1. These stories were dictated by the students to Mrs Person. The students were given the beginning of the sentences and they dictated their information which was taken down verbatim from each individual. October 2011 Our Dandy Dads

2. My Dad My dad's name is Seth but I usually call him Dad. My dad is old but not so old he needs a walking stick. Not that old! When my Dad goes to work he does acupuncture and is a paramedic. My dad's favorite thing to do is he has to wash the dishes and sometimes I help him wash the dishes. He likes to wear jeans. He can choose his own clothes. My dad ’s favorite household job is he doesn't have a job at home. My dad loves to cook whatever I tell him I want. My dad’s favorite TV show is fishing. His favorite song is Rock Star music. When my dad goes shopping, he loves to buy healthy foods. If my dad could go on a trip, he would go to a camping trip. Daddy always tells me he loves me. I really love it when my dad gets me toys. My dad's favorite sport is football. My dad looks nice when he wears a nice shirt. My dad likes to make bacon for me sometimes. My dad is funny when he tells me funny jokes. My dad is really good at acupuncture. I love to play cars with my dad. My dad loves to go fishing with me because I catch good fish. He likes to eat bacon. My dad is the best dad in the whole galaxy (changed from world by Sean's request) because I love my Dad. By Sean Greene

4. My Dad My dad's name is Dave. My dad is 40 years old. When my Dad goes to work he builds something. My dad's favorite thing to do is play dolls with me. He likes to wear shorts and pants. My daddy’s favorite household job is to tuck me in. My dad loves to cook pancakes. My dad’s favorite TV show is Top Shop. When my dad goes shopping, he loves to buy some sugar and pancake syrup. If my dad could go on a trip, he would go to a beach. Daddy always tells me to clean up our room. I really love it when my dad picks me up to school. My dad's favorite sport is bowling. My dad looks nice when he goes somewhere and he do something funny to us when he leaves and he picks us up. My dad likes to make an old video game for me. My dad always says to cut wood, fire wood. My dad is funny when he plays with us. My dad is really good at playing duckpin bowling. I love to play bowling with dad on the Wii. My dad loves to play with dolls and make funny noises to the dolls. He likes to eat some waffles and some pancakes and some sausage. My dad is the best dad in the world because he leaves us at school and then he picks us up at school. By Hannah Haitsch

6. My Dad My dad's name is Raj. My dad is 9 years old. When my Dad goes to work he goes to office and works with a computer. My dad's favorite thing to do is watch baseball. He likes to wear jeans. My daddy’s favorite household job is he likes to clean up. My dad loves to cook pasta. My dad’s favorite TV show is baseball. His favorite song is “Don't Shoot the Worm”. When my dad goes shopping, he loves to buy watermelon. If my dad could go on a trip, he would go to Florida. Daddy always tells me funny jokes. I really love it when my dad makes pasta. My dad's favorite sport is baseball. My dad looks nice when he goes to take a bath. My dad likes to make pasta for me. My dad is funny when he gets funny jokes. My dad is really good at doing baseball. He knows how to do baseball. I love to play kitchen with my dad. My dad loves to work. He likes to eat pasta. My dad is the best dad in the world because he eats pasta all the time. By Aditi Naguraja

8. My Dad My dad's name is Jimmy. My dad is 5 or 6 years old. When my Dad goes to work he do some stuff like computers. My dad's favorite thing to do is play baseball. He likes to wear a hat, a Mets hat. My daddy’s favorite household job is clean the windows. My dad loves to cook pancakes. My dad’s favorite TV show is the Mets. His favorite song is “On and On and On”.(Kiley sang this to tell the song.) When my dad goes shopping, he loves to buy chips. If my dad could go on a trip, he would go to a Myrtle Beach. Daddy always tells me he's gonna get ice cream but he didn't after my practice soccer game. I really love it when my dad goes somewhere with me like Myrtle Beach. My dad's favorite sport is baseball. My dad looks nice when he gets a haircut. My dad likes to make pancakes for me. My dad is funny when he makes a funny face. My dad is really good at juggling balls. I love to play softball pretending with my dad. My dad loves to watch TV. He likes to eat bananas. My dad is the best dad in the world because he sometimes gives us candy. By Kiley McManemin

10. My Dad My dad's name is Manpreet Bhatti. My dad is 18 years old. When my Dad goes to work he gives them stuff like candy. He answers the persons who come. He gives them some builder stuff so they can build something. My dad's favorite thing to do is play with me and he plays Mario with me sometimes not, sometimes yes. He likes to wear his coat. My dad’s favorite household job is he cleans up and sometimes he needs help then I help him. My dad loves to cook pancakes. My dad’s favorite TV show is basketball. His favorite song is American song. When my dad goes shopping, he loves to buy shampoo. If my dad could go on a trip, he would go to Wonderland. Daddy always tells me my sister's secrets. I really love it when my dad plays with me. My dad's favorite sport is basketball. My dad looks nice when he dresses up. My dad likes to make macaroni and cheese for me. My dad is funny when he plays with me. My dad is really good at basketball. I love to play Mario and Dora with my dad. My dad loves to play on the Ipod. He likes to eat macaroni and cheese. My dad is the best dad in the world because of cooking. By Guneet Bhatti

