In our region 5 year olds have a legally required nap or at least quiet time during the day. That's normal, some kids still need a nap at 5.
DS6 has had trouble adjusting to no down time plus homework in 1st. His teacher was not understanding about not doing homework. Luckily in our district part time homeschool is allowed. We now keep him home the first 2 hours of the day, he wasn't learning anything then anyways. He now does no homework except the occasional short project ( all homework was derived from the subjects he gets at home so now it's up to us).
I would at least ask the teacher how long she estimates homework should take. If she answers 10 min, then cut it off then. They may be underestimating the time.
You know your child better than the one size fits all system does, don't be afraid to firmly do whatever needs to be done. Whether its dropping off late, doing no further homework, etc. This is kindergarten and how a child feels about it is their foundation or lack thereof for the years to come.
Last edited by Polly; 12/06/13 10:08 PM.
