I'm not a big fan of Homework, however, a student will receive a study guide on Monday in order to study for the test on Friday. These tests consist of Vocabulary (Matching) and Grammar (Conjugation). Even though they are simple they do require a little bit of study time. In addition if your child misses a test or an assignment I automatically put a zero in the gradebook in order to get their attention about making it up as soon as possible. I will give them plenty of time to make up but usually not more than 2 weeks. So, if you see your childs grade fluctuate dramatically that is probably the reason. In other words one day their grade is a 90 and the next day it's a 60 and then back up to a 90 that is probably a missing assignmnet being made up.