Fri May 8 2026

SCHEDULE:  PLEASE DON'T BE LATE!
MAY 1 - MAY 10 SCHEDULE HERE

VOLUNTEER SCHEDULE
CONCESSION SNACK SCHEDULE

Check us out in the Driftwood!  
Here: UNDERTOW THIS WEEKEND!

ACRO UPDATE:
ACRO team- Wednesday-Saturday, please arrive 45 minute before call time to warmup and train tricks on the blue floor.

Tues May 5 2026

UPDATES FOR TUESDAY:

• WAVES NOW 3:30-5:30. They will rehearse their piece from 3:30-4:30, and then rehearse transitions with Soleil from 4:30-5:30
  

MONDAY & TUES REHEARSALS:

Monday:

• L 1:15-2:15
• Waves 3:30-5:30
• Closed for restoration5:30-6:30
• M/X 5:30-6:30

Tuesday:

• Acro 11-1
• Shel 1-2
• Lula wheel 1-2
• Fish/net 1-3
• Jellyfish 4:30-5:30
• phosphoresence (cube) & props 5:30-6:30
• Falling rubbish 6:30-8:30
• Tech crew meeting 6:30 with M&X

May 4 2026

RAFFLE TICKET $ DUE TO VANESSA THIS SATURDAY!

THURS APR 30

Please check tomorrow's rehearsal schedule carefully. Most groups can't rehearse if a team member is missing.

3:30-4:30- WAVES

4:30-6:30

• ACRO- Ema, Malakai, Esme, Juniper, Pepper, Lula, Jade, Kymera
• Shelvy (1)
• Alex (3)
• Fallen Rubbish (12, 13) Emme Alil'a

5:00-6:00

• Hammocks (9,8,7,6,5) Lilly Maya River Frankie Iris

6:30-8:30

• Machines (14, 13, 12) Reason Romeo Alex Frankie Iris
• Jellyfish (6) Lilly Maya River Zora Navi Kymera Esme Galini Maiya Jade
• Tides Bars Team- Livvy, Rory, Macy, Ambrosia, Shelvy

Wed Apr 28

TECH WEEK/WEEKEND SCHEDULE

Tech & Show Schedule Draft:

Get your tickets and share our poster!

• Tickets are on sale at West of the Moon, cash only, and online on eventbrite. 
• Each trouper will bring home a poster and a couple small flyers.  Please share them with your family/friends and on social media.
• Our Instagram!
• Official posters and sandwich boards will go up on bulletin boards and around town in the days to come.

April 17 2026

Reminders for April 15-18

Many volunteers are needed for teardown Saturday 7:30-8:30

• Please remember that the coaching team are volunteering their time to make this show happen.
• We need parents and youth to assist.
• Many hands make light work (and keep coaches from being in the gym for 12 hours every Saturday!)

Raffle Tickets:

• Raffle tickets have been distributed to most of the troupe.
• Parents, please come to the gym at the start/end of class to get your ticket package.

Extra Practices:

• Thursday 4:30-5:30- Hoopers/Proppers
• Saturday 3-4:30
  • All Waves
  • Tides
  • Creative Crabs- Juni, Jade, Lula
  • Wheelers- Frankie, Iris
• Saturday 4:30-6:00
  • Whale Song- Zora, Galini, Esme
  • Wheel- Lula
  • Falling Rubbish- Emme, Alil'a
  • Props Tunnel- Maiya, Navi, Malakai, Lilly, Reason, Kymera
  • Closed for Restoragion- Frankie, Iris, River, Lilly, Maya
• Saturday 6-7:30
  • Hurricane- Ema, Alil'a, Juni, Juniper, Malakai
  • Jellyfish/Jelly Fishes- Maya, River, Lilly, Zora, Galini, Esme, Lula, Navi, Jade, Kymera, Maiya
  • Water Goddess- Shelvy
  • Harness- Alex
• Saturday 7:30-8:30- EVERYONE

 April 15, 2026

SAVE THE DATES: 

Tuesday April 21, Tuesday April 28, 4:15-6:15

We'll be at Country Grocer to promote the show on the last 2 Tuesdays in April.  
Wear your Tsunami gear and bring your props (we'll bring props and music!). 
Adult and youth helpers needed:  PLEASE SIGN UP HERE

April 7, 2026

COMING THIS FRIDAY....50/50 tickets!

Thank you to Aisia, Rebecca and Faye for organizing this year's raffle!

• The prize is 50% of the ticket sales, up to a maximum of $5000
• The raffle is an important fundraiser- Salt Spring Circus and Gymnastics depends on the income from the raffle to continue offering circus and gymnastics programs. We truly appreciate everyone's participation!
  
