Welcome to 5th Grade!!!
Hello!! My name is Traci Biffar and I am one of your wonderful coaches in 5th grade this year. I am excited to be starting my ninth year at Gardner. I was also the Early Childhood teacher at Zahnow for 13 years and I taught Pre-K in Columbia before that. Gardner is a wonderful place to be with fantastic teachers. I am sure you are going to have a knock it out of the park year.
I attended Waterloo School District all through my school career and graduated from Waterloo High School. After graduating, I went to SWIC and received my Associates Degree. Then I went on to SIU-C and SIU-E to receive my Bachelors degree in Elementary Education. I decided to continue my education and finished my Masters Degree in Early Childhood and received my Early Childhood Special Education Certificate. My hobbies include running, reading, camping, and spending time with my family.
My amazing husband, Tony, is the Automotive teacher at Waterloo High School. We love having the same schedule and having our summers off to explore. We never know what we are going to end up doing. We do a lot of camping and spending time outdoors. I have three children: Devin, Lucas and Emily. Devin recently graduated from college and has moved to Iowa with Louie for a new job. Lucas also recently graduated college. He lives at home still and recently started a new job. Emily just graduated high school and will be attending SWIC in the Fall, majoring in Early Childhood education and business finance. We have the sweetest dogs named Bailey, Louie and Milo who always wants to be sitting in your lap or getting their bellies rubbed!!!! Our house is also home to 2 turtles.
Hello!! My name is Traci Biffar and I am one of your wonderful coaches in 5th grade this year. I am excited to be starting my ninth year at Gardner. I was also the Early Childhood teacher at Zahnow for 13 years and I taught Pre-K in Columbia before that. Gardner is a wonderful place to be with fantastic teachers. I am sure you are going to have a knock it out of the park year.
I attended Waterloo School District all through my school career and graduated from Waterloo High School. After graduating, I went to SWIC and received my Associates Degree. Then I went on to SIU-C and SIU-E to receive my Bachelors degree in Elementary Education. I decided to continue my education and finished my Masters Degree in Early Childhood and received my Early Childhood Special Education Certificate. My hobbies include running, reading, camping, and spending time with my family.
My amazing husband, Tony, is the Automotive teacher at Waterloo High School. We love having the same schedule and having our summers off to explore. We never know what we are going to end up doing. We do a lot of camping and spending time outdoors. I have three children: Devin, Lucas and Emily. Devin recently graduated from college and has moved to Iowa with Louie for a new job. Lucas also recently graduated college. He lives at home still and recently started a new job. Emily just graduated high school and will be attending SWIC in the Fall, majoring in Early Childhood education and business finance. We have the sweetest dogs named Bailey, Louie and Milo who always wants to be sitting in your lap or getting their bellies rubbed!!!! Our house is also home to 2 turtles.