Hi FJ.
I haven't read all the reply posts yet. Will do in the morning.

Jaz is in year 1.
She has about 15 - 20 words for look, cover, write, check.
She has a few maths questions & a few other things. Usually an A4 page of activities & sometimes some writing as well.
Then her reading. Sometimes its only one book, sometimes two.
Maybe you should talk to his teacher about his reading. Jaz was having alot of trouble, but they got her some assistance & now she's blitzing them. I am amazed at how well she's doing.
Some weeks she doesn't do it all, but its more coz instead of doing it she lies & says she's done it to go play. I usually catch her out, but once in a while she'll come to me on a Friday morning coz she hasn't finished it all.
Unfortunately I've spoken to her teacher about our issues, so she expects this sometimes & gets Jaz to do it on the verandah at lunch. It gives her a bit more incentive to get it done at home.
Sometimes I think it is too much, but I guess if every other kid is keeping up, we should be able to as well.

Though I do remember at the start of the year when we were told 10 minutes of reading & 15 minutes of homework a night. It takes her at least 15 minutes to do her words. So I don't know if she's just dawdling or its more than it should be.