12. My Dad My dad's second name is John. His first name is Daddy. My dad is maybe he's close to 90 years old. When my Dad goes to work he shoots bad guys but one day at work he got a sunburn. My dad's favorite thing he likes to do is he likes to play with us like doing wrestling and we like to pillow fight. He likes to wear jeans when its cold and a long sleeve shirt. My dad’s favorite household job is he does computer work and makes breakfast for us. My dad loves to cook boiled eggs for Mommy and him. My dad’s favorite TV show is football and I usually say is it my turn yet and he says noooo. His favorite song is boy songs. When my dad goes shopping, he loves to buy bread and he likes to buy snacks for us there. If my dad could go on a trip, he would go to the range in his work car and the office in his work car and to work in his work car to shoot bad guys. Daddy always tells me secrets that “I'm going to get Will and usually he gets Owen “. I really love it when my dad plays games with us. My dad's favorite sport is golf but he doesnt do golf anymore. My dad looks nice when he gets his prince thingy on him. My dad likes to make waffles and Honey Bunches of Oats for me. My dad is funny when he tells jokes when I make him laugh I do jokes too. My dad is really good at cleaning the kitchen. I love to play like candyland games with my dad. My dad loves to play like cars or racetrack. He likes to eat steak. My dad is the best dad in the world because he makes all those things for me and my brothers. By Marina Gray

14. My Dad My dad's name is Ryan Taylor. My dad is 7 years old. When my Dad goes to work he says bye. He goes to work and he sees his friends. He works on computers. He shows his movies to me there. My dad's favorite thing to do is play with me. He likes to wear beaver clothes to go at the game with football. My dad ’s favorite household job is painting our house. My dad loves to cook scrambled eggs and pancakes and waffles. My dad’s favorite TV show is football and basketball and soccer ball. His favorite song is I'm Working on the Railroad. When my dad goes shopping, he loves to buy pancakes. If my dad could go on a trip, he would go to the park. Daddy always tells me “Leave me alone” when he is busy working and eating. I really love it when my dad cleans the house. My dad's favorite sport is playing football. My dad looks nice when he dresses up. My dad likes to make scrambled eggs with nothing inside for me. My dad is funny when he tickles me. My dad is really good at fixing fans. I love to play trucks and alligators and many other things with my dad. My dad loves to eat with me. He likes to eat sandwiches with food inside them. My dad is the best dad in the world because he likes me. By Cameron Taylor

16. My Dad My dad's name is James. My dad is 100 years old. When my Dad goes to work he eats lunch. My dad's favorite thing to do is watch the football game. He likes to wear his work clothes and everything. My dad ’s favorite household job is fixing things. My dad loves to cook mac and cheese for me to eat all gone. My dad’s favorite TV show is football. His favorite song is Mary Poppins. He always listens to it. When my dad goes shopping, he loves to buy me bagels. If my dad could go on a trip, he would go to the Florida. Daddy always tells me about the rain. I really love it when my dad picks me up at school. My dad's favorite sport is footsball. My dad looks nice when he gets clothes to go to a party. My dad likes to make bagels for me. My dad is funny when he doesn't wear clothes. My dad is really good at cooking pancakes. I love to play games with my dad. My dad loves to play with me. He likes to eat bagels. My dad is the best dad in the world because he picks me up at school. By Katie Black

18. My Dad My dad's name is Marco and Dad. My dad is 17 years old, I think. When my Dad goes to work he builds the mall, big malls and small malls. My dad's favorite thing to do is play with me at vacation. He likes to wear shirts. My dad ’s favorite household job is building and he likes to work. My dad does not cook, my mom cooks. My dad’s favorite TV show is Spanish. His favorite song is Spanish. When my dad goes shopping, he loves to buy food for dinner time. If my dad could go on a trip, he would go to Chucky Cheese. Daddy always tells me “Don't get too close to the TV”. I really love it when my dad plays with my brother and me fight. My dad's favorite sport is soccer. My dad looks nice when he goes to work. My dad is funny when he has his underwear on. My dad is really good at soccer and play station. I love to play fight with my dad. My dad loves to watch TV on the computer. He likes to eat spaghetti and meatballs. My dad is the best dad in the world becausehe plays fight. By David Marco

20. My Dad My dad's name is Adam. My dad is 14 years old. When my Dad goes to work he brings back candy. He works in his office in church. He works in the Walnut Hill Church. My dad's favorite thing to do is play Star Wars. He likes to wear clothes. My dad ’s favorite household job Myis workiing on the computer. My dad loves to cook food for me and my brother. My dad’s favorite TV show is Star Wars. His favorite song is Jesus songs. When my dad goes shopping, he loves to buy juice boxes and food. If my dad could go on a trip, he would go to California. Daddy always tells me to claean up my toys. I really love it when my dad bes silly. My dad's favorite sport is baseball. My dad looks nice when he goes to church and school. My dad likes to make spaghetti for me. My dad always says clean up. My dad is funny when he throws me in the air. My dad is really good at singing. I love to play Star Wars with my dad. My dad loves to play with me. He likes to eats esghetti and meatballs. My dad is the best dad in the world because he's silly. By Brennon DePasquale