Vacation during holiday season and how to charge

[MonkeyPrincess]

I took the first week of Christmas Break (week of Dec 22) off as my vacation- I never took that week off before. According to my handbook, i am not paid when closed for vacation or sick, but paid for all statutory holidays. That being said, i am open for the second week (from Dec 29-Jan 2) except New years day, but with my 4/5 DCk's being teacher's children, they will be staying home with their parents, but my policy is that i am paid half my rates when the children take vacation. The fifth child will not attend as that is her "off" week due to an 'one week on, one week off' schedule. I have two questions:

-for the first week, should i be paid for stat holidays when they fall in my vacation week (Ie Christmas day and boxing day)? Or cut my losses and not be paid anything at all that week?

- for the second week, should i be paid for the stat holiday (New Years day) as well half rates, or just half rates for the whole week and cut my losses?