  
• On Friday, please come into the gym to pick up your trouper at the end of class. (5:30 for Tides/Waves, 8:30 for Seniors).
• Faye will provide each family with a raffle ticket package
• Tickets are $10 each and each family will receive 20 tickets
• Unsold tickets, ticket stubs and money are due on Saturday April 25.
• Need more tickets?  We have some available- please inquire. 
  
  
• We have a swag bag of special edition merch for our top 2 ticket sellers!
  
  
• Thank you for supporting the Tsunami program.
• If you have questions, please don't hesitate to ask!

April 7, 2026

Reminders for April 9-12:

Wednesday:

• Seniors' Sharing Circle with Helena- 6:30 in the lobby.
• Training begins at 7:00.

Friday:

INSTRUCTIONAL FRIDAY 

Waves & Tides: SCHEDULE CHANGE

• Rehearsal 4:30-5:30
• Individual portraits- 5:30-5:40- wear your 2026 Tsunami shirt or hoodie

Seniors: MEET AT REGULAR TIME- 6:00-8:30

• Individual portraits- 5:40-6:00 - wear your 2026 Tsunami shirt or hoodie
• Rehearsal 6:00-8:30.

Extra practices:

• Props team- Thursdays 4:30-5:30 (at the gym, on the aerials side).

Saturday Schedule:

APRIL SATURDAY & EXTRA PRACTICE SCHEDULE

April 7, 2026

REMINDER- SATURDAY REHEARSALS IN APRIL ARE NOT OPTIONAL

• Saturday rehearsals in April are mandatory for all participants.
• The SATURDAY SCHEDULE is here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1dlsw6CG892NnWQ_cpVLvCbqEekshP2TQ92bwOUNjz5g/edit?usp=sharing
• Please don't let your group down- at this stage, most groups can't rehearse without all group members
• Failure to attend may impact your participation in the final show.

April 3, 2026

Welcome Back!

We hope you had a fabulous spring break!
Reminders for this week:

• Seniors return to the gym at 7 pm on Wednesday.
  • Our weekly sharing circle will now take place at 6:30 on Wednesdays, to allow for more training time on the apparatus.  Please plan to arrive by 6:30 if you wish to participate. Coach Helena will facilitate- she and other coaches will meet you in the lobby.
• Friday is a stat holiday and SIMS is closed.
  • Tides, Waves & Seniors are all rescheduled to Saturday.
• Saturday rehearsals in April are mandatory for all participants
• Please check out the SATURDAY SCHEDULE
  • Record your schedule on your calendar NOW!
  • At this point most groups can not rehearse without every group member
  • It's important to have every group member- please don't be the reason your group can't rehearse!
  • Stagecoach kids- I've connected with Christina about a plan that allows most of you to attend both rehearsals on April 11. Please confirm with with me after reviewing the Saturday Schedule and confirming your stagecoach schedule with Christina. 
    
    

March 28 2026

Spring Break Practices:

• Fish Dance
  • Friday March 27, 6-8
    
• Jellyfish Dance
  • Thurs March 19, 6-8
  • Friday March 20- 6-8
• Props Team
  • Tues March 24, 5:30-7:30- CANCELLED DUE TO WIND STORM
  • Thurs March 26, 6-8
• Acro Team
  • Thurs March 19, 3:45-5:45
  • Friday March 20, 3:45-5:45
  • Thurs March 26, 3:45-5:45
  • Friday March 27, 3:45-5:45
• Creative Crabs
  • TBA (may not happen due to scheduling difficulties)
    

All practices take place at the circus yurt.  Please check your email for the address.

Reminders:

• Eat before you come
• Bring a water bottle
• Bring non-messy FINGERFOOD snacks to share
• Always clean up after yourselves (or risk not being invited back)
• Come prepared with whatever you need to practice (props, notebook, pen, hair ties etc)

March 15 2026

Spring Break Entertainment:

Metamorphosis - 2025

Rainbow Kaleidoscope - 2024

Worth It - 2023

Beyond - 2022

March 11 2026

Reminders- 

Mark your calendars

• All classes are ON this week including March 13.  Spring Break starts next week.
• Classes do not run during Spring Break- March 18, 20, 25, 27.
• Some groups are hoping to rehearse in the yurt over the break. I'll be in touch via email with the crabs, jellyfish, fish and acro teams.
  
• We will resume classes on April 1.
• SIMS is closed on Friday April 3 for Good Friday. 
• Tides, Waves and Seniors will be rescheduled for Saturday April 4.
• Saturday rehearsals in April are MANDATORY for every troupe member.
• The Saturday schedule will be provided on a weekly basis (timing and length will depend on coach availability)

Mar 10, 2026

Tsunami Circus 2026!

