Cursive

1. All written assignments to be turned in to me must be written in cursive handwriting.
2. To assist students with this, who are concerned about their cursive handwriting, I am assigning cursive handwriting homework.
3. Today I gave all fifth grade students a sheet with the cursive alphabet that they may use for their reference. I have a poster hanging in the classroom, but now they all have a sheet that they may use wherever they may be doing their homework or other school assignments.

There are some exceptions, and I will note them now. One, students do not have to write in cursive in their notes. Their notes are for their use and typically are not turned in to me, therefore the students should write in them however they see fit. Two, I do not require students to write in cursive on the spelling tests. I encourage it, but do not insist upon it. If students are concerned that I will misread their cursive handwriting and mark a word incorrect due to illegibility and not a spelling error, then they may print their spelling words on the spelling test. Three, long assignments, such as essays, may certainly be turned in typewritten or printed from a computer printer; this is perfectly acceptable to me. If students are going to hand write them, however, they must be in cursive.

I bring this up only because I am already weary of the "Do we have to write this in cursive?" question that I seem to be getting daily. So I hope this clarifies what must be in cursive handwriting.