go,

we need to make sure your eyes are healthy

-and do a few more eye checks. Is that OK?

-OK.

This first one, we need to check your eye muscles.

'I try on lots of frames to see which glasses I'd like to get.'

They are very good. Do you want to look at yourself in the mirror?

I like those. They're nice.

I like these.

What do you think?

I'm not sure.

I like these three but I don't know which one I actually like the best.

I tell you what, Tim. Let's ask Mummy.

OK, now give them back to Mrs Kothari. I think... Let's...

-Let's try them on one at a time.

-Put the blue pair on first.

-There you go.

-OK.

Lovely.

Excellent. OK, now let's try... What've we got there?

Oh, those green ones. Let's try the green ones on.

Very good. And what have we got finally? Those metal ones.

-Put those metal ones on.

-There we go, Tim.

That's it.

Great. Lovely.

Now, what we need to do is send these photos to Mummy

and then she can tell us which ones she prefers.

-Tim, I've left the glasses you chose in reception there, OK?

-Thank you.

Miss Brooks, would you like to come through?

-PHONE BLEEPS

-Ooh, this will be a message

from your mummy.

Ooh. Let's see which ones she prefers.

-It's from Topsy.

-What does it say?

-Well, you read it.

-Thank you.

"Hi, Tim.

"I like the blue ones

"and Mummy does too.

"Love from Topsy."

There, then. That's sorted.

-Happy?

-Yep.

-I can see through them really well.

-Can you?

-That's the most important bit, isn't it?

-Yes.

Mummy! They're here!

Come on, Topsy, let's go and see them.

Good girl. Take it easy.

Good girl.

-Hi, Grandma.

-Oh, hi, Topsy.

Did you have a good nap? You look much better.

Yes, I'm OK, thanks, Grandma.

-Hi, Topsy.

-Hi, Tim.

Where are your new blue glasses?

Oh, well, the optometrist said

that in a couple of days I have to go and collect them.

Optometrist? Wow. That's a big word.

-How did you get on?

-And someone has come to see you, Topsy.

-Mossy!

We picked her up on the way.

She wants to say, "Get well soon, Topsy."

"Get well soon, Topsy."

Thank you, Mossy. Thank you, Grandma.

Huggle?

Not too tight, Grandma.

-Remember my tummy.

-I know.

'And that's when Grandma said,

'"Lovely Mossy is so pleased to be with you two."'

Lovely Mossy is so pleased to be with you two, Topsy and Tim.

We love you, Mossy. We're really pleased to be with you, too.

-Come on, everyone. Let's go and have tea in the garden.

-Oh, yes.

'"And that," said Mossy, "was that."'

-Grandma brought sausage rolls.

-Oh, brilliant.

-Yay!

BOTH: Hello.

Are you good at remembering?

Can you remember what happened to us today?

This is our Topsy and Tim memory game. Let's play.

Today, I had my eyes tested.

Can you remember who picked me up from school?

Was it Mummy?

Or was it Grandma?

The answer is behind the jigsaw piece.

Look. The answer is Grandma.

Here's another question.

Today, Topsy and Mummy chose a pair of glasses for me.

Can you remember what colour they were?

Were they green?

Or were they blue?

The answer is behind the jigsaw piece.

Look. The answer is blue.

Watch this.

"Hi, Tim.

"I like the blue ones

"and Mummy does too.

"Love from Topsy."

There, then. That's sorted.

-Happy?

-Yep.

-I can see through them really well.

-Can you?

That's the most important bit, isn't it?

Great game.

That was good fun.

See you soon.

# We can play

# Day after day

# And the fun will never end

# So let's all play together

# Be best friends forever. #