North Bellmore School District

October 10, 2025

Newbridge Families Stride Together on Walk to School Day

A warm and sunny fall morning provided the perfect opportunity for students to walk or bike to school on Oct. 3. Newbridge Road Elementary School participated in the National Walk to School Day, a nearly three-decade old initiative that encourages safe and active travel for children.

Newbridge Road partnered with the PTA for the 29th annual Walk to School Day. The PTA provided all students with a scavenger hunt of items to look for with their families on the walk to school that morning, such as the American flag, bird, fire hydrants, squirrels and stop signs.

Parents and children arrived in droves, taking advantage of gorgeous weather for some quality family time on the walk to school. Many older students cruised in on their favorite form of transportation as the bicycle racks were filled up by the start of school.

As they arrived, the walkers and bikers were greeted by Newbridge Road’s mascot, Thunder the Tiger. Students were then given sidewalk chalk and encouraged to write their name, scroll a positive message, or draw a happy picture.

Students walk outside a building, some carrying backpacks. A young child draws with chalk on the pavement, focused on their artwork. A group of young boys stand together, smiling for the camera. A group of people walk down a paved path, some wearing jackets. Children pose with a tiger mascot, smiling and wearing backpacks. Children and adults walk along a sidewalk near a building. Two young children with backpacks walk on a sidewalk, near a chalk drawing. A group of children stand with their bicycles, smiling at the camera. Chalk drawings decorate the sidewalk leading to a school entrance. Children and adults interact with school mascots outside a building. A young child smiles while riding a scooter on a paved surface.