--- title: "Year 5 Literacy - growing our vocabulary" url: "https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2024-01-11-21-01-55-year-5-literacy-growing-our-vocabulary" school: "Brookside Primary School" --- # Year 5 Literacy - growing our vocabulary ![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/images/blog/IMG_3535.jpeg) 11 January 2024 [Mr Griffiths](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/author/LukeGriffiths) [Year 5](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/category/year-5) In literacy this week, Year 5 has been working hard to expand our vocabulary with words that are linked to our story this term. We sorted the words into, \- words we knew and could explain, - words we could somewhat explain - words that we did not know the meaning To help us find the meaning of words, we delved into our dictionaries to find the definitions. Fantastic work year 5! [Year 5](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/tag/year-5) [English](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/tag/english) [![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/imagecache/100x100c/blog/IMG_7800%5B1%5D.JPG)](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2024-01-08-14-34-15-year-1-geography) Previous ### [Year 1 Geography](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2024-01-08-14-34-15-year-1-geography) [![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/imagecache/100x100c/blog/IMG_2899.JPG)](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2024-01-12-12-36-41-year-5-smokebusters) Next ### [Year 5 - Smokebusters](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2024-01-12-12-36-41-year-5-smokebusters) ### School Life - [Brookside Blog ](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog) - [News](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/news) - [Events](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/events) - [Photograph Galleries ](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/photo-galleries) - [School Council](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/school-life/school-council) - [After-School Clubs ](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/school-life/after-school-clubs) - [KIDZ Club](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/school-life/kidz-club) - [Calendar](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/calendar) - [Newsletters](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/information-for-parents/newsletters-2026-2027) - [Mental Health ](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/school-life/mental-health) ##### Location Rostherne Avenue Great Sutton Cheshire CH66 2EE ##### Contact Us 0151 558 1123 ##### Stay Connected - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/groups/brooksideprimary/) © Copyright 2014–2026 Brookside Primary School School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)