Mar 10, 2026

Parent Volunteer Opportunities: Saturday March 7, 4-6pm

• 2 parents needed to help with gym tear-down
• 4-6 pm
• Signup here:  volunteersignup.org/CDBCM

Mar 3, 2026

Reminder- Saturday March 7, 5:25-6:30

Parent & Tsunami Seniors Volunteer Opportunities

• 2 parents needed- 5:25-6:30
• 8 Tsunami youth needed- 5:25-6:30
• Help us make a short presentation for members of the Salt Spring Legion, who are giving us a donation.
• Meet downstairs at the Legion, 120 Blain Road, 5:25
• Wear your Tsunami shirt/hoodie and bring your juggling balls or other props.   
• Don't have your own? Let us know what you need & we'll bring them from the gym.
• Sign up here:   volunteersignup.org/CDBCM

Mar 3, 2026

Reminder- Friday Feb 27- PHOTO DAY- Schedule Change Waves Tides Seniors

• We ask Waves, Tides, Coaches & CIT's to stay late until 5:45
• We ask Seniors & Coaches to arrive early at 5:30

See below for more details.

Feb 23, 2026

REMINDER- To report if you/your trouper is sick and will miss practice:

• Please contact Michelle- tsunamicircusssi@gmail.com (number for texting was sent to you via email in January). 
• DO NOT message Vanessa or go through the website - we don't get those messages until the next day.
  

Feb 21, 2026

TEAM BUILDING- Postponed until after spring break

• Weather depending, plan for hot-dogs and s'mores on the campfire, followed by crafting, games and hangout in the yurt.
• We'll supply the hot dogs and s'mores, you bring snacks & your water bottles. 
  
• More details to come once the plan is confirmed

Feb 21, 2026

Friday Feb 27- Schedule Change

Tsunami apparel has arrived and will be handed out to troupers on Friday. Tsunami photographer Casi will come to take team photos, including a large group photo of Waves, Tides, Seniors & Coaches together.

To help us coordinate this combined photo, we need to adjust the schedule for all groups:

• We ask Waves & Tides to stay late until 5:45.
• We ask Seniors & Coaches to arrive early at 5:30. 
• The Seniors-only photo will be taken at 6 when class begins (for those who can't arrive early).
• We need a few Waves & Tides parents to join us at 5:20 to assist with organizing the photos so Waves & Tides coaches can participate in the Seniors circle.

We'll share our favourite troupe photos with you as soon as we receive them back from Casi.

Feb 21, 2026

Saturday March 7, 5:25-6:30- postponed from Feb 21

Tsunami Seniors- Volunteers Needed

• Help us make a short presentation for members of the Salt Spring Legion, who are giving us a donation.
• Meet downstairs at the Legion, 120 Blain Road, 5:25
• Wear your Tsunami shirt/hoodie and bring your juggling balls or other props.   
• Don't have your own? Let us know what you need & we'll bring them from the gym.
• Sign up here:   volunteersignup.org/CDBCM

Feb 16 2026

Parent Volunteer Opportunity- Friday Feb 20
Snack makers- SIMS

• Troupers are extra hungry on Friday school days when they come straight from school
• We provide fuel to supplement the food they bring from home
• I need 2 helpers to make PB&J sandwiches and cut up fruit for the Waves, Tides & Seniors, and then clean up after.
• (we have not been made aware of any allergies among SSCG participants, so we can serve peanut butter this year)
  
• FILLED (1 helper- 3:30-4:30 to prep for the Waves/Tides)
• 1 helper 4:30-5:30 to prep for the Seniors
• All supplies and equipment will be provided
• If you can help, please email me! tsunamicircusssi@gmail.com
  
• Remember to record your hours in the volunteer book at the coaches table.
• Thank you!

Feb 16 2026

(Parent Volunteer Opportunity- FILLED)

Country Grocer tape scanning

Looking for a flexible way to knock off some of your pre-show volunteer hours?  Help us scan receipts at Country Grocer!

• Best done when the store is very quiet- early morning is ideal (or perhaps later in the evening?)
• I'll provide a pile of donated Country Grocer receipts
• Scan the receipts to the store ipad
• Assign them to Box 120
• Thank you to everyone who has donated receipts so far- we appreciate you!
• If you'd like to take this on, please email me!  tsunamicircusssi@gmail.com 
• Remember to record your hours in the volunteer book at the coaches table.
• Thank you!

Seniors Circus Homework: Feb 18

Please check the music document and listen to the songs that are being considered for your pieces. 

