The countdown to First Class 2013 is on. This Friday the Medway Messenger will be printing dozens of photographs of youngsters starting school.

Our photographers have been out and about over the last few weeks capturing reception classes as they settle in during their first term.

Schools taking part are:

• All Faiths Primary School
• All Saints CE Primary
• Allhallows Primary
• Balfour Infant School
• Barnsole Infant School
• Burnt Oak Primary
• Bryony Pirmary School
• Byron Primary School
• Chattenden Primary
• Cliffe Woods Primary
• Delce Infant School
• Fairview Community
• Elaine Primary
• English Martyrs Primary
• Featherby Infant
• Greenvale Infant School
• Halling Primary School
• Hempstead Infant School
• Hoo St Werburgh Primary
• Kingfisher Primary
• Lordswood Primary
• Maundene School
• Miers Court Primary
• Napier Community Primary
• New Road Primary School
• St John’s CE (VC) Infant
• St Thomas More Catholic School
• St Thomas of Canterbury School
• Bligh Federation
• Brompton Westbrook Primary
• Deanwood Primary School
• Hilltop Primary
• Horsted Infant
• Parkwood Infant n Riverside Primary
• Saxon Way Primary
• St Augustine Of Canterbury Catholic Primary
• St Helen’s CE Primary
• St James CE
• St Margaret’s Infant
• St Mary’s Catholic Primary
• St Mary’s Island CE Primary
• St Nicholas CE VC Infant
• St William of Perth Catholic Primary
• Stoke Community
• Swingate Infant
• Temple Mill Primary
• Thames View Infant
• The Pilgrim School (CEVC)
• Twydall Infant & Nursery
• Wouldham All Saints
• St Andrews n Bryony School
• Walderslade Primary School
• St Margaret’s at Troy Town
• Meredale Independent
• Cedar Primary

Look out for our bumper supplement in this week's paper.

We've also got the chance to win the top five toys for Christmas.

The Medway Messenger is out on Friday, priced £1.10.