The Vampire Project

Today we learned about blood! Did you know that blood looks like a smooth, red liquid... but it is not? It is actually a light tan colored liquid (plasma) with tiny cells mixed in it! We made a blood model so we could see what each of the 4 parts look like - amazing what you can do with a little karo syrup, lima beans, lentils, and red hot candy!

The Yankees are Here!

Grandma has made her annual pilgrimage to Florida, this year bringing along Jess and Jo! Jess had Will giggling within a minute and a half....
We had a great day visiting the springs and look forward to a fun week!

Gimme Some Monet!

Jack & Leah with their Impressionist gardens!

Leah Rides Again!

Leah taking her cousin's horse, Phantom, for a walk!

The Terry Tree

Hello every Terry out there!!!We have released the 1st Terry Tree Newsletter!!We need articles,answers to our questions!!Also kids there is a NEW kids page so everything you send WILL be posted!!!Well toodles 4 now!!

Flat Sam Stanley Comes to Florida.

Flat Stanley meets the Senator! Today we took Flat Sam Stanley to see The Senator, a roughly 140 foot tall bald cypress tree in Longwood - possibly the tallest bald cypress in the USA. Guess how old this tree is! If you guessed 3500 years old - you're right! BTW, in case you haven't heard of Flat Sam Stanley, allow us to introduce you - Flat S.S. was sent to us by cousin Sam, whose 2nd grade class is learning about the United States. Our job is to show FSS a good time, while teaching him and Sam's class about our state!

Comic of the Week.

The answer is... YES!!

Another birthday...

THIRTEEN MONTHS OLD!!!

Fri.....DAY!!

Happy weekend to all! The week cruised by for us, but the time change thing has us draggin'. The only one who seems to have easily adapted is Will. I do enjoy the extra hour of sun, and as soon as my sleep schedule falls in line, it will be great.

This week we covered alot of ground - we learned about King Phillip taking over the Greek city-states in 338 BC, and the ambitious expansion led by his son, Alexander the Great. Leah especially liked hearing about Bucephalus, Alexander's mighty war horse. We also explored some ancient tribes of the Americas... we learned of the mysterious line drawings of the Nazcas in what is now Peru, and the 10 foot stone heads left behind by the Olmec tribe of Central America - now Mexico. Leah and Jack decided they want to actually take a trip to see the heads someday... so my inner travel agent is going into overdrive! Next week, it's the birth of Rome.

Have a great weekend! A

Happy = Sunflowers. Sad = Ear Loss.

Leah & Jack experimented with their own interpretations of van Gogh's Sunflowers... but why are they holding their ear?

Artist of the Week... van Gogh!

This week at Planet Mancuso Homeschool, we studied the Master Artist Vincent van Gogh, a great - albeit tragic - painter from Holland. Sometimes he was sad, sometimes angry, sometimes happy - but he always expressed his feelings through his art. Sunflowers became a symbol of van Gogh's happier times.

It's Magical!

I like the NBA team, the Orlando Magic. I went to 2 of the games. My favorite players are LeBron James, Steve Francis, Allen Iverson, Shaq, Dwayne Wade, Kevin Garnett, Dwight Howard and Grant Hill. At one of the games, I got autographs from Pat Garrity, Tony Battie, and Tony Kucoch. Jack

This Weekend

This weekend I might go with my cousin Ashley to watch her school on her horse Phantom,I also might be able to take Angel my old schooling pony!!!But we are not sure cause someone else might be riding her :-(I hope I can ride her though!!!Also I play a fun virtual horse game and its www.horseland.com you should check it out!!!!Here are some more!
www.furry-paws.com
www.ludusequinus.com
one is a horse one and one is a dog one!
~Leah~email is: horsechick418@yahoo.com

Mother Goose & Grimm

Comic of the Week!

San Juan, PR

Paseo de la Princesa, San Juan, PR. February 2005.

Welcome to our Planet!

Hello Earthlings... and welcome to the Mancuso Family Blog! We hope this blog will serve as a way for us to keep in touch with our dear families and friends... most of whom live far away from us. It will also serve as a homeschool writing assignment of sorts - Leah and Jack will be handling alot of the blogging. So come visit our planet often... we will be posting about many things - what we are learning about, places we go, things we do, photos, and so on! Feel free to leave comments - that is what the blogosphere is all about!

Leah, Jack & Will

Leah, Jack, & Will... April 2005