book badge awards
Every week, each Key Stage 2 class holds a Book Club session, in which the whole class share and discuss different books ...
ice sculptures
EYFS have taken advantage of the freezing weather this week to make ice sculptures using different sizes and shapes of containers and ...
Nativity sheep
This year's Nativity performance was called 'The Little Red Robin'. Every child in Rowan and Cherry Class took part and entertained us ...
hedgehog drinking
We were visited by Stephanie Knowles, founder of Hedgehog Emergency Rescue (HERBY), based in Bingley. Stephanie brought a special hedgehog visitor called ...
SfA Partner School
We are thrilled to be a Success for All Partner School, a testament to our commitment to academic excellence and pupil success ...
Poppies
Year 6 pupils visited the War Memorial at the Village Institute to lay a wreath in remembrance of those who gave their ...
fire engine
Cherry Class EYFS have been learning about People Who Help Us. They were visited by two firefighters who explained all about their ...
djembe drumming 2
Children in years 2 to 6 took part in a Djembe Drumming Workshop led by Alison from 'Drums Agogo'. They learned how ...
climbing on rocks
Year 6 had a wonderful time and enjoyed rock climbing, canoeing and bush-craft activities. They were praised by the Bewerley Park staff ...
extreme reading
Whether it was up a tree or in a wheelbarrow we challenged you to take a photo of yourself reading somewhere WEIRD ...
Residential to Malham
Year 5 enjoyed a wonderful time at Malham Year 5. They took part in river walking, geocaching, fossil-making and team games. The ...
Coronation Celebrations
We held a Coronation Celebration Afternoon on Friday 5 May in anticipation of the coronation of King Charles III on Saturday 6 ...
Bradford University 1
Year 6 visited Bradford University and spent a fascinating few hours learning about the human body and circulatory system, using computer modelling ...
Crucial Crew 1
Year 6 pupils took part in The Young Citizen Day and Crucial Crew Scheme, organised by Craven Crime Reduction Partnership, held at ...
fairtrade big swap
During Fairtrade Fortnight, we learnt how Fairtrade products pay a fair price to the farmers who sell food to them. We held ...
PCSO Daines
PCSO Daines visited EYFS to talk about her job. She even let the children look at her police car and sound the ...
angels
On 7, 8 and 9 December, parents and carers were entertained by fabulous performances from EYFS and KS1 in their Nativity Play ...
Christmas Fair Stall
The Friends of Cononley School (FoCS) organised a fantastic Christmas Fair on Saturday. There were lots of stalls, games, a present wrapping ...
runners
The whole school took part in a 'Run Pudsey' event, organised by the school council to raise money for Children in Need.
Islam assembly
This week, we were visited by Mr Imran Kotwal who spoke to us about the Muslim faith and the Five Pillars of ...
Wreath laying at war memorial
On Friday 11 November, Year 6 pupils laid a wreath at Cononley War Memorial in remembrance of all those in the armed ...
Year 34 mixed football
This week, Cononley sent a Year 3/4 team and a Year 5/6 to take part in South Craven Cluster Mixed Football tournament ...
Mrs Fletcher retires
On Friday 30 September we said goodbye to Mrs Fletcher who is retiring after working at Cononley for 22 years! We will ...
children with Autumn Leaves
Our Harvest Festival took place on Friday 7 October. Thank you everyone for their kind donations to Skipton Foodbank.
Bradford Uni Visit
Year 6 visited the Physiology Department at Bradford University this week; they used the human body simulator, learnt all about how different ...
Visit to Skipton Castle
Over the last two weeks, all children in EYFS, Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 have visited Skipton Castle as part ...
French Horn
Musicians from the North Yorkshire Music Service visited this week and demonstrated a selection of brass and woodwind instruments accompanied by the ...
Storyteller
During National Story Telling Week, EYFS and Key Stage 1 children were visited by Sue from 'Shoutdrama', who told them a wonderful ...
Zimbabwe flag
Our global linking project with Mpumelelo Primary School came to an end in December 2021. We met new friends and learned a ...
Mummy workshop at Cliffe Castle
Year 4 visited Cliffe Castle and took part in an mummy murder mystery. Using Ancient Egyptian artefacts, they tried to solve the ...
child with owl
Cherry Class read 'Owl Babies' by Martin Waddell and then they had a visit from some real live owls!
Poppy Wreath
On Thursday 11 November, Armistice Day, our Year 6 pupils walked to the Village Institute to lay a wreath to remember the ...
Fire Service Visit
The Fire Service visited school today and talked to the whole school about keeping safe on Bonfire Night and other aspects of ...
Leeds City Museum
Year 5 and Year 6 visited Leeds City Museum on Wednesday 3 November. They explored the museum's collection of Ancient Egyptian artefacts ...
Harvest
On Friday 8 October, we celebrated Harvest Festival, with KS2 performances in the morning and KS1 / EYFS performances in the afternoon ...
children in wildlife area
Members of Cononley Wildlife Group have created a wonderful Wildlife Garden in the school grounds. There is a bug hotel to encourage ...
programming robots
Year 3, Year 4 and Year 5 took part in robot programming workshops, using funding from the Ogden Trust, a charity which ...
Mpumelelo Primary School
During our Global Learning Fortnight (21 June to 2 July) our children are establishing a link with a Mpumelelo Primary School in ...