Now that we have entered our third month together…it is time for the next step of your fourth-grade responsibilities.
Beginning this week, the final draft of your paragraph of the week should now be written in cursive. This is a final draft and should be written correctly with all letters formed the right way. Please use the “letter formation sheet” that was sent home in September to help you when writing your final draft.
Spelling tests will now be taken in cursive and in print. This is only for an interim period of time. While practicing the spelling patterns for this week’s words, also practice the correct formation of the letters in the words. You will receive two separate grades. A spelling score using the print version of the words and a cursive score for your handwriting. For now, incorrect cursive formation will not hurt your spelling grade. However, in January, all words will be written in cursive only and incorrect formation will result in incorrect spellings for the words.
If you have misplaced the paper from earlier in the year, below is a link to a site where you can see and print out worksheets for the correct formation of the letters of the alphabet.
http://mmlarsen.edublogs.org/curriculum/cursive-handwriting/