On a sunny but chilly morning that certainly felt like football weather, more than 30 students from the North Bellmore School District gathered to put their athletic skills to test. On Saw Mill Road Elementary School’s back field, the district held the final round of its annual Punt, Pass, Kick competition.

Preliminary rounds took place in physical education classes, with the fourth, fifth and sixth grade boys and girls winners from each school advancing to the championships. North Bellmore’s physical education teachers James Breslin, William Green, James Mulvey, Anthony Novello, Alyssa Parker and Michael Weiner coordinated the event.

With distance lines set up on the field, every participant got one turn throwing, punting and kicking off a tee. They were also allowed to try for a better score in one of the three challenges. After all of the scores were tabulated, grade level winners were announced and medals were handed out.

Punt, Pass, Kick is based on competition that was previously sponsored by the NFL and North Bellmore’s physical education department has kept it as an annual districtwide fitness activity.

Click here to view the All Fun and Football at Annual Skills Competition 2025 slideshow.

Date Added: 11/4/2025

The North Bellmore School District will be conducting its annual central registration process for incoming kindergarten students for the 2026-2027 school year. Eligible students must be 5 years old on or before Dec. 1, 2026, in order to register for kindergarten. 

Registration for the upcoming school year will commence on Nov. 17, 2025, and will run through Feb. 6, 2026. Registration is by appointment only at the North Bellmore’s District Office located at 2616 Martin Ave. in Bellmore (westside of the Martin Avenue School). Parents and guardians may access the district’s registration packet online at www.northbellmoreschools.org. under the Central Registration department. Please complete the registration packet and attach all required documentation prior to your registration appointment.

No child will be fully registered for kindergarten until all the required forms have been completed, received, and verified by the district. To schedule an appointment or for questions relating to registration you may contact the district registrar at 516-992-3000, ext. 3821.

 

Date Added: 10/31/2025

Kindness was blossoming at Martin Avenue Elementary School, which joined in the nationwide celebration of Unity Day. The initiative, sponsored by the PACER National Bullying Prevention Center, focuses on the values of acceptance, inclusion and kindness. 

On Oct. 23, all students, faculty and staff gathered on the basketball court to form a human peace sign. That day, everyone was encouraged to wear orange as a visual showcase of their unity. 

Students added paper leaves with messages of kindness to a unity tree in the hallway near the main office. In the cafeteria hung signed unity pledges from each class. Principal Dr. Michael Yannucci visited every classroom to read “I Am Human,” a book about empathy. During the morning announcements, students highlighted various ways to show kindness. 

Fifth graders in Lauren Fasano’s class spoke about the meaning of the unity. Following the prompt “We are united when,” each student wrote a response on a sticky note, which was then added to a class compilation. They then worked on pieces for a class mural with phrases like “choose kindness,” “courage” and “peace.”  

Ms. Fasano noted that each student completing a different piece was symbolic of their uniqueness as humans.  

Dr. Yannucci said the mission of Unity Day is to set a tone to always follow. 

“Our goal every day,” he said, “is to treat people with kindness, be accepting of all and be inclusive of people in our community.” 

Click here to view the Peace, Love and Unity at Martin Avenue slideshow.

 

Date Added: 10/30/2025

The world around them was their science lab, as kindergartners at John G. Dinkelmeyer Elementary School recently took a nature walk and recorded their observations. Students in Jennifer McGovern’s class had a checklist of items for their nature hunt such as trees with colorful leaves, acorns, birds, insects and sticks.   

As Ms. McGovern and her young scientists walked around on the sunny afternoon, they used their eyes to observe the seasonal change to fall.  

 

Click here to view the Kindergartners Observe Fall in JGD Nature Walk slideshow.

 

Date Added: 10/28/2025

Hundreds of handmade cards were delivered to local firefighters, as students at Saw Mill Road Elementary School showed gratitude to the volunteers. 

The school took part in Town of Hempstead Councilman Dennis Dunne’s initiative to honor local heroes during Fire Prevention Month in October. Students as Saw Mill Road made cards and wrote letters to members of the North Bellmore Fire Department, thanking them for their service to the community. Assistant Principal Daniel Madden said it was important for the cards and letters to be distributed locally, as several staff members are volunteers with North Bellmore.  

 

Date Added: 10/24/2025