--- title: "Year 5 and The Darkest Dark" url: "https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2024-03-18-16-29-54-year-5-and-the-darkest-dark" school: "Brookside Primary School" --- # Year 5 and The Darkest Dark ![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/images/blog/IMG_4480.jpeg) 18 March 2024 [Mr Griffiths](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/author/LukeGriffiths) [Year 5](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/category/year-5) In our literacy sessions this half term, Year 5 have been reading the story ‘The Darkest Dark’ written by Chris Hadfield (former astronaut). We’ve learnt how, as a young boy, Chris was afraid of the dark but after watching the moon landings (1969) he conquered his fear of the dark and set him on a path to become future commander of the International Space Station. We’ve learnt how we can implement parenthesis into our writing to add extra information to our main clauses. Great 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/DSCF0273.JPG)](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2024-03-18-14-41-48-year-5-are-off-to-the-stars) Previous ### [Year 5 are off to the stars!](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2024-03-18-14-41-48-year-5-are-off-to-the-stars) [![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/imagecache/100x100c/blog/IMG_4479.jpeg)](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2024-03-18-16-33-34-year-5-and-the-terrible-tudors) Next ### [Year 5 and the Terrible Tudors!](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2024-03-18-16-33-34-year-5-and-the-terrible-tudors) ### 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/)