Special Visitor

In the afternoon block Mr Burt came to visit the year 7 & 8's. Mr Burt came to talk  about WW1 technology. He talked about his grandfather who took part in the first world war. Mr Burt's grandfather , Harry Irwin was also Miss Flavells grandfather.

Mr But told us that his grandfather was the first man to have his own bicycle. His grandfather had a olden day bicycle. He said that there were no brakes on the bike so when you would go down a hill you will have to use your feet to stop yourself from going too fast. Women couldn't ride bikes because back in the olden days the girls wore dresses and if they lifted their leg up their underwear would show.

He talked about the word militarism. He said that in the olden days militarism was when people wanted to start fights for no reason . Well that's exactly what the British and the German were doing.

There were war between the British and the Germans. They were about how the New Zealanders made a battle ship by the the name of Dreadnought. Dreadnought was all over the newspapper in the olden days. But when the Germans saw it they decided to make a battleship that was twice as bigger and way better.They were all arguing about how they were going to destroy each others Ships.

Mr Burt told us that the soldiers went to dangerous places and how they got really bad diseases and went home and gave the disease to their children and wife. The disease caused many soldiers to die.

It was really interesting and sad when Mr Burt came and told us about everything his grandfather had been through and done.