My Identity Social Studies 2017

My Identity

In Social Studies, each students were asked to draw an identity about ourselves on a clean A4 paper. Once this is finished we were to write each paragraph about each parts. Well this is my Identity about myself.

Samoan flag

On the top left side is a picture of a Samoan flag. I was born in Samoa and my family mygrated to New Zealand when I was a year and 10 months. I hail from the villages of Lauli’i and Siutu. I love to learn about the Samoan legends and myths from the past generations. I love to learn and show the Samoan values that have been passed down from generations to generations, to show how loving and respectful Samoa is. This is why I am proud to be Samoan.

Maths Symbols

On the right handed side is a drawn picture of mathematics symbols. Math is one of my favourite subjects in school. I noticed that in some equations, math is not only about numbers. It’s also about teamwork. Working together towards success. I really like to work on some maths equations with my friends like number knowledge, decimals, and fractions. My favourite strategies I like to use is algorithm and number lines. I am grateful for my previous maths teachers that helped me get to the maths level I’m working on now. Thank you for making maths fun in my life!

Christian Cross

Under the Samoan flag is a picture of a cross. My family grew up as Christians, my parents introduced Jesus as our one and only Saviour in our personal lives. Every Sundays, church is not an option to our lives. Our parents push us to attend church so we have the blessing and the strength from our god to do what we love everyday. Also to praise our lord for the wonderful things he has done in our lives. My favourite verse in the bible is stated in “Philippians 4:13, I can do anything through Christ who strengthens me”. So therefore whatever I go through, I know that I’m not alone.

Basketball hoop(Sport)

Next to the cross is a picture of a basketball hoop. That basketball hoop represents sports. Sports is everything to myself. I started playing sports at Point England School at the age of 7. I played every sport that contained field and court(except tennis). But the 2 sports I really enjoy playing on the field is rugby and touch. Why I love to play these field sports is because they are both competitive, skillful, and leads to making heaps of friends. 2 sports on the court would be volleyball and netball. Volleyball is a fun summer sport that I always play with my friends and family. Netball, I’ve been playing netball for 5 years now and it has made a huge difference in my life. This includes myself balancing my food no matter how tasty it is. But it’s because I don’t get tired on the court. But netball is really enjoyable. I am now looking forward to playing sport for Tamaki College.   

Music

On the bottom left of the shield is a picture of a music note with a piano drawn behind. This represents how much I love music. Everyday I like to listen to music on my digital device. There are different types of music that makes me want to dance, sing, or sometimes make me feel like sleeping. But the song I would choose as my favourite song would be Kes Wine up. Not only I like to listen to music but I also like to play instruments like piano/keyboards and guitar. This year I would like to learn how to play drums and ukulele. But music is also a big part of my life. I love music.

Art

The last part of my shield would be art on the bottom right corner. When I was young, I would always watch my 2 older brothers drawing Samoan patterns and other art projects. Then I would practice drawing what they drew. When I was a year 6, my family thought that I was an artist. I was pretty good at drawing artworks. Then throughout when I was year 8, my friends noticed that I was pretty good at drawing patterns and other arts. They would always want me to draw their piece of artworks. At the beginning of this year, my parents told me to take art in college. As this would lead me to another good path for my future. Now I will be taking art in college because I’ll never know what will happen.

Well there you go. 6 parts of my identity that I’ve explained individually of who I am and what I love to do. My name is Taunese Salataima Leitufia and this is my Identity.