re: Anyone have kids at a school with a "house" concept?

My kid's middle school uses a "team" system instead of a house, which consists of the primary 4 subject teachers for that team which all the students on each team rotate through the same 4 teachers. The teams are obviously kids in the same grade. It helps a little with communication and keeping up with assignments, as you're only getting communications from the school/teachers concerning that team. They may do some yearend or fundraising competitions, like which team decorates their area the best during homecoming/holidays etc gets $5 gift cards to Baskin Robbins or something, but it's nothing major.