Best teacher ever? Fourth grade class heading to Cubs Opening Week

A fourth grade class from Walt Disney Elementary will be attendingĀ a cubs game on Opening Week.
Teacher Jodi Cramer found a connection to the Chicago Cubs, and managed to score a tour and tickets for her students.
Cramer made the surprise announcement to the class Wednesday.
The room erupted with cheers and squeals of excitement.
In a way, the students have already turned their classroom into Wrigley Field.
Everything is baseball themed.
They call themselves āTeam Cramer,' and compare getting good grades as scoring bases.
āWe are in spring training like they are, and itās kind of like a real game, but weāre just a class with shirts instead of jerseys,ā student Alexah Ward said.
Things got even more exciting when the Cubs won the World Series.
āI was like guys, ālook at this team, theyāre the underdogs,āā Cramer said.
She wanted to spread a message of inspiration, using the Cubs as a metaphor.
āWe remember that and learn from them that we can overcome obstacles and we cannot let anybody defeat us,ā Cramer said.
She had to use that mentality herself when reaching out to the Chicago Cubs owner through a friend.
The Cubs set up an Opening Day field tour, along with tickets to the game for Team Cramer.
āTo see their expressions and share that moment with them is going to be priceless,ā Cramer said.
The surprise announcement Wednesday was a home run, and Cramerās students say they feel as if theyāve one it all.
āWeāre a great team, and we always try harder and we never give up,ā student Alayah Turner said.