Sentence examples for half term is from inspiring English sources

McGill says: "At least once a half term is the minimum expectation for every student, to build up a relationship with the family".

Picking a pedagogical focus for each half term is a useful approach: last term I focused on the impact of refining different questioning styles.

Then it's back to class ("half term" is the occasion for breaking), with lessons in penmanship and geography straight on into July, while their American counterparts are happily running around the back yard with Super Soakers.

Crashing back into the top 10 for half term is Inside Out, in its 15th week of release.

Half term is underway, with the brief hope of some of relaxation in the May sunshine before the onslaught of the summer term.

Missing out on free school meals for just one week at half term is tipping some families into acute food poverty, according to charity workers familiar with demand patterns at food banks.

Our six-year-old's school project this half-term is the Victorians.

Among the beachside properties still available to rent this half-term is Sea Owl from Cornish Cottages (cornwallscottages.co.uk).

February half-term is but a dim and distant memory – at least it is for the kids.

Half-term is prime time for holiday operators, and the sheer expense of a trip abroad is just too much for many families.

Nicole Eves of Peak Retreats (0844 576170; peakretreats.com) agrees: "New Year sold out very quickly, Christmas is up on last year and February half-term is extremely strong.