Help, please, from parents with kids in school

[zsazsa101]

B just had a long crying fit because she doesn't want to leave her pre-kindergarten teacher Miss Ellen. She loves Miss Ellen. Adores her. And the idea of getting a new teacher for kindergarten is making her inconsolable. I'm totally out of my element here. When I was little, I remember being bereft at the end of every school year because I didn't want to miss out on school for an entire summer, but I was also old enough to know that was the way of school-life. I have no idea what to say or do to console her and I can see this happening again, especially at their little graduation ceremony. Also, her current school is just a little thing run in a church, so Pre-K is as high as it goes. No kindergarten options so she won't be seeing Miss Ellen next year either.

Anyone have any advice for helping a kid cope with moving from one grade to the next?