Learning Log 24

I am late in turning in this learning log!  Here it goes!
Peter and Elsie both did chapter 28 in their math books, and took the tests.  Elsie learned about roman numerals.  She reviewed multiple digit multiplication, and found the area of squares.  Peter learned how to add different types of measurements together, i.e., 3 yards and 2 feet plus 8 yards and 2 feet equal....  He also reviewed the metric system and learned that cubic centimeters and grams equal each other when measuring water.  In his Pyramid Project class he dissected a flower nad studied it for half an hour.  He found the Fibonacci spiral and recognized other math systems he has been learning about.  Kimball finished chapter 24 and took the test.  He is starting to learn about multiple digit multiplication.  He reviewed how many feet in a yard, pints in a gallon, and other conversions.  Anna finished the chapter on adding by 2s and took the test.  They all did some story problems as well.
We continued to add to our star constellation books this week.  We learned about Cygnus, Coronas,  Bootes, and Leo.  We also learned about the Milky Way, and how to find the Coal Sack.  We found out what a shooting star is, that it is a meteor.  Peter also went to his forensic science class and learned about arson crimes and how they work.  He learned that arson is a fairly new science, and only since the 80s did they start to understand them better through proper testing techniques. 
Kimball keeps reading about How Science Works, and he learned how plants and humans need certain nutrients to grow, and some about space and satellites.  He read through the book, about 50 more pages.  He did four pages of handwriting as well and read aloud to me a few days from the Dinotopia book.  Peter read about 50 pages of Phantom Tollbooth.  He wrote in his journal about 3 times and added a little to both of the stories he is working on, probably about 150 words total.  Elsie read about 50 pages of Little Britches, and is almost done with the book.  I read aloud to her some of Anne of Green Gables, which she is loving.  She also did 5 pages of handwriting worksheets, practicing cursive.  She wrote a poem about a dead robin that hit our window called, Cold, Red, Quiet.  Anna read a chapter from her book, First Steps, and a Pinkalicious story.  She also practiced her handwriting and did 3 worksheets during the week.  I read her a few chapters from Winnie the Pooh, which is is enjoying. 
All the the kids worked on their music last week and they went to their string and piano lessons.  Elsie only practiced her right hand in piano and did bow exercises for the violin, because the cut on her hand still hadn't healed.  Peter started a new song in viola, and is still working on polishing up Macabees.  He is practicing Happy Farmer with the piano.  Anna is getting Dr. Suzuki rhythem down on her Twinkle song and has started practing Lightly Row on the violin.  She is also playing Lightly Row on the piano as well.  Kimball is polishing up Go Tell Aunt Rhody and working on learning Come Little Children on the cello.  He is working on making a good sound.  He is also working on Lightly Row, second version, on the piano and polishing up Cookoo.
Peter worked on his Mindcraft class by mapping out our neighborhood/community.  He also sat in on our business class and listened and learned.  For our busniness class, Elsie, Kimball, and Anna, (Peter), and I all learned about fixed and variable costs, and how to price a service or product.  We also learned how to find Gross and Net Profit. 
For history we finished up our study of Marco Polo, although it was cut short due to colds and other set-backs of the month.