And for years we have published pictures of these new starters, so families can keep the paper as a souvenir of the momentous occasion.
Here’s a flashback to our pictures from 2010 - so some of these little ones will be about to start their last year in secondary school.
29. Red Row
Happy faces from the nursery children at Red Row First School. Photo: Jane Coltman
30. Rothbury
Rothbury First School's new reception class pupils.. Photo: Jane Coltman
31. St Michael's
Vicky Jackson and Louise Laskey with the afternoon nursery at St Michael's First School in Alnwick. Photo: Jane Coltman
32. St Michael's
The new reception class pupils at St Michael's First School, Alnwick. Photo: Jane Coltman