You'll get homework once a week. It's not much at all and can be easily finished in a day, so I'd reccomend finishing it the weekend or the day you get it so that you're not rushing to complete. The homework is always helpful for the assessments, so it's very useful to do. When it comes to assessments, try and finish your drafts quickly rather than dragging it out, because Mr Thurlow gives really good feedback but you might not get a chance to get it if you wait too long and everyone else is asking for feedback at the same time, as often all year levels will have assessments at the same time.