Monday, March 25, 2013

Harakeke

Last week my class and I walked down to the Omaru Creek. We went there to go and pick some harakeke (flax) and to learn about the flax and what to do and how to cut the flax.

First we had to sit down and then Miss T our teacher said to the class what to do and what not to do. She said to us you never take the one in the middle.  The child (middle one), parents (first one on either side) and if you cut them the whole plant dies.  She said never cut them at night and when it raining (you never cut then at night because you will not know which one is the baby, mother and father).  So after that Miss T gave us a sharp knife and then we had to get into partners.

My partner was Richard. We Got a good piece of flax for the two of us and it was big. Then when all of the class had their flax, Miss T said to us to line up and walk back to school and sit down and wait. Miss T said to get into a big circle. Then we started to make our a flower out of the harakeke and some of us finished and some of us didn't. But it was fun and I hope we do it again.

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