This is the 11050th most frequent German word.
schulhalbjahr
"Schulhalbjahr" means "school semester" in English.
In this sentence, 'Schulhalbjahr' refers to the time period of a semester within a school year that ends in January.
Das erste Schulhalbjahr endet im Januar.
The first school semester ends in January.
Here, 'Schulhalbjahr' is used to indicate the timeframe in which students undertake significant academic tasks.
Im Schulhalbjahr leisten die Schülerinnen und Schüler viel Arbeit.
During the school semester, the students accomplish a lot of work.
In this case, 'Schulhalbjahr' refers to the segment of the school year for which grades are being reported.