About Us
Built
in 1955 on a portion of MDC property that was once both farmland and the site of the Stony Brae Golf
Course, the Furnace Brook School (named
after the old Blast Furnace in West Quincy) was renamed the Charles
A. Bernazzani School in 1989 after the untimely death of its popular
principal.
As an elementary school, our major task at the Charles A. Bernazzani School is to ensure that students learn basic skills in an environment conducive to excellence in education. The school strives to achieve the goals of the Quincy Public Schools in its quest to educate students to become self-fulfilling individuals, good citizens and competent workers.
In addition, we support the mission statement developed by the Massachusetts Board of Education as part of the Education Reform Act: to provide each child with the values, knowledge and skills needed to achieve full potential in his or her personal and work life and to contribute actively to the civic and economic life of our diverse and changing democratic society.
The Mission Statement developed by the Bernazzani School Council. with the input from staff and parents, asks us to promote, on the part of students, a joy in and desire for learning. It encourages parents and teachers to work together to maximize the education of the child, and administrators to maintain a school climate in which staff, students and parents are involved in the learning process.
Message from the Principal of Bernazzani
Welcome
to the Bernazzani School! Our learning community enjoys a proud history
of learning through the arts and of setting high standards for academic
excellence. We invite you to share in that commitment to excellence,
and to join us in instilling in your children both a desire for
and joy in learning. Working together we will ensure continuing achievement
in your children¹s early education and prepare them to meet the
demands of the new academic standards and the exciting challenges that face them in the new millennium.
Peter Dionne, Principal
Academics
Elementary School is an important first step in your child's education. Quincy Public Schools are there from the first time your kindergartener picks out a book at the school libry to the first grader having success in math to upper grades where students take their basis of knowledge and expand it to more advanced thinking, Want to know more? You can read about the elementary curriculum and standards which detail exactly what your child is learning at every stage of their educational careers.
Programs
Bernazzani Elementary is dedicated to providing the finest educational, remedial, and enrichment programs to our students. With a wide variety of programs, every student can discover new interests, explore favorite subjects in greater depth, and learn valuable skills.
Academic Programs
- Tutoring - Grade 4
- Math Can Be Fun - Grade 4
- Project Research and Presentation - Grade 4
- Home Sweet Home Reading and Discussion Group
- Math Skills & Reading Comprehension - Grade 3-4
- Reading for Comprehension -Grade 3-4
- Board Games for Reading and Math Skill Building
Remedial Programs
- Project Research and Presentation - Grade 4
Enrichment Programs
- Word Processing
- Hyper Studio (Computers)
- Reading Club
Quincy Public Schools Elementary Programs
Academic, Enrichment, and Remedial Programs available for all Quincy Public Schools students.
Parents
An active group of parents and staff meet every fourth Monday at 7:30PM to discuss school concerns, share information, and plan special activities. Families are encouraged to become members. Meetings are open to parents and teachers. Parents are actively involved Docent Art programs and serve on numerous committees, including a Literacy Committee, a Newsletter Committee, a Hospitality Committee and others.
Fund raising activities.that the parents organize throughout the year include a Harvest Dance, Election Day Bake Sale, Catalog and Calendar Sales, Ladies Night Out, Bingo Night and a Penny Drive.
Vist the Bernazzani P.T.O. website.
Visit the Citywide Parents' Council.
Find Us
Bernazzani Elementary School is located at 701 Furnace Brook Parkway just east of the junction with Adams St. and near Miles Dr. and the Furnace Brook Golf Club. Use the maps below to find us.
Partners
Quincy Public Schools are proud that leading businesses recognize the quality and innovation in our schools - and have made a commitment to helping our schools be the very best. Our Partnership Program allows businesses to bring their strengths directly to our students. Read about the great things our partners are doing...
The following Partners make a special contribution to Bernazzani:
ABCD Foster Grandparents
Seniors come to our school and help children with large and small group work. They assist the teachers and are an endearing part of our community.
Star Market / Shaws
Star Market sponsors breakfasts for us and donates gift cards for our activities. We provide them with student work for their initiatives.
South Coastal Bank
South Coastal has provided us with donations to fund our community book project.