Sentence examples for day of recess from inspiring English sources

The bill also mandates 20 minutes a day of recess for all kindergarten through fifth-grade students.

On their first day of August recess, Sens. Dick Durbin (D-Ill).

The goal was to finish the bill by the end of the evening, so that senators wouldn't miss a day of their spring recess — apparently, the only thing worse than a government takeover of the health-care system.

Those who had more than 15 minutes of recess a day showed better behavior in class than those who had little or none.

According to the latest School Health Policies and Programs Study, kids only get an average of 26.9 minutes of recess each day, and the number of schools that provide it is shrinking.

A recent study published in the journal Pediatrics notes that children who had more than 15 minutes of recess a day showed better behavior in class than those who had little or none.

The North American team will play the World team on Sunday, the third day of a four-day recess from the regular schedule, which will resume on Tuesday.

Ms. Knudson and Mr. Wolters met in 2002, on the first day of the Congressional August recess.

The Senate broke its tradition of recess on the day of a member's death and promptly complied.

But Mr. Daschle and other Democrats said on Friday that Mr. Bush's use of recess appointments violated the intentions of the founding fathers.

The study also found that 30percentt of children surveyed were deprived of recess in their school day.