Be prepared to discuss the options with your groups.

Country Grocer Save-A-Tape- BOX 120

Did you know that we rely on funds from the Country Grocer Save-A-Tape program to help run the Tsunami program and put on the annual show?

• Country Grocer donates 1% of your total receipt value to us.
  
• They have a new digital system that replaces the bank of boxes.  
• Scan your receipt barcode at the Ipad near the exit (where the boxes used to be).
• Please assign your receipts to BOX 120

Have unscanned receipts at home?  Bring them to class and we'll scan them for you.

THANK YOU!  AND THANKS TO COUNTRY GROCER TOO!

Reminder- Snow on the SIMS roof = grounded troupers.

Given the current weather, it's a good time to remind everyone of our snow procedures.

If SIMS is closed, our classes are cancelled. 
Otherwise we typically hold troupe classes as scheduled.  There are a few winter weather situations that may change our plans:

• If our coaches are unable to safely get to the gym, we will cancel
• If incoming snow starts accumulating and is expected to continue, we may cancel the remainder of the day's classes so coaches can get home safely.
• If there is a heavy snow load on the SIMS roof, we are unable to use the aerial apparatus
• When we are grounded, we shift to ground-based circus activities.

I'll post the update here if we ever need to cancel a class.  Let's hope for clear skies!

Music Suggestions are due this Friday, Feb 20!

Send your suggestions and youtube/streaming links to Manda @ circustsunami@gmail.com

Help us create our SHOW POSTER!

We're inviting our Tsunami troupers to help design the official poster for this year's show!

Our current show title is Undertow (but it could change)
We're looking for a design that captures the spirit of the show and visually connects:

• The underwater world and the human world
• Human vs machine
• Circus arts, ground and aerial apparatus (unicycling, props, german wheel, cube, lyra, trap, hammock, silks  etc)
  

Poster Guidelines:

• Light coloured or white background
• Focus on the artistic and visual elements of the design
• We will add the final text details once all info is confirmed.
• Please leave space for several small logos.

Required Info to be included later:

• Tsunami Circus Presents.... Undertow
• SIMS Gymnasium
• Show dates and times (see post below)
  
• $20 adults, $10 children & students
• Under 2 years- free
• Tickets available at West of the Moon (cash only please)
• Concession, Raffle and Merch Table (cash preferred)
• tsunamicircusssi@gmail.com
  
  

Please bring your poster to class or send it electronically.

Saturday Feb 21, 5:20-6:30- POSTPONED

Tsunami Seniors- Volunteers Needed

• Help us make a short presentation for members of the Salt Spring Legion.
• Meet downstairs at the Legion, 120 Blain Road.
• Wear your Tsunami shirt/hoodie and bring your juggling balls or other props.   
• Don't have your own? Let us know what you need & we'll bring them from the gym.
• Please RSVP to Michelle if you can attend.  tsunamicircusssi@gmail.com

Thursday Feb 19, Friday Feb 20

(Parent Volunteer Opportunity - FILLED)

Looking to do your volunteer hours?  We need helpers to assist with cleaning the blue floor.

• Thursday 8-10pm - 2 volunteers needed
• Friday 9-11 am- 2 volunteers needed. 
  
• Please email Vanessa if you're interested. ssicircusandgymnastics@gmail.com
• Remember to log your hours in the volunteer book at the coaches table

Instructional Friday- this week, Feb 20.

• Waves & Tides practice 4:30-5:30
• Seniors practice at the usual time, 6-8:30
• Troupers are always extra-hungry on Friday school days.  Please bring food and drinks. 
• As always, we'll have extra fuel available for anyone who needs it.
• Please ask a coach if you're hungry!

Tsunami Schedule

Weekly practices- January 16 to April 24.

• Tides & Waves:  Friday 3:45-5:30 PM (instructional Fridays Feb 20, April 10: 4:30-5:30)
• Seniors: Wednesday 7-8:30, Friday 6-8:30

Note: We do practice on March 13 (last practice before Spring Break).

• No practice on March 20 & 27 for Spring Break.
• No practice April 3 (A stat holiday- SIMS is closed).  

Mandatory Rehearsals:

• Saturdays: April 4, 11, 18, 25
• After school: April 27-30
• Tech weekend: May 1-3
• After school: May 4-5

Show Dates

• Wednesday May 6: Dress rehearsal (after school)
• Thursday May 7: Afternoon performance (tentative)
• Thursday May 7: Evening performance
• Friday May 8: Late afternoon performance
• Saturday May 9: Matinee and evening performances
• Sunday May 10: Teardown and cleanup.