Picking Harakeke/Flax.

Last week my class room 19 walked to Omaru Creek to Pick some Flax with Miss Tito. The ression we went to Omaru Creek was to pick some Flax was to learn protocols/kaupapa of collecting, Taonga and learn how to make a PutiPuti/Flower. 

When we got to Omaru Creek we all sat down under the shade on the grass by the Flax bush. When we all sat down on the grass Miss Tito talked to us about the most inportent rules like: Never cut the Mum, baby and dad because the whole Flax bush will die. Another rule is to cut the Flax diagonally down words. 

When Miss Tito finished talking about the rules she told us to find a buddy and my buddy was Andrea. Then we got a knife and we cut us a Flax each and we sat down again. After every one had finished picking there Flax Miss Tito said we will go back to school and weave our Flax. But be for we left we did one thing to our Flax we striped our Flax with our nail.

Then we went back to school and Miss Tito showed us step by step how to weave the Flax. We also used a ruler to help keep the Flax weaving sight. I didn't complet my PutiPuti because it was hard to do so my buddy Andrea helped me do my PutiPuti/Flower.